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Saturday, January 7, 2012

ScienceDaily: Top Technology News

ScienceDaily: Top Technology News


First hint of the Higgs boson particle

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 10:03 AM PST

The answer to one of the most exciting questions in particle physics seems almost close enough to touch: Scientists have observed first signs of the Higgs boson and now believe that they will soon be able to prove the existence of the elementary particle they have been trying so hard to isolate.

Hybrid silkworms spin stronger spider silk

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 08:30 AM PST

Silk produced by transgenically-engineered silkworms in the lab exhibit the highly sought-after strength and elasticity of spider silk. This stronger silk could possibly be used to make sutures, artificial limbs and parachutes.

Now you see it, now you didn't: Researchers cloak a moment in time

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 08:13 AM PST

Think Harry Potter movie magic: Researchers have demonstrated a "temporal cloak" -- albeit on a very small scale -- in the transport of information by a beam of light.

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