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Read More »The perfect liquid — now even more perfect
Ultra hot quark-gluon-plasma, generated by heavy-ion collisions in particle accelerators, is supposed to be the "most perfect fluid" in the world. Previous theories imposed a limit on how "liquid" fluids can be
Read More »The world’s slowest clock
(PhysOrg.com) -- National Physical Laboratory is well known for having some of the fastest and most accurate clocks in the world, but now new research with the Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre has led to the calibration of one of the world's slowest ‑ the argon-argon clock.
Read More »Breguet Exhibit Celebrates the 200th Anniversary of the Wristwatch
Manufacture d’horlogerie Breguet celebrates the 200th anniversary of the creation of the world’s first wristwatch, which it produced for the queen of Naples, Napol
Read More »Sturdy and Stylish Snow Goggles
Taking inspiration from the first two people to reach the summit of K2, the second tallest mountain in the world, Italian and German design companies Mykita and Moncler have teamed up to create a functional and stylish collection of snow optics called an Homage to the Mountains. The lenses, which ...
Read More »Tiny Frog Makes Big Claim
Magnifying glass, calipers, teeny tiny tape measure. These are the weapons with which researchers are fighting it out to find the world’s smallest frog.
Read More »How India Conquered Silicon Valley
The Indians are Silicon Valley's most successful immigrants. What have they done right, and what can women and other races learn from them?
Read More »Emotion Selectively Distorts Our Recollections (preview)
On September 11, 2001, Elizabeth A. Phelps stepped outside her apartment in lower Manhattan and noticed a man staring toward the World Trade Center, about two miles away.
Read More »Around the World with Four Seasons
Those who enjoy the service and accommodations at Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts can now indulge in a 22-day Around the World by Private Jet vacation organized by the brand. Since the first excursion sold out, Four Seasons has planned a second trip for just 78 globe-trotting guests who will ...
Read More »Facebook Puts Friends In A Benz
Soon, you'll be able to use Facebook in your Mercedes-Benz. (You roll in a Benzo, right?) Is Facebook suffering from "mission creep"?
Read More »Hey, Young Entrepreneurs: Shake the World
The author of a new book argues that young entrepreneurs often misconceive risk, leading them to fret and dally when they should be boldly dabbling. "The future of business is pure chaos," declared Fast Company this week , elaborating with a quote from DJ Patil who, among other pursuits, researches weather patterns at the University of Maryland. "There are some times, when you can predict weather well for the next 15 days," says Patil.
Read More »World s First Oil Cartel Deep in the Heart of Texas
One hundred and eleven years ago today – on January 10, 1901 – an oil gusher rang in a new era in energy leadership. This was the day when a plume of oil surged almost 100 feet into the air at Lucas No. 1, at Spindletop near Beaumont, Texas
Read More »PAIN Relief: India on Track to Be Declared Polio-Free Next Month
In the mid-2000s, when scientists questioned whether the campaign to rid the world of polio could succeed, skeptics pointed to a problem that some called PAIN . [More]
Read More »Research promises smaller, cheaper therapy machines that could revolutionise cancer treatment
(PhysOrg.com) -- Landmark technology that could revolutionise cancer therapy and pave the way for cleaner, safer nuclear reactors in the future, has been published in Nature Physics today.
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