On 2 February experts from across the world meet at ESA to discuss how to best calculate spacecraft orbits. Even though the space age is now 49 years old, determining the optimal trajectories for spacecraft is a far from ...
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Comet Tempel 1, which created a flamboyant Fourth of July fireworks display in space last year, is covered with a small amount of water ice. These results, reported by members of NASA's Deep Impact team in an advanced online ...
Feb 2, 2006
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Shades of science fiction surround the potential of the booming nanotechnology industry - like Michael Crichton's novel "Prey", which features tiny nano-robots threatening to take over the world. Fiction of course, but nanotechnology ...
Feb 2, 2006
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Consumers who go to multiple search engines looking for the best prices or products may be spending more time than needed, says a Penn State researcher.
Feb 2, 2006
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A rubbery material that can purify hydrogen efficiently in its most usable form for fuel cells and oil refining has been developed by a chemical engineering group at The University of Texas at Austin.
Feb 2, 2006
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Scientists are a long way off from a complete understanding of the interactions and behaviors that govern nanomagnets — magnets on the scale of a billionth of a meter. However, a groundbreaking new study helps answer some ...
Before giving flowers or scattering rose petals on Valentine's Day, make sure your significant other has already gotten out of bed. In a study published recently in the journal Chemical Senses, researchers at the Montreal ...
Feb 2, 2006
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Gamma-ray bursts are the most powerful explosions in the universe, emitting huge amounts of high-energy radiation. For decades their origin was a mystery. Scientists now believe they understand the processes that produce ...
Feb 2, 2006
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Research by a Japanese pharmaceutical firm suggests 30 percent of people who become nervous in public settings might be suffering from a stress disorder.
Feb 2, 2006
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Millicom International Cellular has taken 100 percent ownership of a trio of African wireless companies after buying out their minority partners.
Feb 2, 2006
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