SUPERCONDUCTING WIRES; LIQUID CRYSTALS; RECORD OCEAN WAVES...
Date: Monday, April 03, 2006 @ 22:13:14 UTC
Topic: General
NANO WORLD: SUPERCONDUCTING WIRES, April 01
Nanotechnology could help enable the next generation of superconducting wires for everything from new city power grids to levitating trains, experts told UPI's Nano World.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news63109068.html
SCIENTIST CREATES LIQUID CRYSTALS WITH HIGH METAL CONTENT, April 03
Researchers at North Carolina State University have successfully engineered liquid crystals that contain very high concentrations of metals - potentially paving the way toward the creation of "magnetic liquids" and liquid crystals that may have important ramifications for semi-conductor and solar energy research.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news63297825.html
RECORD OCEAN WAVES ARE RECORDED, April 03
British scientists report observing some of the largest waves ever measured -- reportedly so big, some computer models indicate they shouldn't even exist.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news63294887.html
PACIFIC OCEAN GETTING WARMER, MORE ACIDIC, April 01
Testing by U.S. scientists finds that the Pacific Ocean is getting warmer and more acidic, while the amount of oxygen is decreasing.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news63109133.html
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