Taiwan names small astral body
Astronomers in Taiwan have named a small astral body they discovered between Mars and Jupiter Chiayi after the county where their observatory is located.
Space Exploration
Oct 17, 2007
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Science with Integral -- 5 years on
With eyes that peer into the most energetic phenomena in the universe, ESA’s Integral has been setting records, discovering the unexpected and helping understanding the unknown over its first five years.
Space Exploration
Oct 17, 2007
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Acid oceans warning
The world’s oceans are becoming more acid, with potentially devastating consequences for corals and the marine organisms that build reefs and provide much of the Earth’s breathable oxygen.
Environment
Oct 17, 2007
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Even Ancient Greeks and Romans Enjoyed Good Scary Stories, Professor Says
These days, Halloween is all about good scary fun, but people have been thrilling to spooky tales as far back as ancient Greece and Rome, according to University of Massachusetts Amherst classics professor Debbie Felton, ...
Other
Oct 17, 2007
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NASA Concludes Successful Fuse Mission
After an eight-year run that gave astronomers a completely new perspective on the universe, NASA has concluded the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer mission. The satellite, known as FUSE, became inoperable in July when ...
Space Exploration
Oct 17, 2007
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Researchers Give Computers Common Sense
Using a little-known Google Labs widget, computer scientists from UC San Diego and UCLA have brought common sense to an automated image labeling system. The common sense comes as the ability to use context to help identify ...
Computer Sciences
Oct 17, 2007
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Researchers Develop Wireless Bridge Sensors Without Batteries
Clarkson University researchers have developed technology that uses the vibrations caused by passing traffic to power wireless bridge monitoring sensors.
Engineering
Oct 17, 2007
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Researchers examine world's potential to produce biodiesel
What do the countries of Thailand, Uruguay and Ghana have in common? They all could become leading producers of the emerging renewable fuel known as biodiesel, says a study from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Nelson ...
Environment
Oct 17, 2007
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Experimental Technique Sorts DNA, Cells, Molecules in a Split Second
A simple device just a few millimeters across can separate microscopic objects such as DNA or cells in a fraction of a second—thousands of times faster than conventional methods.
General Physics
Oct 17, 2007
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Is Mars dead, or is it only sleeping?
The surface of Mars is completely hostile to life as we know it. Martian deserts are blasted by radiation from the sun and space. The air is so thin, cold, and dry, if liquid water were present on the surface, it would freeze ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 17, 2007
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