Physicists in the US announce the discovery of six new isotopes, which belong to a group of superheavy chemical elements numbered 104 through 114. This achievement will lead to a better understanding of the nuclear shell structure theory, scientists say.The work was conducted at the US Department of Energy's (DO... |
27 October 2010
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Uranium is the heaviest element that Mother Nature has to offer. At 92 protons, it is fairly massive and large, and its possible applications are no longer a secret to anyone. But physicists, and scientists in general, have never been satisfied with what nature has to offer, and have always tried to get more. Over th... |
13 March 2010
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All industrialized countries in the world, without any exceptions, have a very strong chemical industry, which uses many substances for a variety of reactions. Catalysts are among the most widely used, and some reactions need specific chemicals to make them work. Some of these chemicals may be gold or platinum, which... |
29 December 2009
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A team of German scientists can now boast an accomplishment not many scientists can, namely the fact that they have been credited with the discovery of a new chemical element, which will be added to Mendeleev's periodic table of elements under number 112. At this point, no name has yet been decided for the stuff... |
11 June 2009
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The game will sport a refined experience thanks to several improvements in gameplay, design and other technical aspects. Players will embody the young hero Sareth and choose his evolution path to acquire spells, skills and abilities that will set his destiny. Powered by Source engine, created by Valve for its Half-Li... |
31 January 2008
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Why didn't I think of this? Ehrrr! The notebook's name is well engraved in my brain, I've watched Captain Planet - Helloo! Air, Earth, Wind, Water... Wait. They forgot Heart. Haa! I knew I still had something. So what if it's lame? They forgot to mention MacBook Heart, so now I'm using it!Fir... |
31 January 2008
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Adobe rolled out several major updates for Photoshop Elements 6 and Premiere Elements 4, both for Windows, which are meant to bring more power to the users looking to manipulate photo and video content. According to the parent company, a Mac version of Photoshop Elements is currently in the workings and will be relea... |
24 September 2007
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If there's one thing that the Xbox 360 doesn't lack, it's titles. Every other week or so, a well known developer or publisher announces a game for it, even though it has proven to be quite a faulty machine ever since it was released. This week, Ubisoft has revealed their plans to launch Dark Messiah of... |
3 July 2007
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The death of a star provides the ideal conditions for new life in space. It's called VY Canis Majoris and it's a red hypergiant, towards the end of its life. It's also the largest known star and one of the most luminous. A new study shows that it's also a surprising nursery for possible lifeforms... |
28 June 2007
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Magnetocaloric materials are a new class of materials, designed for magnetic refrigeration, that use the magnetocaloric effect to attain extremely low temperatures (well below 1 kelvin), as well as the ranges used in common refrigerators, depending on the design of the system.The magnetocaloric effect is a magneto-t... |
20 June 2007
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Oxygen (O) is essential for cellular respiration of all organisms that use air. It is the third most abundant chemical element in the universe by mass, after hydrogen and helium, and the most important on Earth.Scientists have published new strong evidence that the Sun contains nearly half as much oxygen as previous... |
14 May 2007
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