Science & Philosophy- Quantum Universe

2011-05-12T12:44:00.000-07:00

New algorithm offers ability to influence systems such as living cells or social networks: A new computational model... http://dlvr.it/RV5fc

2011-05-12T10:43:00.001-07:00

Former Nazi Camp Guard Gets Five Years: John Demjanjuk, 91, is unlikely to live out the five years of his sentence... http://dlvr.it/RThP2

2011-05-12T10:43:00.000-07:00

Where the Birds Are: A national census of birds shows where protection is critical for populations dependent on... http://dlvr.it/RThPN

2011-05-12T05:42:00.000-07:00

Find the DNA in a Banana: Key concepts Cells [More] http://dlvr.it/RSY5l

2011-05-11T19:58:00.000-07:00

Lost and Found: Einstein's UK Immigration Papers: It was an unlikely find at the UK's busiest airport: Albert... http://dlvr.it/RQ7Q7

2011-05-11T13:58:00.011-07:00

Over a Billion Tons of Food Wasted Annually: The amount of food lost or wasted every year is equivalent to more than... http://dlvr.it/RNy7v

2011-05-11T13:58:00.009-07:00

Bats Lend an Ear to Sonar Tech: By mapping out the diversity of bat ears, researchers hope to inspire new sonar tech... http://dlvr.it/RNy5L

2011-05-11T13:58:00.007-07:00

'Super Sherpa' Completes 21st Everest Trip: The climber dedicated his latest expedition to the impact of climate... http://dlvr.it/RNy75

2011-05-11T13:58:00.005-07:00

Are the Boonies Getting Broadband?: People disagree on whether rural broadband is the best way to connect all of... http://dlvr.it/RNy64

2011-05-11T13:58:00.003-07:00

Paranoid Android: Simulating Schizophrenia on a Computer: A synthetic neural network simulates delusions. http://dlvr.it/RNy4G

2011-05-11T13:58:00.001-07:00

Shale-Gas Drilling Contaminating Drinking Water: Methane leaks are contaminating drinking water near shale gas... http://dlvr.it/RNy3x

2011-05-11T13:46:00.001-07:00

New insight into viscosity and the cytoplasm of cancer cells: Small protein molecules almost do not experience the... http://dlvr.it/RNspp

2011-05-11T13:36:00.001-07:00

Accelerated Expectations: All Eyes on Large Hadron Collider in Dark Matter Hunt: BALTIMORE--Dark matter pervades the... http://dlvr.it/RNpWm

2011-05-11T12:41:00.001-07:00

Carbon, carbon everywhere, but not from the Big Bang: As Star Trek is so fond of reminding us, we're carbon-based... http://dlvr.it/RNl3h

2011-05-11T12:31:00.005-07:00

Secret behind new gas detector? Chirp before sniffing: Trace gas detection, the ability to detect a scant handful of... http://dlvr.it/RNhBg

2011-05-11T12:31:00.003-07:00

Developing advanced biofuels: Researchers counteract biofuel toxicity in microbes: Researchers have created a... http://dlvr.it/RNhBb

2011-05-11T12:31:00.001-07:00

Carbon, carbon everywhere, but not from the Big Bang: As Star Trek is so fond of reminding us, we're carbon-based... http://dlvr.it/RNhBG

2011-05-11T11:50:00.001-07:00

New technology fuses MRI, ultrasound to achieve targeted biopsy of prostate cancer: A new prostate-imaging... http://dlvr.it/RNSnT

2011-05-11T11:49:00.001-07:00

It's not easy flying green: Large variability in greenhouse gas emissions from alternative fuels: In an effort to... http://dlvr.it/RNSpx

2011-05-11T10:41:00.001-07:00

Porphyry: [Revised entry by Eyjólfur Emilsson on May 11, 2011. Changes to: Main text, Bibliography] Porphyry (234? -... http://dlvr.it/RN7rF

2011-05-11T10:18:00.001-07:00

Medieval Semiotics: [Revised entry by Stephan Meier-Oeser on May 11, 2011. Changes to: Main text, Bibliography] This... http://dlvr.it/RN4jw

2011-05-11T09:33:00.003-07:00

Drive test: Super-stable laser shines in minivan experiment: In a step toward taking the most advanced atomic clocks... http://dlvr.it/RMt1b

2011-05-11T09:33:00.001-07:00

Autonomous, computer-controlled vehicles take part in driving test: Less accidents, less fuel consumption, and less... http://dlvr.it/RMt1H

2011-05-11T08:50:00.001-07:00

Maths in a minute — triangles: Ah the humble triangle. This simple shape is one of the first we ever learn. But... http://dlvr.it/RMjQl

2011-05-11T08:49:00.001-07:00

Browse with Plus — Math Encounters: We came across the excellent Math Encouters Blog through their post Dimensional... http://dlvr.it/RMjQZ

