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Bose Einstein Condensate in a polymer at room temperature has potential for faster optoelectronics and new lasers other applications

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Researchers at IBM’s Binnig and Rohrer Nano Center have demonstrated a complex quantum mechanical phenomenon known as Bose-Einstein condensation (BEC), using a luminescent polymer (plastic) similar to the materials in light emitting displays used in many of today’s smartphones. This discovery has potential applications in developing novel optoelectronic devices including energy-efficient lasers and ultra-fast optical …

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Five-Fold Lifespan Extension in C. Elegans by Combining Syngistic Gene Mutations for the human equivalent of 500 years

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New research in simple animals suggests that combining mutants can lead to radical lifespan extension. Scientists at the Buck Institute combined mutations in two pathways well-known for lifespan extension and report a synergistic five-fold extension of longevity in the nematode C. elegans. The research, done at the Buck Institute and published online in Cell Reports …

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Ancient Mars Lake Could Have Supported Life

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A NASA team reported 10 months ago that the first rock [nicknamed “John Klein”] Curiosity drilled at “Yellowknife Bay” on Mars yielded evidence that met the mission’s goal of identifying a Martian environment favorable for microbial life long ago. Yellowknife Bay’s clay-rich lakebed habitat offers the key chemical elements for life, plus water not too …

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Thieves in Mexico who stole Cobalt 60 likely to die within days from radiation poisoning

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The day after a load of stolen radioactive material was found in a field, Mexican authorities had formed a perimeter around the area and were measuring for contamination as they planned the recovery process Thursday. Federal police and soldiers formed a cordon of several hundred yards around the highly radioactive container of cobalt-60, stolen earlier …

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Carnival of Space 329

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Carnival of Space 329 is up at Dear Astronomer New Evidence For A Jet From Milky Way’s Black Hole “Nextbigfuture – provided a summary of the Mars Flyby Architecture Study Report Summary This proposal seems to be worth the risk. People go in the thousands every year to climb Mount Everest and about one in …

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Plug-in Hybrid Volvo Full Size City Passanger Bus gets 21 mpg

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Fuel consumption is reduced by over 80% and the total energy consumption by over 60%. The results of the field tests being conducted in Gothenburg show that Volvo Buses’ plug-in hybrid more than meets expectations. “Our performance results are even slightly better than we had anticipated. The plug-in hybrid consumes less than 11 litres of …

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Thin, active invisibility cloak demonstrated for first time with antennas that cancel out radar

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Researchers have demonstrated an effective invisibility cloak that is thin, scalable and adaptive to different types and sizes of objects. Professor George Eleftheriades and PhD student Michael Selvanayagam have designed and tested a new approach to cloaking—by surrounding an object with small antennas that collectively radiate an electromagnetic field. The radiated field cancels out any …

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OECD Leading Index Points To Stabilizing Global Economic Growth

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A leading indicator of the OECD economy, which is designed to anticipate turning points in economic activity relative to trend, increased 0.07 percent sequentially to 100.7 in September, continuing the upward trend seen in recent months. Year-on-year, the index moved up 0.97 percent. The sub-indicator for Japan points to economic growth above trend, and the …

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General Atomics land based version of railgun could be ready in 2016 with adequate funding

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General Atomics unveiled a land-based artillery version of its Blitzer electromagnetic railgun (EMRG) at the Association of the US Army (AUSA) conference in Washington, DC, with a company official telling IHS Jane’s that with adequate funding the concept could be ready for production in “two to three years”. Railguns are being researched as weapons with …

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