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Engineering Jan 24, 2011

Split-cycle engine now more efficient than traditional combustion engine (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Split-cycle engines have been around for some time but until now have never matched the fuel efficiency of traditional internal combustion engines. That is about to change, with the latest split-cycle engines ...

Cell & Microbiology Jan 21, 2011

Microbe processes carbon via new metabolic pathway

(PhysOrg.com) -- A Dead Sea microbe has been found to use a previously unknown metabolic pathway to metabolize fats as a source of carbon to synthesize carbohydrates. This suggests there may be other undiscovered pathways ...

Telecom Jan 20, 2011

Canadian company planning micro-satellite network

(PhysOrg.com) -- A Canadian company is planning to launch a network of small satellites into a low orbit to improve Internet access in remote and rural areas and to help relieve network congestion caused by the recent global ...

Robotics Jan 20, 2011

Robotic mini-quadrotors can now build towers (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Robotics researchers in the US that developed mini-helicopters or quadrotors have now demonstrated them working as a team to build quite complex structures such as towers or walls.

Energy & Green Tech Jan 19, 2011

Study claims 100 percent renewable energy possible by 2030

(PhysOrg.com) -- New research has shown that it is possible and affordable for the world to achieve 100 percent renewable energy by 2030, if there is the political will to strive for this goal.

Archaeology Jan 17, 2011

Brewery from 500 BC reveals its secrets

(PhysOrg.com) -- A scientist studying an ancient Celtic site believes he has worked out the recipe they used for making beer around the year 500 BC.

Archaeology Jan 17, 2011

Neanderthal faces were not adapted to cold

(PhysOrg.com) -- New research into Neanderthal skulls suggests that facial features believed for over a century to be adaptations to extreme cold are unlikely to have evolved in response to glacial periods after all.

Plants & Animals Jan 14, 2011

Predation by foxes aided by Earth's magnetic field

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists in the Czech Republic and Germany studying the hunting behavior of red foxes have discovered the foxes are more successful if they jump on their prey towards the north.

Hi Tech & Innovation Jan 12, 2011

XWave for iPhone lets you read your own mind

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new application for the iPhone, the XWave, lets you read your own mind via a headset clamped to your head and connected to the phone’s audio jack.

General Physics Jan 11, 2011

Tevatron atom smasher to close in September

(PhysOrg.com) -- The 25-year-old Tevatron particle accelerator in the US will end its operations in September this year since no funds are available to extend its life for three more years.

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