2011-05-11T08:29:00.003-07:00

Finding reserves on the electrical grid: The weather determines how much energy wind turbine systems provide. The... http://dlvr.it/RMdqX

2011-05-11T08:29:00.001-07:00

Lessening the dangers of radiation: Ultrasound as effective as CT scans for most diagnoses, research finds: A new... http://dlvr.it/RMdq4

2011-05-11T08:27:00.001-07:00

NASA's Dawn spacecraft captures first image of nearing asteroid: NASA's Dawn spacecraft has obtained its first image... http://dlvr.it/RMddw

2011-05-11T07:37:00.001-07:00

Why Johnny Can't Name His Colors (preview): Subject 046M, two years old, was seated nervously across from me at the... http://dlvr.it/RMQF9

2011-05-11T07:10:00.003-07:00

Lake Slime Loaded With Pollutants: Chemicals end up in slime at the bottom of streams and lakes that fish feed on. http://dlvr.it/RMDxC

2011-05-11T07:10:00.001-07:00

Beekeepers Battle 'Perfect Storm': Seventy percent of the crop species that feed 90 percent of all people in the... http://dlvr.it/RMDwq

2011-05-11T05:18:00.001-07:00

The Lost Galaxies (preview): I have always been startled and fascinated by the sandlike abundance of galaxies... http://dlvr.it/RLftp

2011-05-11T04:47:00.001-07:00

A Galactic Growth Spurt [Video]: Galaxies litter the cosmos by the hundreds of billions. But there could easily be... http://dlvr.it/RLVYp

2011-05-11T04:32:00.001-07:00

Shaping our bones: Alessandra Carriero We know that applying a force to a bone during its development can influence... http://dlvr.it/RLQtW

2011-05-11T04:06:00.001-07:00

Color Changing Dots: Key concepts Traits [More] http://dlvr.it/RLGhl

2011-05-11T03:35:00.001-07:00

Terms of Engulfment: "Changes in the Skies" Alter and Raise Concerns about the Longevity of Pacific Island Languages http://dlvr.it/RL6ms

2011-05-11T01:14:00.001-07:00

Blogging From Mars? Log On to the Interplanetary Internet: Speaking at the Interlop 2011 conference on Tuesday, Vint... http://dlvr.it/RKGSN

2011-05-10T19:03:00.007-07:00

Mothers with Twins Have Longer, Healthier Lives: Women who give birth to natural twins are probably more... http://dlvr.it/RHvt1

2011-05-10T19:03:00.005-07:00

NASA Banned From Working With China: Citing espionage fears, a clause in the U.S. spending bill approved by Congress... http://dlvr.it/RHvsw

2011-05-10T19:03:00.003-07:00

What Do Teens Really Want?: A new survey asking teens what they would wish for reveals some surprises. http://dlvr.it/RHvsp

2011-05-10T19:03:00.001-07:00

Rome Earthquake Prophecy Sparks Panic: Rome will be shaved off the face of the Earth tomorrow, according to... http://dlvr.it/RHvsh

2011-05-10T18:20:00.001-07:00

While we live we should be happy and allow others to be happy: Bangalore, May 8: Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Every day we... http://dlvr.it/RHmLd

2011-05-10T16:20:00.001-07:00

Sex and the Single Cell: Biologists Take a Fresh Look at 'Asexual' Amoebas: Much of what we know about sex, or think... http://dlvr.it/RHRMj

2011-05-10T16:16:00.001-07:00

Proton dripping tests a fundamental force in nature: A recent discovery of an extremely exotic, short-lived nucleus... http://dlvr.it/RHQWn

2011-05-10T13:04:00.007-07:00

Diving into the Vast Sloan Great Wall: Studying one supercluster in the Great Wall has revealed a strange... http://dlvr.it/RGr2x

2011-05-10T13:04:00.005-07:00

Next-Generation Tag: Sneaky e-Shirts: An LED display woven into a T-shirt is adding a high-tech twist to a... http://dlvr.it/RGr2p

2011-05-10T13:04:00.003-07:00

Mississippi Swells Over Homes, Roads: Levees and natural bluffs have protected most of Memphis from serious flooding... http://dlvr.it/RGr2Z

2011-05-10T13:04:00.001-07:00

Let Quantum Physics Officiate Your Wedding: An apparatus divides pairs of entangled photons and translates them to... http://dlvr.it/RGr2B

2011-05-10T12:15:00.003-07:00

Tiny talk on a barnacle's back: Scientists use new imaging technique to reveal complex microbial interactions:... http://dlvr.it/RGg6y

2011-05-10T12:15:00.001-07:00

Razing Seattle's viaduct doesn’t guarantee nightmare commutes, model says: Statisticians used new methods to looks... http://dlvr.it/RGg6m

