A UK, Canadian and Italian study has provided what researchers believe is the first observational evidence that our universe could be a vast and complex hologram.
General Physics
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Researchers of the Mathematics Research Centre (CRM) and the UAB have developed a mathematical law to explain the size distribution of earthquakes, even in the cases of large-scale earthquakes such as those which occurred ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 30, 2017
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What if there were a wearable fitness device that could monitor your blood pressure continuously, 24 hours a day?
Engineering
Jan 30, 2017
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While infectious diseases may be dangerous for the general public, they are good news for stock market investors and traders, says a new study from the University of Portsmouth.
Economics & Business
Jan 30, 2017
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Nearly two decades of NASA technology investment in lidar systems and two-micron transmitters has resulted in a new capability for remotely measuring the carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in Earth's atmosphere. NASA has developed ...
Environment
Jan 30, 2017
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By now it should have been possible to get away from our new presidency here at On Science Blogs. January 2017 is ending and the Year of the Rooster, bringer of light, is upon us. But stuff–bad stuff, often worse stuff–keeps ...
Environment
Jan 30, 2017
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A golden age of easy-to-extract oil and natural gas appears to be coming to an end. As a result, major oil companies are developing new technology to help detect underground oil and gas reservoirs, some of which lie more ...
Environment
Jan 30, 2017
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In the sun and other fusion plasmas, atoms of hydrogen and its isotopes are the fuel. Plasmas are gases that are so hot that electrons are knocked free of the atom, making the atoms electrically charged ions. The un-ionized ...
Plasma Physics
Jan 30, 2017
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A new ultrafast technique, using high-energy electrons coupled to a laser pump, revealed insights into atomic vibrational dynamics in a laser-heated gold thin film. This technique directly measured the phonon spectrum (quantized ...
General Physics
Jan 30, 2017
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In creating fuels from the woody materials of plants – the most abundant source of biomass on earth – scientists must separate the desirable sugars from byproduct chemicals including toxins. A team from the University ...
Materials Science
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