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CERN denies the LHC could destroy Earth in a "Bose supernova" »
Posted by: KentuckyFC 1 year, 1 month ago in Science & Technology
Just when you thought it was safe to switch on the LHC, another nightmare scenario has emerged that some critics believe could cause the particle ...
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Graphene quantum computers could be built with today’s technology »
Posted by: KentuckyFC 1 year, 2 months ago in Science & Technology
The great graphene gold rush continues today with the news that graphene nanoribbon could be the key ingredient of the next generation of quantum computers.
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'Beer goggles' are real - it's official »
Posted by: capn_caveman 1 year, 2 months ago in Science & Technology
The next time you hear someone blaming "beer goggles" for their behavior, you may have to believe them. People really do appear more attractive when ...
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Why small black holes cannot grow »
Posted by: capn_caveman 1 year, 3 months ago in Science & Technology
A new study suggests that black holes cannot grow unless they are re bigger than 10^11 kg. This should also come as a relief ...
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How likely is an avian flu pandemic? »
Posted by: capn_caveman 1 year, 3 months ago in Science & Technology
With winter approaching, many governments in the northern hemisphere are stocking up on Tamiflu and fine tuning their civil defense plans to cope with the ...
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Musical relativity »
Posted by: capn_caveman 1 year, 3 months ago in Science & Technology
Here's a neat idea for a concert that's going to blow a few minds if it ever takes to the stage.
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Dark energy and the bitterest pill »
Posted by: capn_caveman 1 year, 3 months ago in Science & Technology
For many astrophysicists, dark energy is a difficult pill to swallow. It requires the universe to be fine tuned in a previously unexpected, and frankly ...
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Why red dwarfs could reveal first Earth-like planets »
Posted by: capn_caveman 1 year, 3 months ago in Science & Technology
Red dwarfs are relatively common, cool stars that are less than half the size of the Sun. Because of their size, it should be easy ...
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Solar system filled with dark matter, say astronomers »
Posted by: capn_caveman 1 year, 4 months ago in Science & Technology
University of Arizona scientists produce the first model showing how much dark matter there is in the Solar System.
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The embarrassing lightness of photons »
Posted by: _kam0_ 1 year, 4 months ago in Science & Technology
Here's a conundrum for you. What is the momentum of light in a transparent dielectric medium? If the answer doesn't trip off your ...
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Testing "spooky action-at-a-distance" on the International Space Station »
Posted by: capn_caveman 1 year, 5 months ago in Science & Technology
Entanglement is the strange and beautiful property of certain quantum particles to become so deeply linked that they share the same existence. According to quantum ...
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Which way does antimatter fall? »
Posted by: capn_caveman 1 year, 5 months ago in Science & Technology
The force of gravity on antimatter has never been directly measured but a growing number of physicists believe that such an experiment is within their ...
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The mystery of the Plutonic color scheme »
Posted by: capn_caveman 1 year, 5 months ago in Science & Technology
Pluto's three satellites, Hydra, Nix and Charon, are all a similar shade of grey. In fact, Nix and Hydra have exactly the same colour ...
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Can dark matter explain the flyby anomalies? »
Posted by: capn_caveman 1 year, 5 months ago in Science & Technology
The flyby anomalies, you may remember, are a set of fascinating data indicating that spacecraft flying past Earth undergo a strange, step-like change in their ...
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The trouble with optical invisibility cloaks »
Posted by: capn_caveman 1 year, 5 months ago in Science & Technology
You could be forgiven for thinking that invisibility cloaks are a few R&D dollars away from hitting the high streets. Not so.
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