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New Chemical Reaction Could Explain How Stars Form, Evolve, and Eventually Die
December 7, 2012 — Researchers have discovered a molecular-level interaction that science had puzzled over for decades but had never seen. That discovery, it turns out, may redefine how science views chemical compound ... > full story -
Point of Light: Light-Focusing Device May Lead to Applications in Computing, Communications, and Imaging
December 7, 2012 — Engineers have created a device that can focus light into a point just a few nanometers (billionths of a meter) across -- an achievement they say may lead to next-generation applications in ... > full story -
How Cold Will a Winter Be in Two Years? Climate Models Still Struggle With Medium-Term Climate Forecasts
December 6, 2012 — How well are the most important climate models able to predict the weather conditions for the coming year or even the next decade? Scientists have evaluated 23 climate models. Their conclusion: there ... > full story -
Copper, Gold and Tin for Efficient Chips
December 6, 2012 — With gold, copper or tin and special galvanizing processes, scientists are improving the function of semi-conductors and making the manufacture of microelectronic systems a child‘s play. ... > full story -
Warm Sea Water Is Melting Antarctic Glaciers
December 6, 2012 — The ice sheet in West Antarctica is melting faster than expected. New observations may improve our ability to predict future changes in ice sheet ... > full story -
New '4-D' Transistor Is Preview of Future Computers
December 5, 2012 — A new type of transistor shaped like a Christmas tree has arrived just in time for the holidays, but the prototype won't be nestled under the tree along with the other ... > full story -
Workings of the Brain: After 100 Years, Understanding the Electrical Role of Dendritic Spines
December 5, 2012 — More than a century after they were discovered, researchers still remain in the dark about the precise role of a neuron's dendritic spines. Researchers have recently gained valuable insight into ... > full story -
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Switching With a Few Photons for Quantum Computing
December 5, 2012 — Quantum computing, where bits of information, or "qubits," are represented by the state of single atomic particles or photons of light, won't be of much use unless we can read the results. ... > full story -
Reading History Through Genetics
December 5, 2012 — An engineering study demonstrates a new approach used to analyze genetic data to learn more about the history of populations. The authors, the first to develop a method that can describe in detail ... > full story -
Mobile Browsers Fail Internet Safety Test
December 5, 2012 — How unsafe are mobile browsers? Unsafe enough that even cyber-security experts are unable to detect when their smartphone browsers have landed on potentially dangerous websites, according to a recent ... > full story
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