China overtook the United States at the head of the world of supercomputing on Sunday when a survey ranked one of its machines the fastest on the planet.
Hardware
Nov 14, 2010
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Russia launched a rocket carrying a US communications satellite into space Sunday, the rocket's manufacturer said.
Space Exploration
Nov 14, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- After sitting in collections for nearly 30 years, some remarkably well-preserved dinosaur eggs and their contents are offering new insights into the infancy and growth of early dinosaurs. They represent the ...
Archaeology
Nov 14, 2010
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You've still got mail - but AOL is redesigning it from the ground up to be faster and easier to use.
Software
Nov 14, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Pittsburgh researchers have created a nanoscale light sensor that can be combined with near-atomic-size electronic circuitry to produce hybrid optic and electronic devices with new functionality. ...
Nanophysics
Nov 14, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Growing human embryonic stem cells in the lab is no small feat. Culturing the finicky, shape-shifting cells is labor intensive and, in some ways, more art than exact science.
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 14, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In today's world of sophisticated organisms proteins are the stars. They are the indispensible catalytic workhorses, carrying out the processes essential to life. But long, long ago ribonucleic acid (RNA) ...
Biochemistry
Nov 14, 2010
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A new technique for reading the DNA code relies on a fundamental property of matter known as quantum tunneling, which operates at the subatomic scale. The current paper shows that single bases inside a DNA chain can indeed ...
Bio & Medicine
Nov 14, 2010
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The Mashair Railway, also known as Mecca Metro, rolls out on Sunday to serve pilgrims beginning the annual hajj rituals near the Muslim holy city, bringing a new solution to crowding.
Other
Nov 14, 2010
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Stealthy killers will begin stalking the Internet on Tuesday when Ubisoft releases the latest title in its line of "Assassin's Creed" videogames.
Software
Nov 14, 2010
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