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New 'Microthrusters' Could Propel Small Satellites: As Small as a Penny, These Thrusters Run on Jets of Ion Beams
August 17, 2012 — A penny-sized rocket thruster may soon power the smallest satellites in space. The device bears little resemblance to today’s bulky satellite engines, which are laden with valves, pipes and ... > full story -
Constructive Conflict in the Superconductor
August 17, 2012 — Charge density waves improve our understanding of the zero-resistance transport of electricity and could explain an unusual interplay of superconducting and magnetic ... > full story -
Sunflowers Inspire More Efficient Solar Power System
August 16, 2012 — A field of young sunflowers will slowly rotate from east to west during the course of a sunny day, each leaf seeking out as much sunlight as possible as the sun moves across the sky through an ... > full story -
Electronic Read-out of Quantum Bits
August 16, 2012 — Quantum computers promise to reach computation speeds far beyond that of today’s computers. As they would use quantum effects, however, they would also be susceptible to external interferences. ... > full story -
Noise Down, Neuron Signals Up
August 15, 2012 — A new model of background noise present in the nervous system could help better understand neuronal signalling delay in response to a ... > full story -
Need an Expert? Try the Crowd
August 14, 2012 — Can a crowd be an expert? Apparently, yes. Scientists have created the first-ever crowd-sourced predictive ... > full story -
Health Consequences of Meltdown, Damage to Fukushima Nuclear Power Plants in Japan
August 14, 2012 — Researchers report on the psychological status of workers at the Fukushima nuclear power plants in Japan several months after the earthquake and tsunami in March 2011, and the amount of internal ... > full story -
Seeing Sprites: Researchers Catch Glimpses of Electromagnetic Bursts High in Earth's Atmosphere
August 14, 2012 — High above the clouds during thunderstorms, some 50 miles above Earth a different kind of lightning dances. Bursts of red and blue light, known as "sprites," flash for a scant one thousandth of a ... > full story -
US Wind Power Market Riding a Wave That Is Likely to Crest in 2012
August 14, 2012 — Facing looming policy uncertainty beyond 2012, the US remained one of the fastest-growing wind power markets in the world in 2011 -- second only to China -- according to a new report. Driven by the ... > full story -
New Research Promises Quiet Cars -- Even When Hitting Unexpected Bumps in the Road
August 14, 2012 — New research featuring a mathematical model for quick-response, noise-cancellation designed to minimize sudden and unexpected noise caused by road hazards -- bumps or potholes for example -- has just ... > full story
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