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Tuesday, 09 March 2010 09:59
Scientists say universe is 20M years older
According to data analyzed from the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP), astrophysicists from Princeton University and Johns Hopkins University state they now know the age of the Universe even more precisely than before, and it is a little older than earlier thought.
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Space
Monday, 14 December 2009 20:58
WISE lifts off to map infrared universe
The NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) lifted off Monday morning, December 14, 2009, from its California launch pad for its six-month mission to make a detailed survey of the universe in the infrared portion of the electromagnetic spectrum of radiation.
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Monday, 13 April 2009 17:53
Improved compact fluorescent light bulb is dimmable
Canadian researchers in Queen’s University has found a way to make CFLs dimmable, along with even more efficient than before—and they were already 1,000 times more efficient that incandescent bulbs while consuming only one-third the power.
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Friday, 20 February 2009 20:31
Got carbon? NASA to launch Orbiting Carbon Observatory
On February 24, 2009, NASA is set to launch the Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO), the first NASA spacecraft whose sole mission (and, it's an important one) is to study atmospheric carbon dioxide, an important greenhouse gas contained within our global climate.
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Friday, 30 January 2009 20:50
Better lighten up on teeth whitening
According to research performed by the Nordic Institute of Dental Materials, the use of ultraviolet (UV) and visible light lamps to increase the whitening effect of bleaching teeth is damaging to teeth, and is also dangerous to eyes and skin.
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Thursday, 23 October 2008 20:46
Need expensive medical x-ray? Make your own by peeling tape!
University of California researchers surprisingly found that when peeling back commonly used adhesive tape the motion between the two surfaces generates electromagnetic radiation in the form of high-energic x-rays. Cool!
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Sunday, 05 October 2008 23:12
Toxic mercury: fluorescent or incandescent light bulbs. What's better?
Researchers from Yale University have conducted a study showing compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) instead of incandescent bulbs produce a net global reduction of toxic mercury emissions. However, not all parts of the world should use them—instead they should stay with incandescent bulbs. Why? Find out below!
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Wednesday, 13 August 2008 21:32
SpaceX doesn't mark the spot for NASA's NanoSail-D spacecraft
The NASA NanoSail-D solar-powered spacecraft will not get a chance to test its four solar sails because, on August 2, 2008, the first and second stages of its launch vehicle, Falcon 1, failed to separate, and the payload did not achieve Earth orbit.
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Thursday, 22 May 2008 19:22
First for astronomers: Observed birth of supernova
U.S. astronomers Alicia Soderberg and Edo Berger, Princeton University, were observing the NCG 2770 galaxy when they noticed a rapidly brightening spot, which eventually faded. They had just seen, for the first time by anyone on Earth, the birth of a supernova using x-ray emissions.
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Friday, 16 May 2008 07:18
Galaxies could be twice as bright if not for a lot of dust
According to U.K., German, and Australian astronomers, the brightness of galaxies is really twice as bright as they appear at Earth because of extra-large amounts of interstellar dust blocking the light between them and us.
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Saturday, 03 May 2008 01:38
UV light perks up love life of jumping spider
For the first time, researchers have found a species of animal that has the capability to detect ultraviolet B light. They discoverd this ability while observing male spiders showing off in front of females. Some things never change.
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