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Evolution of Standing Mesochannels on Porous Anodic Alumina Substrates with Designed Conical Holes

World Premier International (WPI) Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), Nano Ceramics Center, and Advanced Electric Materials Center, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Namiki 1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, JAPAN, and Doctoral Program in Materials Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tennodai 1-1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, JAPAN

The Evolution of Online Media Search Gives Birth to Dizzler

The Evolution of Online Media Search Gives Birth to Dizzler - Free music and multi-media mega-search engine and media player giant, Dizzler, announces official website launch and established presence in the playable media search technology arena today at Dizzler. The evolution of online technology has allowed us to bear witness to the exponential growth of search engine giants like Google and Yahoo. Attempting to replicate just a fraction of their success in the area of music search, many websites failed and became fading stars in the cyber universe due to copyright infringement, backlashes by music artists and the inability to integrate with newer web 2.0 and social networking websites. While the remnants of these free music, ring tones, video and gaming websites still struggle with copyright infringement and user annoyance with adware a

Most black holes might come in only small and large

Black holes are sometimes huge cosmic beasts, billions of times the mass of our sun, and sometimes petite with just a few times the sun's mass. But do black holes also come in size medium? A new study suggests that, for the most part, the answer is no.

Teens help Chabot shed light on black holes

Black holes are so hot that they are cool, particularly to an excited team of 11 East Bay teens selected to design online content for an upcoming traveling exhibit on black holes sponsored by the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.

Proposed Mission Could Study Space-Time Around Black Holes

What do black holes, magnetars and supernovae have in common? They all emit X-rays. But it's difficult, if not impossible to study certain aspects of the X-ray emissions from these powerful objects. And there's much we don't understand about how black holes distort space-time around them, or how magnetars affect their surroundings, or how cosmic rays are accelerated by shocks in supernova remnants. A proposed new NASA mission called Gravity and Extreme Magnetism (GEMS), will use a new technique to study what has been unattainable until now. GEMS won't study the X-ray emission of these objects directly, but will build up a picture indirectly by measuring the polarization of X-rays emitted from these violent regions.

GFI Signs Jumpgate Evolution

Codemasters Online today announced an agreement with Game Factory Interactive for the publishing of Jumpgate Evolution in Russia, former USSR countries and the Baltic Region. The game will be fully localised for the Russian territories with Game Factory Interactive publishing and operating the game across the region. Jumpgate Evolution features a new rendering engine, engaging and responsive AI, as well as several new missions across multiple types including: combat, patrols, mining, and delivery. It will also feature a new user interface and engaging PvP system with factional peace and war rating, significantly affecting game dynamics.

New "Sunglasses" Help Astronomers See Light Near Black Holes

Although we can't actually see a black hole, we can see the black hole's effect on nearby matter. But even that is difficult because infrared light from clouds of dust and gas usually pollutes the view. But astronomers have found a way to get a clean view of the disks surrounding black holes by using a polarizing filter in the infrared. This technique works in particular when the region immediately surrounding the black hole emits a small amount of scattered light. Since scattered light is polarized, astronomers can use a filter that works like polarized sunglasses on large telescopes to detect this small amount of scattered light and measure it with unprecedented accuracy. Scientists have theorized these luminous disks existed around black holes, but until now have not been able to observe them.

Hybrid solar cell researchers order sputtering tool from Surrey NanoSystems

Researchers of hybrid solar cell fabrication at Ludwig-Maximilians University (LMU) in Munich have ordered an advanced sputtering tool from U.K.-based Surrey NanoSystems. The tool will be used in the creation of high-efficiency interconnection templates for organic materials, thereby greatly increasing the efficiency of the cells, according to LMU. The tool, a configuration of Surrey NanoSystems' Gamma PVD sputtering tool, will be put into operation at the LMU's Department of Physics and Centre for NanoScience. LMU specified some features of the tool, including the facility to aid in the production of uniform aluminium films for the formation of porous alumina membranes for application to a variety of substrates. The researchers will also be equipped with the resources to deposit barrier layers and other inter-layer films in researching a

Evolution Of Skull And Mandible Shape In Cats

In a new study published in the online-open access journal PLoS ONE, Per Christiansen at the Zoological Museum in Copenhagen, Denmark, reports the finding that the evolution of skull and mandible shape in sabercats and modern cats were governed by different selective forces, and the two groups evolved very different adaptations to killing.

Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Catalyzed by Proton-Coupled Redox Cycle of 4,4€-Bipyridine Monolayer Adsorbed on Silver Electrodes

Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Catalyzed by Proton-Coupled Redox Cycle of 4,4′-Bipyridine Monolayer Adsorbed on Silver Electrodes

The Evolution of Online Media Search Gives Birth to Dizzler; A Free Interactive, Playable Media Search Engine and Aggregator of Multi-Media Content

The Evolution of Online Media Search Gives Birth to Dizzler; A Free Interactive, Playable Media Search Engine and Aggregator of Multi-Media Content

GTR Evolution Released

Copies of GTR Evolution have finally hit store shelves today in certain parts of Europe, after some delays in the past.

Instrument designed for biological pathogen monitoring can detect tuberculosis surrogate

An instrument originally designed for detecting the malicious use of biological pathogens has potential for use in the public health sector to rapidly screen people for tuberculosis. In experiments over the past year, a research team at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has used their system to detect a tuberculosis surrogate, even when it is surrounded by sputum and mucus-like substances. They also were able to differentiate between two similar bacteria, distinguishing between an avirulent strain of tuberculosis and a similar bacterium, Mycobacterium semegmatis. Their research, using a system called Single-Particle Aerosol Mass Spectrometry, or SPAMS, is described in Analytical Chemistry.

Instrument designed for biological pathogen monitoring can detect tuberculosis surrogate

An instrument originally designed for detecting the malicious use of biological pathogens has potential for use in the public health sector to rapidly screen people for tuberculosis.

Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 Xbox 360 Screenshots

PES 2009 is the latest installment of the award-winning Pro Evolution Soccer Series, which is known by millions of fans for its superior gameplay and incredible realism. For PES 2009, Konami is already planning a raft of extensive new additions that will further bridge the gap between PES and the real thing. The new game has undergone a stunning graphical update to ensure its players look and move even more like their real-life counterparts. Similarly, all-new options allow users to tailor the game to their own tastes, while new moves, innovative new control elements and key online elements will further the realism of the new game.

Robotic submarine designed by DCE students bags US award

A robotic submarine designed by students of Delhi College of Engineering (DCE) has won the 'Most Improved Design Award' for 2008 in a world competition in the United States, a DCE release said.

GTR Evolution Confirmed For August 14th

Atari Germany has confirmed that the release date of Simbin's GTR Evolution will be on August 14th 2008. It is certain that fans in Germany will be able to get the game on that day, and is also expected that the rest of Europe will get it on that same day as well.

Tracing Evolution in Genes

Evolutionary biologist Rasmus Nielsen uses in silico experiments to identify traces of rapid evolution in genes. Photo credit: courtesy Rasmus Nielsen

Anti-Evolution "Academic Freedom" Bill Passed In Louisiana

Ars Technica is running a story about recently enacted legislation in Louisiana which will allow school board officials to "approve supplemental classroom materials specifically for the critique of scientific theories" such as evolution and global warming. The full text of the Act (PDF) is also available. Quoting: "The text of the [Louisiana Science Education Act] suggests that it's intended to foster critical thinking, calling on the state Board of Education to 'assist teachers, principals, and other school administrators to create and foster an environment within public elementary and secondary schools that promotes critical thinking skills, logical analysis, and open and objective discussion of scientific theories.' Unfortunately, it's remarkably selective in its suggestion of topics that need critical thinking, as it cites scientific

The evolution of SEO

It seems like everyone is talking about SEO these days - even my mom knows she should think about how to get ranked in search engines if she wants people to find her site. But really, SEO isn't that old - in fact, Web design itself really isn't that old. But William Flaiz of Search Engine Watch has written a great article on how SEO has changed as it's grown - The Evolution of SEO. Where are you on the SEO evolutionary scale?

To Evolution: You're Just Not Fast Enough

In the past 10,000 years, people have been evolving rather quickly, though this speed doesn't seem fast enough for everyone, says this US News and World Report article. Anthropologist John Hawks points out that some people can now digest lactose and others have some resistance to smallpox or malaria even though those genes used to be rare. But today's world is changing so quickly that Oxford's Nick Bostrom says biological evolution isn't keeping up and some people are turning to preimplantation genetic diagnosis to choose some of their child's traits. However, bioethicist Thomas Murray adds, "Our capacity to do these kinds of intentional designs is vastly overrated."

Zaha Hadid has designed a site-specific sculpture for the Venice Architecture Biennale. Aura can be...

Zaha Hadid has designed a site-specific sculpture for the Venice Architecture Biennale. Aura can be seen at Villa Foscari La Malcontenta. The biennale runs from 14 September to 23 November.

Wayne Hemingway has designed a bicycle for sale to housebuilders and developers. The Roadrunner...

Wayne Hemingway has designed a bicycle for sale to housebuilders and developers. The Roadrunner costs £55 and is intended to be given away free to house buyers.

Non-Biological Evolution Real, Not Study Flaw

Earlier this week, researchers captured the process of cultural -- not biological -- evolution in action.

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