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'Carpet' makes objects invisible to sound - physicsworld.com - 0 views

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Researchers in the US have made a "carpet cloak" that makes objects invisible to sound waves. The device is the first such cloak to work in air and could be used to improve the acoustics in concert halls or even to control unwanted noise.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Researchers in the US have made a "carpet cloak" that makes objects invisible to sound waves. The device is the first such cloak to work in air and could be used to improve the acoustics in concert halls or even to control unwanted noise.</div>

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How To Make A Metamaterial That Expands Under Pressure And Contracts In Tensi... - 0 views

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Treating materials like complex networks leads to substances with extraordinary counterintuitive properties, say physicists

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Treating materials like complex networks leads to substances with extraordinary counterintuitive properties, say physicists</div>

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From Bench to Bunker - The Chronicle Review - The Chronicle of Higher Education - 0 views

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How a 1960s discovery in neuroscience spawned a military project

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Scientific History and the Lessons for Today's Emerging Ideas - Technology Review - 1 views

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A better understanding of the scientific turkeys of the 19th century may provide a stark warning about the value of mainstream scientific thought today.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A better understanding of the scientific turkeys of the 19th century may provide a stark warning about the value of mainstream scientific thought today.</div>

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Higgs Boson May Be An Imposter, Say Particle Physicists - Technology Review - 0 views

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"At least two other particles could be masquerading as the God particle, according to a new analysis of the data from CERN" As I said.. the press always tends to exaggerate...

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"At least two other particles could be masquerading as the God particle, according to a new analysis of the data from CERN" As I said.. the press always tends to exaggerate... </div>

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Hydrogel electronics makes its debut - physicsworld.com - 0 views

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A new type of hydrogel could make for high-performance energy-storage electrodes and biosensors.

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How to Build A Space-Time Crystal - Technology Review - 1 views

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Nobody has ever seen a space-time crystal let alone made one. But now physicists think they know how

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Nobody has ever seen a space-time crystal let alone made one. But now physicists think they know how</div>

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Super Physics Smackdown: Relativity v Quantum Mechanics...In Space - Technology Review - 2 views

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The only way to study the conflict between relativity and quantum mechanics is to test them over enormous distances in space. And physicists are already making plans

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Intel Reveals Neuromorphic Chip Design - Technology Review - 1 views

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Intel's goal is to build chips that work more like the human brain. Now its engineers think they know how

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Google Reader (20) - 2 views

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Spacecraft equipped with lasers powered by light from the Sun are our best defence against incoming asteroids, say aerospace engineers

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Spacecraft equipped with lasers powered by light from the Sun are our best defence against incoming asteroids, say aerospace engineers</div>

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A 5-Step Technique for Producing Ideas circa 1939 | Brain Pickings - 2 views

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"…the habit of mind which leads to a search for relationships between facts becomes of the highest importance in the production of ideas." Should that be bed reading for all aCT members? :)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"…the habit of mind which leads to a search for relationships between facts becomes of the highest importance in the production of ideas." Should that be bed reading for all aCT members? :)</div>

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Antimatter Propulsion Engine Redesigned Using CERN's Particle Physics Simulat... - 1 views

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Latest simulation shows that the magnetic nozzles required for antimatter propulsion could be vastly more efficient than previously thought--and built with today's technologies

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Latest simulation shows that the magnetic nozzles required for antimatter propulsion could be vastly more efficient than previously thought--and built with today's technologies</div>

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Chinese Physicists Smash Distance Record For Teleportation - Technology Review - 1 views

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The ability to teleport photons through 100 kilometres of free space opens the way for satellite-based quantum communications, say researchers

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Synthetic XNA molecules can evolve and store genetic information, just like DNA | Not E... - 0 views

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NC State News :: NC State News and Information » Researcher Finds Faster, Che... - 0 views

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A North Carolina State University researcher has developed a more efficient, less expensive way of cooling electronic devices - particularly devices that generate a lot of heat, such as lasers and power devices.

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How Dark Matter Interacts with the Human Body - Technology Review - 1 views

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[1203.6902] Gods as Topological Invariants - 1 views

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Truth has been revealed!!!

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'Nanorefrigerator' is cooled using sunlight - physicsworld.com - 0 views

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Can GPS find variations in Planck's constant? - physicsworld.com - 0 views

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phy GNSS GPS fundamental_constants

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the Tricorder project - Science Tricorder Mark 2 - 1 views

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... each act member should have one, together with the mug... :) Se also http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=y3sHTKrGdKI

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">... each act member should have one, together with the mug... :) Se also <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=y3sHTKrGdKI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=y3sHTKrGdKI</a></div>

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