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Cosmic research "Dream Machine" mooted
GENEVA (Reuters) - Top international physicists on Monday met to discuss how to push forward construction of a "dream machine" -- a vast, multi-billion dollar particle smasher that would take cosmic research into a new era.
GENEVA (Reuters) - Top international physicists on Monday met to discuss how to push forward construction of a "dream machine" -- a vast, multi-billion dollar particle smasher that would take cosmic research into a new era.
Record Arctic ozone hole raises fears of worse to come
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A huge hole that appeared in the Earth's protective ozone layer above the Arctic in 2011 was the largest recorded in the Northern Hemisphere, triggering worries the event could occur again and be even worse, scientists said in a report on Monday.
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A huge hole that appeared in the Earth's protective ozone layer above the Arctic in 2011 was the largest recorded in the Northern Hemisphere, triggering worries the event could occur again and be even worse, scientists said in a report on Monday.
Environment
Source: Reuters
Posted on: Monday, Oct 03, 2011, 7:36am
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Source: Reuters
Posted on: Monday, Oct 03, 2011, 7:36am
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Arctic ice melts to second-lowest level, says study
(Reuters) - Sea ice on the Arctic Ocean shrank to its second-smallest extent since modern records began, in keeping with a long-term trend, the U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Center reported on Thursday.
(Reuters) - Sea ice on the Arctic Ocean shrank to its second-smallest extent since modern records began, in keeping with a long-term trend, the U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Center reported on Thursday.
Environment
Source: Reuters
Posted on: Thursday, Sep 15, 2011, 6:31pm
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Source: Reuters
Posted on: Thursday, Sep 15, 2011, 6:31pm
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Europeans Reignite Fusion Energy Project
The test of a new lining that can take the heat of fusion could be crucial for a planned reactor in France. A team of researchers has restarted the world's largest fusion experiment—the Joint European Torus (JET) reactor, near Oxford, U.K. The move is a step forward in the quest for practical nuclear fusion. Advertisement: Thomson Reuters Unleashes Game-changing Products Improving products to stay ahead of competition is the norm. Developing a product that changes the game for your industry is rare. How did leveraging a cloud infrastructure enable Thomson Reuters to alter the legal research process so that customers report getting teary eyed? Read their story at NetApp.com/BuiltOn Ads by Pheedo
The test of a new lining that can take the heat of fusion could be crucial for a planned reactor in France. A team of researchers has restarted the world's largest fusion experiment—the Joint European Torus (JET) reactor, near Oxford, U.K. The move is a step forward in the quest for practical nuclear fusion. Advertisement: Thomson Reuters Unleashes Game-changing Products Improving products to stay ahead of competition is the norm. Developing a product that changes the game for your industry is rare. How did leveraging a cloud infrastructure enable Thomson Reuters to alter the legal research process so that customers report getting teary eyed? Read their story at NetApp.com/BuiltOn Ads by Pheedo
Physics
Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Thursday, Sep 15, 2011, 9:33am
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Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Thursday, Sep 15, 2011, 9:33am
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Analysis: Gene sequencers face govt budget squeeze
Bangalore (Reuters) - Companies that make the gene-sequencing devices used in scientific research face a tough few years as potential cuts to the U.S. federal budget squeeze funding to its main academic and research customers.
Bangalore (Reuters) - Companies that make the gene-sequencing devices used in scientific research face a tough few years as potential cuts to the U.S. federal budget squeeze funding to its main academic and research customers.
Research
Source: Reuters
Posted on: Tuesday, Sep 13, 2011, 7:53am
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Source: Reuters
Posted on: Tuesday, Sep 13, 2011, 7:53am
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Superstrong spider skin: Art or scientific miracle?
UTRECHT, Netherlands (Reuters) - What started as a work of art and science fiction may become a medical miracle that benefits burn patients, aids bone regeneration and one day may even make us bulletproof.
UTRECHT, Netherlands (Reuters) - What started as a work of art and science fiction may become a medical miracle that benefits burn patients, aids bone regeneration and one day may even make us bulletproof.
Technology
Source: Reuters
Posted on: Monday, Sep 12, 2011, 7:53am
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Source: Reuters
Posted on: Monday, Sep 12, 2011, 7:53am
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Scientists find gene that controls chronic pain
LONDON (Reuters) - British scientists have identified a gene responsible for regulating chronic pain, called HCN2, and say their discovery should help drug researchers in their search for more effective, targeted pain-killing medicines.
LONDON (Reuters) - British scientists have identified a gene responsible for regulating chronic pain, called HCN2, and say their discovery should help drug researchers in their search for more effective, targeted pain-killing medicines.
Genetics
Source: Reuters
Posted on: Friday, Sep 09, 2011, 10:17am
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Source: Reuters
Posted on: Friday, Sep 09, 2011, 10:17am
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Fish-catching trick may be spreading among dolphins
PERTH, Australia (Reuters) - Dolphins in one western Australian population have been observed holding a large conch shell in their beaks and using it to shake a fish into their mouths -- and the behavior may be spreading.
PERTH, Australia (Reuters) - Dolphins in one western Australian population have been observed holding a large conch shell in their beaks and using it to shake a fish into their mouths -- and the behavior may be spreading.
Animal Behavior
Source: Reuters
Posted on: Monday, Aug 29, 2011, 7:53am
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Source: Reuters
Posted on: Monday, Aug 29, 2011, 7:53am
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Virgin Galactic plans more spaceships
Virgin Galactic, billionaire Richard Branson's space travel venture, plans to order five more spaceships and aims to turn a profit in five years from its commercial launch in 2010, an official told Reuters on Thursday.
Virgin Galactic, billionaire Richard Branson's space travel venture, plans to order five more spaceships and aims to turn a profit in five years from its commercial launch in 2010, an official told Reuters on Thursday.
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