2011-05-10T12:14:00.001-07:00

Harnessing the energy of the Sun: New technique improves artificial photosynthesis: Transforming solar energy into a... http://dlvr.it/RGfx0

2011-05-10T11:25:00.001-07:00

The Priest-Physicist Who Would Marry Science to Religion: When he describes his line of work, John Polkinghorne... http://dlvr.it/RGShT

2011-05-10T11:12:00.001-07:00

Doppler effect found even at molecular level – 169 years after its discovery: For the first time, scientists have... http://dlvr.it/RGQ9P

2011-05-10T09:45:00.003-07:00

Scientific Progress: [Revised entry by Ilkka Niiniluoto on May 10, 2011. Changes to: Main text, Bibliography]... http://dlvr.it/RG2bw

2011-05-10T09:45:00.001-07:00

Heidegger's Aesthetics: [Revised entry by Iain Thomson on May 10, 2011. Changes to: Main text, notes.html] Heidegger... http://dlvr.it/RG2cC

2011-05-10T09:18:00.001-07:00

Pairing quantum dots with fullerenes for nanoscale photovoltaics: In a step toward engineering ever-smaller... http://dlvr.it/RFwLW

2011-05-10T09:17:00.001-07:00

Engineering tests leading the way for NASA's next NEEMO mission: To determine how best to explore asteroids in the... http://dlvr.it/RFvhZ

2011-05-10T08:15:00.001-07:00

Fundamental question on how life started solved: Supercomputer calculates carbon nucleus: For carbon, the basis of... http://dlvr.it/RFc2B

2011-05-10T07:09:00.003-07:00

It all depends on the coffee: The eco-balance of coffee capsules: Exactly how environmentally friendly are the... http://dlvr.it/RFFyp

2011-05-10T07:09:00.001-07:00

Original versus copy: Researchers develop forgery-proof prototypes for product authentication: Styrian pumpkin-seed... http://dlvr.it/RFFyh

2011-05-10T07:02:00.005-07:00

Boat Would Sail on Saturn's Moon Sea: NASA is looking at sending a probe to explore the methane oceans of Titan, a... http://dlvr.it/RFCnn

2011-05-10T07:02:00.003-07:00

Paper 2.0: It's Electric!: Paper is getting a 21st-century technology makeover and going beyond the e-book. http://dlvr.it/RFCnR

2011-05-10T07:02:00.001-07:00

Trees Hold Thousand-Year History of El Niño: A new 1,100-year history of the El Niño cycle promises to help improve... http://dlvr.it/RFCmt

2011-05-10T06:32:00.001-07:00

While we live we should be happy and allow others to be happy: Bangalore, May 8: Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Every day we... http://dlvr.it/RF3Dp

2011-05-10T05:37:00.001-07:00

Corals Find an Effective Way to Spawn Despite Being Cemented in Place: It is hard to court the opposite sex when you... http://dlvr.it/RDn3G

2011-05-10T05:16:00.001-07:00

Scientists achieve guiding of electrons by purely electric fields: The investigation of the properties of electrons... http://dlvr.it/RDfX0

2011-05-10T04:16:00.001-07:00

Sink or Swim: Muscle versus Fat: Key concepts Density [More] http://dlvr.it/RDK55

2011-05-10T01:44:00.001-07:00

Neuro-tweets: hashtagging the brain: We like to think of the human brain as special, but as we reported on _Plus_... http://dlvr.it/RCTL8

2011-05-09T18:35:00.001-07:00

It is up to us to bring out the best in others: Bangalore, May 07:Q: Guruji, when we say that so and so person is a... http://dlvr.it/R9qSt

2011-05-09T18:26:00.009-07:00

Crocodile God Temple Featured Croc Nursery: This ancient Egyptian site once attracted swarms of pilgrims, but is all... http://dlvr.it/R9nkV

2011-05-09T18:26:00.007-07:00

Toddler Tyrannosaur Redefines 'Terrible Twos': No helpless child, this juvenile dinosaur didn't have to rely on mom... http://dlvr.it/R9nkC

2011-05-09T18:26:00.005-07:00

Big Government Boosts Life Satisfaction: The more government is involved in people's lives, the more satisfied they... http://dlvr.it/R9nht

2011-05-09T18:26:00.003-07:00

Water-Propelled Jetpack Makes a Splash: JetLev R200 lets pilots fly 22 mph over water and soar 30 feet. http://dlvr.it/R9nky

2011-05-09T18:26:00.001-07:00

Neanderthals Died Out Earlier Than Thought: Study: Humans may not have had much, if any, time to interact with... http://dlvr.it/R9nhG

2011-05-09T18:09:00.001-07:00

Bats lend an ear to sonar engineering: Researchers have mapped out the diversity of bat ears in a hope to inspire... http://dlvr.it/R9k8D

