 Theory of the sun's role in formation of the solar system questioned September 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 25 vote(s)
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A strange mix of oxygen found in a stony meteorite that exploded over Pueblito de Allende, Mexico nearly 40 years ago has puzzled scientists ever since. Small flecks of minerals lodged in the stone and thought ... | |
 Physicists Rule Out the Production of Dangerous Black Holes at the LHC September 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 75 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- On August 8, the world's largest particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider near Geneva, Switzerland, began the process of slowly throttling to full power. When its proton beams are circling ... | |
 Old before their time? Aging in flies under natural vs. laboratory conditions 7 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Evolutionary studies of aging typically utilize small, short-lived animals (insects, worms, mice) under benign conditions – constant temperature and humidity, no parasites, superabundant food – in the laboratory. ... | |
Atomic structure of the mammalian 'fatty acid factory' determined 7 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Mammalian fatty acid synthase is one of the most complex molecular synthetic machines in human cells. It is also a promising target for the development of anti-cancer and anti-obesity drugs and the treatment of metabolic ... | |
NASA chief may consider extending life of shuttle program 7 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
NASA Administrator Mike Griffin said Thursday that he's examining what it would take to keep the space shuttle flying for five years past its 2010 retirement date. | |
Disruption-free videos 7 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Standardized video coding techniques still have their snags -- digitally transmitted images are not always disruption-free. An extension of the H.264/AVC coding format allows to protect the most important data packets to ... | |
Science paper examines role of aerosols in climate change 7 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A group of scientists affiliated with the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP) have proposed a new framework to account more accurately for the effects of aerosols on precipitation in climate models. Their work ... | |
Ice Age lesson predicts a faster rise in sea level August 31, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 38 vote(s)
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If the lessons being learned by scientists about the demise of the last great North American ice sheet are correct, estimates of global sea level rise from a melting Greenland ice sheet may be seriously underestimated. | |
 Spiky Probe on NASA Mars Lander Raises Vapor Quandary 3 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(PhysOrg.com) -- A fork-like conductivity probe has sensed humidity rising and falling beside NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander, but when stuck into the ground, its measurements so far indicate soil that is thoroughly ... | |
 Cassini Images Ring Arcs Among Saturn's Moons 3 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Cassini spacecraft has detected a faint, partial ring orbiting with one small moon of Saturn, and has confirmed the presence of another partial ring orbiting with a second moon. This ... | |
Russia's MTS to sell Apple iPhone 7 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(AP) -- Russia's number one cell operator MTS said Friday it has signed a deal with Apple Inc. to sell the iPhone in Russia. | |
Feds warn climate change could harm giant sequoias 7 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- Federal researchers are warning that warming temperatures could soon cause California's giant sequoia trees to die off more quickly unless forest managers plan with an eye toward climate change and the impact of ... | |
Nokia warns 3Q market share will fall; shares dive 7 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(AP) -- Nokia Corp. warned Friday its third-quarter global market share will decline from second-quarter levels, sending its U.S. shares tumbling more than 10 percent. | |
Study: Behavior of Online Reviewers Affects Their Credibility 3 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(PhysOrg.com) -- Consumers increasingly rely on recommendations in online forums, such as Amazon.com and Angieslist.com, when deciding which products and services to buy. But, in most cases, they've never met the posters ... | |
 Stanford's 'autonomous' helicopters teach themselves to fly September 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 47 vote(s)
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Stanford computer scientists have developed an artificial intelligence system that enables robotic helicopters to teach themselves to fly difficult stunts by watching other helicopters perform the same maneuvers. ... | |
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