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Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Supercomputer Named World’s Most Powerful
November 12, 2012 — The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory is again home to the most powerful computer in the world, according to the Top500 list, a semiannual ranking of computing systems around ... > full story -
Super-Rare, Super-Luminous Supernovae Are Likely Explosion of Universe's Earliest Stars
November 1, 2012 — The most-distant, super-luminous supernovae found to date have been observed by an international team of astronomers. The stellar explosions would have occurred at a time when the universe was much ... > full story -
Reducing Radiation: Heart Institute Model Shows Hope for New Standards in Canada
October 30, 2012 — The University of Ottawa Heart Institute is setting the stage in what could become a revolution in medical imaging in Canada as it announces striking results in radiation reduction for the diagnosis ... > full story -
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Titan Supercomputer Debuts: Computer Churns Through More Than 20,000 Trillion Calculations Each Second
October 29, 2012 — The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory has just launched a new era of scientific supercomputing with Titan, a system capable of churning through more than 20,000 trillion ... > full story -
How to Make Stem Cells: Nuclear Reprogramming Moves a Step Forward
October 29, 2012 — The idea of taking a mature cell and removing its identity (nuclear reprogramming) so that it can then become any kind of cell, holds great promise for repairing damaged tissue or replacing bone ... > full story -
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Efforts to Mitigate Climate Change Must Target Energy Efficiency, Experts Say
October 26, 2012 — More must be done to develop energy efficient cars, buildings and domestic appliances to address climate change – according to new research. Twice as much effort is spent developing energy ... > full story -
Self-Powered Sensors to Monitor Nuclear Fuel Rod Status
October 23, 2012 — Japan's Fukushima Dai'ichi nuclear disaster that occurred in 2011 -- a result of the strongest earthquake on record in the country and the powerful tsunami waves it triggered -- underscored the need ... > full story -
Neutron Experiments Give Unprecedented Look at Quantum Oscillations
October 23, 2012 — Researchers have found that nitrogen atoms in the compound uranium nitride exhibit unexpected, distinct vibrations that form a nearly ideal realization of a physics textbook model known as the ... > full story -
Key Player in Parkinson's Disease Neuron Loss Pinpointed
October 19, 2012 — By reprogramming skin cells from Parkinson's disease patients with a known genetic mutation, researchers have identified damage to neural stem cells as a powerful player in the disease. The findings ... > full story -
Goodness, Gracious, Great Balls of Lightning!
October 19, 2012 — Australian scientists have unveiled a new theory which explains the mysterious phenomenon known as ball ... > full story
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