Microbes under Greenland Ice may be preview of what scientists find under Mars' surface
Dec 14, 2005 |
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A University of California, Berkeley, study of methane-producing bacteria frozen at the bottom of Greenland's two-mile thick ice sheet could help guide scientists searching for similar bacterial life on Mars.
U-M develops scalable and mass- producible quantum computer chip
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Dec 14, 2005 |
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Researchers at the University of Michigan have produced what is believed to be the first scalable quantum computer chip, which could mean big gains in the worldwide race to develop a quantum computer.
Cosmic Explosion Could Be Black Hole Swallowing Neutron Star
Dec 14, 2005 |
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Scientists using the NASA Swift satellite have found evidence of a black hole swallowing a neutron star. The discovery is reported in the December 15 issue of the journal Nature.
Fluid Particles Irreversible in Some Circumstances, Physicists Report in Nature
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Dec 14, 2005 |
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When a viscous fluid, such as a jar of honey, is stirred and then unstirred, the contents return to their starting points. However, according to research by a team of physicists headed by New York University’s David Pine, ...
Company offers self-destruct messaging
Dec 14, 2005 |
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A British company selling self-destruct text messaging says that thousands of people have signed up, from celebrities to business owners.
Physicists Find Evidence for Highest Energy Photons Ever Detected From Milky Way's Equator
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Dec 14, 2005 |
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Physicists at nearly a dozen research institution have discovered evidence for very high energy gamma rays emitting from the Milky Way, marking the highest energies ever detected from the galactic equator. ...
Spider Robots And The Space Web
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Robotic 'spiders' could be the key to building large-scale structures in space, according to ESA's Advanced Concepts Team. The tiny mechanical spiders would inch their way across large nets of fabric in space ...
Breakthrough in puzzle of giant explosions in space
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Astronomers at the University of Hertfordshire have helped to solve one of the longest standing puzzles in astrophysics— the nature of the enormous explosions known as short-duration gamma ray bursts (GRBs).
HP creates Halo effect for life-like videoconferencing
Dec 14, 2005 |
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HP today introduced a first-of-its-kind collaboration studio for simulating face-to-face business meetings across long distances, brought to life in partnership with DreamWorks Animation SKG.
Ancient glaciers still affect the shape of North America
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Long after the disappearance of the glaciers that once covered much of North America, the land they rested upon is still recovering from their weight - and the slow movement of this recovery includes horizontal ...
