Giant laser system is under construction April 24, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 20 vote(s)
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The world's largest laser system -- the National Ignition Facility -- is being built in California and officials say it will go online next year. | |
Scientists create darkest material January 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 97 vote(s)
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A scientist at a Houston university has created the darkest known material -- about four times darker than the previous record holder. | |
Web site offers Large Hadron Collider info September 12, 2007 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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The U.S. Department of Energy has created a Web site focusing on the U.S. role in developing the Large Hadron Collider particle accelerator in Switzerland. | |
Physics world shifts focus to Switzerland September 06, 2007 | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Scientists at Fermilab in Illinois are racing to find the elusive Higgs boson particle before a giant new Swiss lab opens next year. | |
European Union OKs fusion project September 03, 2007 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 24 vote(s)
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European scientists will build on U.S. military research to try to create laser-based nuclear fusion aimed at replacing fossil fuels, it was reported. | |
'Supersymmetry' physicist Wess dead at 72 August 27, 2007 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Julius Wess, one of the world's most prominent theoretical physicists, has died in Germany at age 72. | |
Italian scientists build atomic laser July 06, 2007 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 35 vote(s)
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Italian scientists said they have discovered how to achieve an "atomic laser" envisioned by Albert Einstein in 1925. | |
Argonne aiming for isotope lab June 21, 2007 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Argonne National Laboratory near Chicago and Michigan State University are top contenders for one of the world's most advanced science labs. | |
Physicists explain thunderstorm 'sprites' June 20, 2007 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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U.S. physicists have determined "sprites" -- bright bursts of light seen in thunderstorms -- travel at 1-10th the speed of light. | |
New fluorescent sensing material created May 29, 2007 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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U.S. and Chinese scientists have created a type of fluorescent sensing material that could lead to rapid detection of explosives in security screening. | |
Scientist creates 'micro-tornadoes' May 14, 2007 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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Meteorologists concerned about a possible worldwide intensification of tornado activity may now be able to study tornadoes in the lab. | |
Lithium superconducts without pressure May 10, 2007 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Finnish scientists have found lithium can superconduct at extremely low temperatures -- a finding of import to those wishing to model superconductivity. | |
New power transmission system developed April 30, 2007 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 31 vote(s)
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Japanese researchers have developed a flexible plastic sheet that can wirelessly transmit power to electronic devices. | |
U.S. DoE designates reactor as user facility April 24, 2007 | User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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The U.S. Department of Energy has designated its Idaho National Laboratory's Advanced Test Reactor as a National Scientific User Facility. | |
Scientists shed new light on cold fusion March 30, 2007 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 64 vote(s)
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U.S. scientists say the concept of cold fusion, a controversial concept once hailed as a scientific breakthrough, may be ready for rebirth. | |
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