Magnetic Moondust
Apr 05, 2006 |
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Thirty-plus years ago on the moon, Apollo astronauts made an important discovery: Moondust can be a major nuisance. The fine powdery grit was everywhere and had a curious way of getting into things. Moondust ...
Spitzer Finds Hints of Planet Birth Around Dead Star
Apr 05, 2006 |
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NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has uncovered new evidence that planets might rise up out of a dead star's ashes. The infrared telescope surveyed the scene around a pulsar, the remnant of an exploded star, and ...
Nano World: Nanoparticle toxicity tests
Apr 05, 2006 |
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Scientists have for the first time compared how toxic several different kinds of nanoparticles are with known toxic and nontoxic items and found certain nanoparticles appeared surprisingly toxic, experts told UPI's Nano World. ...
The Web: An iPod for your car
Apr 05, 2006 |
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Would you like some digital music downloaded directly to your dashboard -- not just your desktop? That may be the next phase of mobile music, as automotive aftermarket suppliers and computer and consumer electronics companies ...
Finding a Better Way to Quiet Noisy Environments
Apr 05, 2006 |
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Researchers at UCSD report in the April 4 issue of the Journal of Sound and Vibration a new mathematical algorithm designed to dramatically improve noise-cancellation technologies that are used to quiet everything from a ...
Illinois first in tritium leaks
Apr 05, 2006 |
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Illinois reportedly has more sites at which radioactive tritium have leaked than any other state where such spills have been reported.
Mercury's formation impact splattered Earth with material
Apr 05, 2006 |
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New computer simulations of Mercury’s formation show the fate of material blasted out into space when a large proto-planet collided with a giant asteroid 4.5 billion years ago. The simulations, which track ...
'Scent of a woman' tells male redback spiders to find a mate
Apr 05, 2006 |
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If men think finding a nice partner to settle down and raise children with is tough, consider the plight of the male Australian redback spider. Instead of personality conflicts, spats over in-laws and financial ...
Chinese companies ready to drive global expansion
Apr 05, 2006 |
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Research by IBM and Fudan University finds that Chinese companies are expanding globally to acquire technology and management skills, escape intense domestic competition and capture new market opportunities. The in-depth ...
Building-block process in evolution of massive galaxy clusters revealed
Apr 05, 2006 |
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A study of the Universe’s most massive galaxy clusters has shown that mergers play a vital role in their evolution.
