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Scientists Find Quadrillion Tonnes Of Diamonds
Scientists Find Quadrillion Tonnes Of Diamonds In monetary terms, diamonds are one of the most valuable substances on the planet. Well, technically in terms of quantity to cost printer ink also falls into a similar category. Getting back to diamonds though, with them being exceptionally pretty in jewellery and also…
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Scientists Crack The Reason Why A Dripping Tap Is So Loud
Scientists Believe They Have Cracked Why A Dripping Tap Is So Noisy Science and water to many might be a bit of a dry subject (ha!). When trying to get a good nights sleep, however, I invariably find that there are noises you can ignore and those that you can’t.…
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Researchers Create a Microscopic Game of Pac-Man
Pac-Man is definitely one of the world’s most popular video games, as it has seen adaptations on numerous platforms since its original release in 1980. Now, a team of researchers from Norway’s Institute of Micro and Nano Systems Technology has managed to build a tiny recreation of the original Pac-Man maze, which…
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Scientists Create Glass That’s Almost as Strong as Steel
Glass That’s Almost as Strong as Steel Glass, by its very nature, is known to be quite easy to break. Of course, this much can be changed by altering the thickness of it, as we’ve seen with everything from bullet-proof glass to bridges being made from it. Now, a team…
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New LED Tech May Bring More Natural Light and Less Power Consumption in Just 5 Years
Have you switched to LED lighting solutions in your house to cut down on power consumption? If not, you may be doing in the near future. Scientists from the Niels Bohr Institute discovered a new way of making LEDs with the use of nanowires, bringing a more natural light and…
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Optical Nanotechnology Sensor Claimed to be as Good as a Dog’s Nose
Researchers for the Oregon State University have created a new technology by combining optical tech with nanocomposite thin-films to develop a new type of cheap sensor, which is said to be fast, highly sensitive and able to detect and analyse a wide range of gases. The sensor is said to…
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Internet Access Makes You Think You Are Smarter than You Actually Are
Yale University has made a study regarding the psychological impact of searching for answers on the internet, having some interesting results regarding people and how well prepared they believe to be. “The internet is such a powerful environment, where you can enter any question, and you basically have access to…
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Scientists Want to Help Power Your Phone by Talking to It
A group of scientists from the university of Sungkyunkwan in South Korea have apparently developed a new technology which converts sound waves into electrical energy. With this concept, smartphones will be able to charge from any sound source, from talking to music and even highway traffic noise. “The sound that…
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Nanoparticles Could Lead to Cheaper , Lighter and More Flexible Solar Cells
When hearing the name ‘Colloidal Quantum Dots’, minds fly away to science-fiction scenarios and technologies far from reach. Actually, the name has been given to a new form of solid nanoparticles. It is said that the newly discovered nanoparticles could eventually contribute to the creation of cheaper, lighter and more…
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Scientists Predict Top Speed of 1,800 mph From Prototype Maglev Train
Modern public transport as we know it is pretty fast if you chose the right service, but if you’re in quite a rush to get to that important board meeting on the other side of the States, simply put – you’re screwed. Over at the Southwest Jiaotong University in China,…
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NASA Finds “Mysterious” Rock In Front Of Mars’ Opportunity Rover
NASA scientists from the Mars Exploration Rover project have discovered a strange discrepancy in two photos taken by the Opportunity rover. The first picture displays a photo taken 3528 SOL days (or Martian days) after the Opportunity arrived on Mars. The second photo shows the exact landscape, only with a…
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