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Ultrafast Lasers Take 'Snapshots' as Atoms Collide

Using laser pulses that last just 70 femtoseconds (quadrillionths of a second), physicists have observed in greater detail than ever before what happens when atoms collide.
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Advances in wireless biosensor technology

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Led by Professor Jukka Lekkala, the Wireless research project is developing miniscule subcutaneous sensors, which can be used to monitor, for example, the function of the heart or prosthetic joints even over long periods of time.

NASA Testing a "Clear View" For Pilots

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Working to make flying safer, more than a dozen NASA, airline, industry and government pilots are testing technology to "synthetically" give pilots a clear view of their surroundings.

Putting relativity to the test

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Almost 90 years after Einstein postulated his general theory of relativity - our current theory of gravity - scientists have finally finished collecting the data that will put this theory to an experimental test.

LiftPort Successfully Tests Its Space Elevator Technology

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LiftPort Group, the space elevator companies, has announced that it has successfully completed preliminary tests of its high altitude robotic lifters under its waiver to use airspace granted by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The lifters are early prototypes of the technology that the company is developing for use in the LiftPort Space Elevator, its commercial space elevator to ferry cargo back and forth into space.

Physicists Measure Tiny Force That Limits How Far Machines Can Shrink

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University of Arizona physicists have directly measured how close speeding atoms can come to a surface before the atoms' wavelengths change.

Spin Structure of Protons and Neutrons

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Normally, we think of building blocks as static objects. For instance, the brick and mortar used to build the local bank remain pretty much the same from the day it's built to the day it's torn down.

Novel Material May Demonstrate Long-Sought 'Liquid' Magnetic State

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A novel material that may demonstrate a highly unusual "liquid" magnetic state at extremely low temperatures has been discovered by a team of Japanese and U.S. researchers, according to tomorrow's issue of Science.

Technological advances could reduce effectiveness of Chemical Weapons Convention

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Technological advances within the chemical industry could erode the effectiveness of the Chemical Weapons Conventions provisions for verification and compliance.

Making wings sing

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Using sound to control the flow of air over an aircraft's wing, greatly boosting its lift, has propelled UNSW aerospace engineering student Ian Salmon into the list of finalists for the 2005 Fresh Science awards.

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