Posted in science, tagged engineering, physics on May 14, 2008 | No Comments »
HP scientists have discovered a fourth element of electrical circuits, the memrister, the implications of which could be revolutionary:
Engineers could, for example, develop a new kind of computer memory that would supplement and eventually replace today’s commonly used dynamic random access memory (D-RAM). Computers using conventional D-RAM lack the ability to retain information once they [...]
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Posted in science, tagged dark matter, science, stars on February 12, 2008 | No Comments »
Katherine Freese, Douglas Spolyar, and Paolo Gondolo hypothesize that the first stars were powered by dark matter (HT: Wil Oxford):
For a long time, scientists have assumed that the very first stars were powered by fusion, in processes similar to what goes on in present day stars. But a new theory is emerging to challenge [...]
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Posted in science, tagged science on December 31, 2007 | No Comments »
Wired lists its ten top science stories of 2007. It’s too early, perhaps, to say whether “An Exceptionally Simple Theory of Everything” belongs on the list.
Of more practical use might be this explanation for why wires, threads, and just about everything else ends up in knots.
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Physicists are considering a seemingly metaphysical question and seeking physical evidence for answers. (Hat tip: Wil Oxford.)
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