How did the first stars and galaxies bring the young universe out of its dark…
Month: February 2012
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Open your eyes and smell the roses: Activating the visual cortex improves our sense of smell
A new study reveals for the first time that activating the brain’s visual cortex with…
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Toppling Raman shift in supercritical carbon dioxide: Vibrational mix shines new light on carbon sequestration measurements
Just as a wine glass vibrates and sometimes breaks when a diva sings the right…
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LightSquared CEO abruptly resigns amid uncertainty over company’s future (Digital Trends)
Digital Trends – Sanjiv Ahuja, CEO and co-founder of LightSquared, resigned his position with the…
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Giant Happy Feet: Extinct penguin species named tallest and heaviest that ever lived (Yahoo! News)
Yahoo! News – Millions of years ago, there lived penguins so huge they may have…
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Manufacturers continue to wow with Android devices at MWC (Appolicious)
Appolicious – Appolicious Advisor, Kristen Nicole, already wrote a couple of great pieces examining some…
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Google: Technology is making science fiction real (AP)
AP – Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt predicted Tuesday that rapid advances in technology will…
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Employee group reporting 1,100 IBM job cuts (AP)
AP – IBM Corp. has laid off roughly 1,100 workers in North America this week,…
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Mysterious electron acceleration explained: Computer simulation identifies source of aurora-causing high-speed electrons in space
A mysterious phenomenon detected by space probes has finally been explained, thanks to a massive…
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Mutated plants may be better for biofuels
A new study says genetic mutations in plants could make it easier to break down…