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SlimPup, a puplet of Puppy Linux, designed to be very slim, clean, minimalistic, lightweight, and have a look like Crunchbang, is now at version 3.4. There are not many changes since SlimPuP 3.3, but they are somewhat important and have to be mentioned. First things first, Blender has been added. This is a a full fun... |
7 November 2011
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According to the conclusions of a new scientific investigation, it would appear that the thick, hazy atmosphere surrounding Saturn's largest moon, Titan, may have been produced by a vast amount of cosmic impacts, that spewed ejecta material into the air.
The thing that puzzles astronomers and planetary scien... |
9 May 2011
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While carbon dioxide is undoubtedly the most renowned greenhouse gas, it's not by far the strongest. Nitrous oxide is a lot more efficient at heating up the atmosphere, and now experts determined that rivers produce three times more of the stuff than originally thought.According to the new investigation, the est... |
21 December 2010
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Hamburger disease is a debilitating form of food poisoning, that might soon be forgotten thanks to new findings from a collaboration between international researchers, led by the French National Institute for Agronomic Research (INRA), involving the Université de Montréal.This is the first research that... |
26 November 2010
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Nitrogen is one of the most important chemicals on our planet, providing for example the backbone of our atmosphere. But it can be a real burden to take it out of the environment when excess concentrations develop, and this is why experts are always looking for new technologies to do so.This substance can be found in... |
2 November 2010
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Researchers at the University of Florida Research and Education Centers and scientists at the South Florida Water Management District have carried out a study assessing for nitrogen and phosphorus within the water in the Everglades National Park, and concluded that the quality of the water has improved.They actually ... |
22 October 2010
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Renowned scientists speaking at the 2010 World Food Prize Borlaug Dialogue, in De Moines, Iowa, have teamed up to promote a brand new solution to improve crops and store carbon dioxide at the same time.Our world today needs a radical transformation in the agricultural sector, so that it can deal with climate change, ... |
15 October 2010
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The global accumulation of nitrogen in the world's ecosystems is beginning to reach devastating levels, say experts who conduct work in trying to keep levels of this chemical in check. The substance is absolutely necessary for life, and is also the main component of our atmosphere. But, when it accumulates in th... |
8 October 2010
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A recent series of investigations has determined that the surface of the Kuiper Belt object Eris is similar in composition to that of the dwarf planet Pluto. The announcement was made on Wednesday, October 5, at the42nd meeting of the American Astronomical Society's Division for Planetary Sciences, which was hel... |
7 October 2010
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According to the results of a new study conducted by experts at the US Geological Survey (USGS), it would appear that streams and aquifers in the country are in very poor condition.The new document cross-referenced nitrogen and phosphorus levels measured in 2010 with the ones measured in the early, and determined tha... |
24 September 2010
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The key to the next generation of supercomputers might just be diamonds with small nitrogen-filled holes in them, according to some California scientists.Who ever said that “diamonds are a girl's best friend” did not know any computer specialist, the proof being the latest invention of researchers fr... |
28 August 2010
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In one of the most interesting conclusions ever to be derived from a scientific study, researchers learned recently that bacteria, microorganisms that exist virtually anywhere on the planet, have a sense of smell.This is a very interesting discovery, considering that fact that some of the worst smells you can name mo... |
17 August 2010
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Determining and predicting the nature and behavior of space weather is one of the main goals in astronomy and planetary sciences today. Back in 1985, researchers Ajello and Shemansk published a well-respected document, on which modern interpretations of how space weather influences our planet is based. But new data s... |
8 June 2010
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Astronomers and astrophysicists have for a long time known that the Moon is home to a particular type of nitrogen. The isotopes that can be found in the lunar soils and dust have little in common with the chemical that makes up a vast portion of Earth's atmosphere, or to the element that can be found in other lo... |
28 May 2010
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Scientists have known for a long time that a cyanobacteria known as Trichodesmium was the microbe that reigned supreme over the vast amounts of nitrogen that the world's oceans include. This small member of the large group was for many years thought to be the sole ruler of the oceanic nitrogen concentrations, bu... |
26 February 2010
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One of the most promising goals in science today is the creation of a quantum computer, a device that will be several orders of magnitude faster and better than any existing supercomputer. However, the challenges ahead are up to the rewards, and physicists around the world are still struggling with the basics. For in... |
20 January 2010
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An impressive breakthrough in chemistry was recently achieved at the Cornell University, when researchers learned how to break two of the strongest types of chemical bonds in the world at room temperature and pressure. This is something that has never been done before, and experts say that the innovation could see a ... |
15 December 2009
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Experts at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announce the development of a new method of producing and fine-tuning terahertz quantum cascade lasers. The scientists argue that terahertz radiation has been on experts' minds for many years, but that elusive radiation could not be generated easily, usi... |
8 December 2009
