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Entries from September 23rd, 2009

Sierra Nevada birds move in response to warmer, wetter climate

September 23rd, 2009 · No Comments · Biology

In this article Sierra Nevada birds are leaving their homes due to climate changes. The birds can survive in climate changes but they just don’t want to. Biologists from Berkley California have realized that ” If the climate is not quite right, birds will up and move rather than stick around and sweat it out.” [...]

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Doctors Play a Video Game and Save Lives

September 23rd, 2009 · 1 Comment · Physics

A team of physicists at Ohio University have developed a device that doctorts can use to control cells via joystick. Using magnetic fields, they can control magntically tagged cells without harming the patient at all. To get the cells to move they placed two magnetic fields, like north and south poles, on both sides and [...]

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Multijuction Solar Cell

September 23rd, 2009 · No Comments · Physics

Reasearchers and scientists have been working to devlop a solar cell that has an energy efficientcy of 40%+   the standard models have an efficientcy of about 23ish %. recently developed technologies have allowed scientists to engineer a multi junction Solar cell to optimze the preformance of todays solar cells. This device can help our world’s [...]

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Diamonds the Ultimate MRI Probe

September 23rd, 2009 · No Comments · Physics

Diamonds have been found to be vary useful in MRI technolgy such as scanners and other similar devices. This could help develop quantum computers or help scientists scan living cell or single molecules. This technology could revolutionize the medical industry with more research. We are already in the process of attempting to develop sophisticated MRI [...]

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