Here, on Earth, opal comes in many forms and compositions, from scarcer, more precious ones, to the more common. But none of these would ever dare to compete against a tiny fragment of the material recently discovered on Mars by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and confirmed by the Spirit rover, on of the two rovers t... |
29 October 2008
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The technicians in charge of the state and proper functioning of the Phoenix Mars Lander (PML) have begun the slow process of the machinery's euthanasia, turning its four heaters off one by one, starting last Tuesday. The process will go on for the following few weeks until the robotic device will eventuall... |
29 October 2008
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We have extremely powerful electronic computers these days and it's great, but scientists fear that we might not be so fortunate in the near future, as microchip minimization cannot go forever in order to supply the required computing power. Photonic crystals are just one of the solutions we could imply to creat... |
4 March 2008
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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
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