2011-05-09T16:16:00.001-07:00

New insect repellant may be thousands of times stronger than DEET: Imagine an insect repellant that not only is... http://dlvr.it/R9QS5

2011-05-09T15:37:00.001-07:00

Recommended: The Fate of Greenland: The Fate of Greenland: Lessons from Abrupt Climate Change by Philip W. Conkling,... http://dlvr.it/R9JTH

2011-05-09T14:07:00.005-07:00

More effective and less risky when you paint the hull of your boat: Every boat owner recognizes the dilemma:... http://dlvr.it/R9271

2011-05-09T14:07:00.003-07:00

New sensor can detect tiny traces of explosives: Researchers have created a new detector so sensitive it can pick up... http://dlvr.it/R926h

2011-05-09T14:07:00.001-07:00

Robotics: A tiltable head could improve the ability of undulating robots to navigate disaster debris: Researchers... http://dlvr.it/R926J

2011-05-09T12:22:00.009-07:00

Tiger Cub Video Sparks Calls for Protection: Deforestation is threatening an already limited forest habitat for... http://dlvr.it/R8h64

2011-05-09T12:22:00.007-07:00

Facebook Can Serve as Personality Test: Employers who want to know more about applicants can simply turn to... http://dlvr.it/R8h5z

2011-05-09T12:22:00.005-07:00

Project Icarus: An Interstellar Mission Timeline: Guest contributor Andreas Tziolas overviews a potential mission to... http://dlvr.it/R8h5n

2011-05-09T12:22:00.003-07:00

Human-Powered Helicopter to Take Flight: The Gamera is more than 1/3 the size of a football fields and weighs just... http://dlvr.it/R8h5g

2011-05-09T12:22:00.001-07:00

Bin Laden's Death and the Morality of Celebrating: Some Americans are questioning the propriety of the celebrations... http://dlvr.it/R8h58

2011-05-09T12:16:00.001-07:00

Dinner with the in-laws: Why does knowing how long a bad experience will last make it worse?: Knowing how long a... http://dlvr.it/R8ff6

2011-05-09T11:23:00.001-07:00

It is up to us to bring out the best in others: Bangalore, May 07: Q: Guruji, when we say that so and so person is a... http://dlvr.it/R8Sxj

2011-05-09T11:12:00.001-07:00

Direct air capture of CO2 with chemicals: The American Physical Society has released a new assessment -- Direct Air... http://dlvr.it/R8QsV

2011-05-09T10:19:00.001-07:00

Array of Hope: Australia and South Africa Vie for Massive Radio Telescope Project: MURCHISON SHIRE, Western... http://dlvr.it/R8Cgk

2011-05-09T10:08:00.001-07:00

Airborne pollutants: New view of how water and sulfur dioxide mix: High in the sky, water in clouds can act as a... http://dlvr.it/R898k

2011-05-09T09:30:00.001-07:00

Edmund Husserl: [Revised entry by Christian Beyer on May 9, 2011. Changes to: Main text, Bibliography] Edmund... http://dlvr.it/R80Ry

2011-05-09T09:18:00.001-07:00

Ethics of biofuels: Framework outlined: A new article outlines a framework for evaluating biofuels in order to... http://dlvr.it/R7xq1

2011-05-09T08:57:00.001-07:00

Milky Way Should Have Much More Companionship: Dark matter. Nobody knows what it is, but it's thought to make up a... http://dlvr.it/R7rF9

2011-05-09T08:12:00.001-07:00

Caught in the act: Herschel detects gigantic storms sweeping entire galaxies clean: With observations the Herschel... http://dlvr.it/R7cSh

2011-05-09T06:22:00.003-07:00

Japan Crisis: Entering the Radiation Zone: Ian Thomas Ash and cameraman Colin O'Neill venture inside the Fukushima... http://dlvr.it/R72ny

2011-05-09T06:22:00.001-07:00

Particle Physics Can Help Fight Cancer: Yep, that's right: proton beam facilities once used for physics research are... http://dlvr.it/R72nP

2011-05-09T06:20:00.001-07:00

Forklift trucks that run on a green charge: The first forklift trucks in Europe that will run on fuel cells and with... http://dlvr.it/R72Fq

2011-05-09T05:16:00.005-07:00

Potential of using ceramic materials as biomaterial is studied: Researchers in Spain are working on a project that... http://dlvr.it/R6jPV

2011-05-09T05:16:00.003-07:00

A simple, mildly invasive solution for conserving historic buildings: Stone masonry arches form part of numerous... http://dlvr.it/R6jNY

2011-05-09T05:16:00.001-07:00

Hydrogen opens the road to graphene ... and graphane: An international research team has discovered a new method to... http://dlvr.it/R6jNz