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Scientists at the US Department of Energy's (DOE) Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, the NASA Langley Research Center, and the National Institute of Aerospace have recently announced the development of a new class of materials. Boron-nitride yarns are threads of interlocking fibers at the nanoscale ... |
3 December 2009
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Leaf-cutter ants are arguably among the most amazing living things in the entire world. They are mostly renowned for their ability to grow fungus “gardens” and also for the fact that they can carry chunks of leaves that are several times their body size and weight. Now, scientists have found yet another r... |
20 November 2009
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Researchers proposed a long time ago that atmospheric pressure might be one of the key factors determining the habitability of Earth-like planets. Over geological timescales, of millions to billions of years, variations in this pressure may be what determines a planet's ability to foster primitive life. A new st... |
17 November 2009
03:22 GMT |
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Nitrogen is one of the important chemical for life on Earth. It composes the majority of our atmosphere, and it is an inert gas, meaning that it does not interact with other chemicals in its stable form. But the amounts of nitrogen in the air are currently changing, with the main additional sources being the burning ... |
6 November 2009
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Scientists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) recently made a discovery that may open up the way of studying the planet's elusive nitrogen cycle. While the paths other chemicals, such as carbon, take are relatively well known, nitrogen is still a bit of a mystery in the way it takes to circle th... |
16 October 2009
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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
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Astronomers have known for a long time that the Sun is currently at the middle of its life cycle, having already burnt for more than 4.6 billion years. As a yellow main sequence star, it is expected to live a full life of about 10 billion years, but naturally, during this time, it will evolve. Sadly for Earth, this i... |
13 June 2009
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Researchers dealing with drills in the Antarctic ice sheets have recently managed to identify the chemical traces of a supernova explosion that took place more than 1,000 years ago, by analyzing minute amounts of the particles that remained trapped in the ice. The samples that have been analyzed for the new research ... |
4 March 2009
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Pluto is one of the smallest planets in the solar system, and it's located very far away from the Sun, beyond the orbit of Neptune. It's one of the dwarf celestial bodies, having a diameter of only one fifth that of the Earth. But, unlike our planet, it's made almost entirely out of rock and ice, and f... |
3 March 2009
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A team of astronomers led by Stephen Tegler from the Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff were culling through pictures of the biggest dwarf planet beyond Neptune called Eris, when they came across a startling discovery. The small plutoid (as this type of planets is named) sported major changes in its surface com... |
11 November 2008
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A typical Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus, or scuba gear for short, usually consists of a tank containing compressed air and a mouthpiece used to regulate the flow of air from the tank into the lungs. But breathing air in this manner is extremely inefficient, especially while considering the application... |
26 May 2008
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Most nitrogen pollutants released by humans into the Earth's atmosphere end up in the ocean, where they act as fertilizers and increase the production of marine plant life. This in turn determines a high absorption of carbon dioxide into oceanic sinkhole, according to a study carried out by Robert Duce, Atmosphe... |
16 May 2008
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Atoms are formed of a positively charged nucleus - containing protons and neutrons - and an outer shell of electrons spinning around the nucleus. Now, we know that the nucleus is found in the center of the atom, but individual electrons spinning at high speeds around the nucleus are rather hard to localize, which is ... |
16 May 2008
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Dry ice is basically frozen carbon dioxide. It might not sound like much but dry ice bears some unique properties that make it ideal for certain cooling applications. First of all, as its name says, it's dry, meaning that unlike other ices, such as frozen water, it does not go through a liquid state when heated.... |
9 May 2008
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Toothed whales represent the diving champions of all air-breathing animals. Sperm whales dive at depths of over 1,200 m (3,600 ft) for more than an hour, while Cuvier's beaked whale (a type of toothed whale) holds the record for diving amongst any sea mammal - 1,900 m (6,330 ft), that translate into 190 atmosphe... |
9 May 2008
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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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For decades now, the United States used nitrogen-based fertilizers, believing that it would benefit the soil by building organic carbon into it; but a group of scientists studying the soil has recently found that nitrogen actually fertilizers deplete the carbon reserves from it.Scientist from the University of Illino... |
30 October 2007
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What's the similarity between your gut and the bottom of the ocean? Well, they're both dark and oxygen-poor places. And full of bacteria. Now, a group of Japanese researchers has discovered that some of the nastiest germs thriving in the human intestine, triggering some severe diseases could have evolved f... |
4 July 2007
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Many acids result from the combination of a nonmetal oxide with water.Water can be found in nature, the oxides can be dumped by human activity, especially the burning of fossil fuels. This is how acid rains result: rains filled with acids. The main causes are the nitrogen and sulfur oxides, that give nitric and sulfu... |
5 June 2007
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This is the process that fuels life on Earth: plants simply mix carbon dioxide from the air, water and sunlight to turn them into biomass and oxygen. Chemists would also like to be able to use CO2 as a carbon source just like in the photosynthesis for synthesizing organic reactions, but this is not as simple as it mi... |
17 March 2007
10:52 GMT |
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