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South Korean mobile phone maker LG Electronics announced recently that its LG GD900 Crystal handset, which featured an innovative design with a transparent keypad, would soon become available in more than 40 countries all around the world, and we already learned that two of them would be Germany, where the device is ... |
1 June 2009
02:24 GMT |
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People's minds also work in mysterious ways, it seems, as the fortunetelling websites of a Japanese company attract more and more paying visitors by the day. It is amazing to observe what people secretly tend to believe in, although the official statistics and face-to-face declarations prove otherwise. But Inter... |
2 December 2008
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A new method for producing artificial diamonds has been developed by the Geophysical Laboratory at the Carnegie Institution. Called chemical vapor deposition (CVD), it enables the science team to virtually grow the diamonds they need for their research from crystals. The process takes place at normal pressure and doe... |
28 October 2008
11:14 GMT |
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Scientists from the McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, believe they have stumbled upon a novel state of matter while experimenting with electron crystals, like those found in regular transistors. Using powerful magnetism and extremely low temperatures, they caused the bidimensional crystal to act very od... |
23 October 2008
09:53 GMT |
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Situated in Chihuahua, Mexico, the Giant Cave of Crystals is abundant in selenite (gypsum) crystals which have reached lengths of 50 feet (15 meters) and weights of 50 tons.The breath-taking Chihuahua cave is the largest crystal one ever found. These wonderful crystals are located in big “pockets”, a... |
26 September 2008
11:13 GMT |
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Square Enix is in the center of attention by saying that it would bring Final Fantasy XIII to the Xbox 360 gaming console after the game was previously announced as being a PlayStation 3 exclusive. Now, the company is trying to make people more interested in the game itself than in the platforms on which it will be r... |
18 July 2008
18:06 GMT |
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Samsung could not attend this year's CeBIT without showcasing its newest display offerings: two models of crystal design monitors to top its SyncMaster series. The company has had quite a strong presence at the CeBIT expo this year, and I have already mentioned the Q1 Ultra series of ultra-mobile computers.Samsu... |
7 March 2008
10:45 GMT |
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If there's anything worse than customizing something that looks great just the way it is, it's this: the Swarovski Crystal-styled MacBook Air. Needless to say, we're just expressing the most subjective opinion possible, which means that if you dig the Crystal Icing's design, no one says you should... |
27 February 2008
09:07 GMT |
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Earth, like all planets in the solar system, has an inner most core, in the shape of a sphere measuring about 1,200 kilometers, consisting of a solid mass of iron, responsible for generating our planet's powerful magnetic field. Nonetheless, while implying measurements of its structure with the help of seismic w... |
8 February 2008
11:24 GMT |
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While cooled to absolute zero a substance may freeze to form crystals into a multitude of configurations. However, identifying the spatial arrangements is prohibited by the high number of possible combinations, thus the understanding of a series of key material properties is virtually impossible. Furthermore, if you ... |
18 January 2008
10:44 GMT |
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The different shapes and sizes of snowflakes have been eluding scientists and mathematicians ever since the 17th century. Though they exist in multiple shapes, one of the most mysterious aspects of the natural snowflake growing process is why don't they produce an even wider range of crystal types. For the first... |
17 January 2008
10:55 GMT |
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Well, for an average person to tell the difference between a diamond and an inexpensive cubic zirconia crystal is pretty easy, as the cubic zirconia quickly loses its luster. However, while dealing with a real diamond and a synthetic one, the identification process could prove to be a challenge taking into considerat... |
8 January 2008
02:53 GMT |
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Dell has finally given away their sexy concept LCD monitor the company has been talked about for some time. Although the new 22-inch display won't be available for enthusiasts until the Consumer Electronics Show, the monitor's specifications have been revealed.The Crystal is a 22-inch LCD-enabled widescreen... |
3 January 2008
10:56 GMT |
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Not long ago, MSI released a hardcore overclocked gaming laptop dressed unconventionally and ready to give its best. Today, the manufacturer has introduced a fashionable and extremely stylish notebook, dressed for a night at the opera. The pearl white finished notebook case is decorated with 120 handcrafted crystals ... |
4 December 2007
06:30 GMT |
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The market for computer and home entertainment displays is always looking for higher definitions, less energy consumption, easier setup and better overall image quality. Well, a Canadian research team may have the answer to all the problems encountered by the display industry so far, as their display prototype brings... |
24 August 2007
10:53 GMT |
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Curium (Cm) is a strange element, a heavy actinide that behaves strangely under extreme pressure. Now, a new study provides a better understanding of how the crystal structure of some metals becomes stable through magnetism.It's a synthetic radioactive metallic transuranic element of the actinide series, produc... |
7 June 2007
05:14 GMT |
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A gem and mineral dealer from Denver stumbled upon an extremely rare specimen of triplite gem, while exploring the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show. The interesting thing is that he didn't find it in a private collection as a prized exhibit, instead it was used as a paper weight by a dealer, who wasn't ever awa... |
5 June 2007
06:49 GMT |
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Quasicrystals are weird structures, aperiodic structures (aperiodic = lack of translational symmetry, which means that a shifted copy will never match exactly its original) that differ from crystals by lacking the regular repeating structure of crystal structures. The first officially reported case of what came to b... |
15 May 2007
09:47 GMT |
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This is one of the most beautiful natural wonders. Mexico's Cueva de los Cristales (Cave of Crystals) harbors one of the largest natural crystals ever discovered: translucent gypsum beams up to 36 feet (11 meters) long and weighing up to 55 tons. Located a thousand feet (300 meters) below Naica mountain in the C... |
10 April 2007
02:55 GMT |
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Almost as hard as diamond, no carbon inside!The name diamond derives from the ancient Greek "adamas", meaning invincible, and have been treasured as gemstones since their use as religious icons in ancient India and in engraving tools in early human history.They are especially renowned due to their superlative physic... |
29 March 2007
08:43 GMT |
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Today, the problem of bioacumulation of heavy metals in the organisms is severe. Copper, cadmium, zinc, tin, mercury are found in the anthropic or human affected ecosystems in levels that are 10 times higher than in nature. Heavy metals abound around us in tiles (rich in cadmium and zinc), fertilizers (copper), pesti... |
23 March 2007
11:50 GMT |
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When you hear "glass", a window pane comes to mind. Ever tried bending one? Surely not, since most people are not very fond of glass shards. And yet, a new type of metallic glass bends in more than acceptable physical limits and "bends" again in commercial products like electric transformers, golfclubs and more. Ask ... |
10 March 2007
08:38 GMT |
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