 | Meteorite Shockwaves Trigger Dust Avalanches on Mars
Source: UA Posted: 12/19/11 Dust avalanches around impact craters on Mars appear to be the result of the shock wave preceding the actual impact, according to a new study. |
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 | Possible Hints of the Higgs Remain in Latest Analyses
Source: BNL Posted: 12/19/11 Two experiments at the LHC have nearly eliminated the space in which the Higgs boson could dwell. However, the ATLAS and CMS experiments see modest excesses in their data that could soon uncover the famous missing piece of the physics puzzle. |
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 | Supernova Caught in the Act
Source: NSF Posted: 12/19/11 Data-enabled science allowed detection of Type Ia supernova just hours after explosion. |
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 | First Habitable Planet Discovered
Source: NASA/JPL Posted: 12/7/11 NASA's Kepler mission has confirmed its first planet in the 'habitable zone,' the region around a star where liquid water could exist on a planet's surface. |
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 | Bristly particles could be boon for powerplants
Source: MIT Posted: 10/30/11 Multi-scale material may have applications in heat transfer, potentially helping powerplants be more efficient. |
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 | 'Microring' device could aid in future optical technologies
Source: Purdue Posted: 10/29/11 Researchers have created a tiny 'microring resonator,' which converts continuous laser light into numerous ultra-short pulses. |
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 | Diamonds, Silver and the Quest for Single Photons
Source: NSF Posted: 10/29/11 Tiny crystal towers enlighten understanding of photon emission, could inspire diamond microchips for quantum computing. |
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 | Astronomers Explain 'Blue Stragglers'
Source: Northwestern Posted: 10/21/11 Mysterious 'blue stragglers' are old stars that appear younger than they should be: they burn hot and blue. Astronomers now may have an answer. |
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 | Scientists Uncover a Delicate Magnetic Balance for Superconductivity
Source: Kavli Posted: 10/21/11 A new imaging technology is giving scientists unprecedented views of the processes that affect the flow of electrons through materials. |
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 | 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics
Source: Nobel Posted: 10/5/11 The Nobel Prize in Physics 2011 was awarded to Saul Perlmutter, Brian P. Schmid and Adam G. Riess for the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the Universe through observations of distant supernovae. |
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 | 2011 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Source: Nobel Posted: 10/5/11 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2011 was awarded to Dan Shechtman Technion for the discovery of quasicrystals. |
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 | New Multi-Planet System Discovered
Source: UTexas Posted: 10/5/11 An unusual multiple-planet system containing a super-Earth and two Neptune-sized planets orbiting in resonance with each other was discovered. |
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