As if the concept of quantum tunneling—where atoms pass through barriers—isn't confusing enough, one of the vexing questions within that area of physics is why particles seem to travel faster than the speed of light when ...
General Physics
Jul 26, 2006
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The next part of the International Space Station might resemble a cocoon when tucked inside Space Shuttle Atlantis for flight. But by the time it's deployed in space, the segment that will provide a quarter of the completed ...
Space Exploration
Jul 26, 2006
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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, located in the western United States, has been recognized as having one of the world's most powerful computers.
Other
Jul 26, 2006
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Wireless-device sales worldwide will reach 314 million by 2010, according to one research group.
Business
Jul 26, 2006
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Marriage seems to suit AT&T, if the latest earnings results from the telecommunications giant are any indication.
Business
Jul 26, 2006
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A 3-foot-long American mastodon bone was discovered this week about 30 miles north of Detroit, Mich.
Archaeology
Jul 26, 2006
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Encasing living cells in networks of silica and fatty layers only nanometers or billionths of a meter in size could help keep them alive longer for use in novel chemical factories or sensors, experts tell UPI's Nano World.
Bio & Medicine
Jul 26, 2006
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A substance found in crab shells is the key component in a nanoscale sensor system developed by researchers at the University of Maryland's A. James Clark School of Engineering. The sensor can detect minute quantities of ...
Nanomaterials
Jul 26, 2006
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Samsung Electronics today announced that a 4GB solid state disk (SSD), now being readied for production, will also serve as a high speed NAND flash cache for notebooks and PCs in conjunction with the Microsoft Windows Vista ...
Hardware
Jul 26, 2006
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Anyone who has seen a tornado has noticed its snake-like core weaving from an imaginary hole in the sky to threaten the ground below. However, not everyone who has witnessed a tornado calls it a "vortex filament" and views ...
Mathematics
Jul 26, 2006
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