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Quantum computers are currently one of the largest objectives for the electronics industry. They will be able to calculate immensely complicated codes faster and more accurately than the current technology can, as they will make use of the quantic principle of superposition. This principle dictates that a quantum bit... |
23 September 2009
10:56 GMT |
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A new archaeological investigation conducted on the Santa Rosa Island off the coast of Santa Barbara by scientists from the University of California in Santa Barbara (UCSB) has revealed traces of nanodiamonds, which seem to indicate that a comet struck the location some 12,900 years ago. The team believes that traces... |
22 July 2009
09:48 GMT |
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For quite some time now, people have looked at diamonds as being the most tough, naturally occurring materials on Earth. But that wisdom is about to be challenged by a mathematical model, which says that a new, exotic form of carbon has the ability to break the ultra-tough inner structure of the diamond. And, beyond ... |
13 May 2009
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Researchers at the University of Glasgow (UG) recently took the first place in the race to construct the world's smallest diamond transistor, when they constructed one only 50 nanometers in length. The new device is the work of UG Department of Electronics & Electrical Engineering expert Dr. David Moran and his ... |
15 April 2009
08:21 GMT |
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The US Air Force has big plans for its future generation of fighter jets, which will apparently have the ability to generate high-powered microwaves (HPM). This would allow American pilots to disrupt any enemy plane's electrical systems, but would also expose their own craft to the same risks. That's why th... |
14 March 2009
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Finding the temperature tipping point at which diamonds melt has been very important to scientists at the Sandia National Laboratories, for a few important reasons. First off, it has pointed to a state of carbon where three of its forms (solid diamond, liquid carbon and bc8) exist together. Secondly, it has given clu... |
19 February 2009
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New research, published recently in the journal Science, seems to point at the fact that saber tooths, mammoths, giant sloths and camels, as well as the Clovis culture, were driven into extinction by a 1,300 year-long cold spell, triggered by numerous comet impacts in 6 states across the northern US and several in so... |
5 January 2009
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Goldstriker has announced that it plans to release a new phone to fit its lineup of luxurious devices. The new addition is a beautiful Nokia 8800 Princess Edition, which is reported to soon go on sale in the Colette store in Paris in January 2009, and, undoubtedly, it will not be anywhere close to cheap.The reason fo... |
30 December 2008
05:59 GMT |
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Although the Bushmen living in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve already have a difficult time finding water and are facing severe shortages, a new ruling by the Botswana government says that the Gem Diamonds company can only operate in the region if it denies water supplies to the indigenous people. The central auth... |
11 December 2008
09:05 GMT |
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Bling – the final frontier. That's the first thing that came to my mind as I first looked at the new headphones from the London-based DEOS. In fact, we're not even talking about the headphones themselves but about an even funnier thing: special-design covers, adorned in full or in half with Swarovski ... |
9 October 2008
08:43 GMT |
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In the world of high-end radios, Sonoro is a well-known name, similar to refined excellence and great technologies, all packed in the niftiest shapes around. While spearheading the radio design movement, it looks like Sonoro are at the same time willing to make uncanny experiments involving their gear and thus releas... |
2 October 2008
05:17 GMT |
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A new study shows that the massive explosion of a comet into Earth's atmosphere during the last Ice Age might have rained diamonds and precious metals over the North American continent, leading to the mass killing of both animals and humans alike. In fact, most of the diamonds and precious metal deposits in seve... |
8 July 2008
03:14 GMT |
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Ever wondered what you would do if you happened to just find $10,000 lying around on the street? Well, I'm sure each and every one of us would have a substantial wish list to go with the cash prize, but how about spending it all on a pair of denim? And I'm not talking about some exclusive vintage Chanel des... |
13 June 2008
05:06 GMT |
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Most of the platinum metal extracted around the world comes from the Bushveld Complex located in South Africa, a region believed to have been created out of ancient magma some two billion years ago. However, why that particular area is so rich in platinum and other related metals remained a topic open for debate for ... |
12 June 2008
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Mining diamonds from Earth's crust is a messy business, especially if you consider that they are rather rare on the surface. Scientists predict that larger amounts of diamonds may be found in our planet's inner regions where they usually form; however, the enormous pressure inside the Earth and the great de... |
27 February 2008
06:04 GMT |
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If money is not a problem for you and you have already bought a couple of islands and some land on the Moon and Mars, here is what your next acquisition should be: the $600,000 Personal Computer! It's not a joke, not even a mistake: six hundred thousand US dollars for ONE computer. So... do you think it's w... |
29 January 2008
06:04 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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Diamonds have fascinated humans ever since they were discovered, with their breathtaking beauty and unsurpassed hardness. Thus, modern technology is seeking for new ways of synthesizing such crystals in industrial facilities, in order to make them available for everybody. An allotrope form of carbon, the diamond is t... |
4 January 2008
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Can you believe it's actually been six weeks since Pamela Anderson's boobs wed Rick Salomon's sex tape obsessed brains in Las Vegas? Yes, it's been six weeks - which as far as my expectations were concerned is basically a lifetime. It's like they married sixty years ago, had children, grandch... |
21 November 2007
06:48 GMT |
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Diamonds are often compared to stars and viceversa, sparkling with bright light. The explosion which created the whole observable universe produced matter composed of 99.9 percent hydrogen. Even today most of the matter present in the universe is still in the form of molecular hydrogen. Stars are made up of this wide... |
15 November 2007
08:46 GMT |
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Over EUR 15,000 worth of diamonds are put up in a competition that will mark the launch of the 'Diamond Detective' mobile game. RealNetworks has just been released this as a mobile version to the already well-known PC puzzle game and hopes to strike gold with at least the same amount of success. The mobile ... |
13 November 2007
08:02 GMT |
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A new phone model, part of the Signature line of handset has just been released by Vertu, the luxury mobile phone producing other personality of Nokia. The device follows the trend that this company has gotten us used to see coming from them, combining precious metals and stones with evolved technology.Vertu has alwa... |
6 November 2007
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Nokia N95 was a pricey smartphone even in its original form, before becoming a high tech bling-bling. As if that was not enough and the thrills of having misplaced it have not been strong enough until now, a special edition sticks 18 carat gold and 325 diamonds to the handset to cause real panic in such situations.Th... |
3 October 2007
05:11 GMT |
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Peanut butter is a favorite breakfast and snack for many Americans, and not only for them. The food paste, made primarily from ground roasted peanuts, with or without added oil, was first used by the Pre-Columbian peoples of Mexico, who used it as a base for various "moles", meaning sauces.Now, a team of scientists p... |
30 June 2007
06:05 GMT |
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Vertu is the most famous and probably the most appreciated manufacturer of luxury mobile phones. Their latest creation is the Vertu Pink Diamonds Signature handset.All Vertu mobile phones have a high cost, as to match the care which is granted for each unit at a time. Moreover, in the case of diamond handsets, all de... |
19 June 2007
03:05 GMT |
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Here's and idea that won't catch on, building something like a million dollar notebook. What is the purpose of such an investment, you don't just have to be brain dead to even consider such an artifact, but you should also be filthy rich, and did I mention brain dead?Well Hollywood is the place where e... |
27 March 2007
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