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Science at the petascale: Roadrunner results unveiled

Eureka Science Web - Po, 10/26/2009 - 17:19

The world's fastest supercomputer, Roadrunner, at Los Alamos National Laboratory has completed its initial "shakedown" phase doing accelerated petascale computer modeling and simulations of a variety of unclassified, fundamental science projects.

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Caltech scientists first to trap light and sound vibrations together in nanocrystal

Eureka Science Web - Po, 10/26/2009 - 13:23

Researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have created a nanoscale crystal device that, for the first time, allows scientists to confine both light and sound vibrations in the same tiny space.

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U-M hosts week-long exploration of role of body in making art

Univerzita v Michigane - Po, 10/26/2009 - 04:00
In the latest incarnation of innovative arts exploration, the University of Michigan's Arts on Earth presents "Arts & Bodies," a week-long series of performances, talks and happenings that aim to provoke a rethinking of the vital connection among the arts, education and societal values

Mantis shrimps could show us the way to a better DVD

Eureka Science Web - Ne, 10/25/2009 - 19:23

The remarkable eyes of a marine crustacean could inspire the next generation of DVD and CD players, according to a new study from the University of Bristol published today in Nature Photonics.

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Berkeley researchers create first hyperlens for sound waves

Eureka Science Web - Ne, 10/25/2009 - 19:23

Ultrasound and underwater sonar devices could "see" a big improvement thanks to development of the world's first acoustic hyperlens. Created by researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), the acoustic hyperlens provides an eightfold boost in the magnification power of sound-based imaging technologies. Clever physical manipulation of the imaging sound waves enables the hyperlens to resolve details smaller than one sixth the length of the waves themselves, bringing into view much smaller objects and features than can be detected using today's technologies.

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