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IBM Scientists First To Measure Force Required To Move Individual Atoms

Science – IBM (NYSE: IBM) scientists, in collaboration with the University of Regensburg in Germany, are the first ever to measure the force it takes to move individual atoms on a surface. This fundamental measurement provides important information for designing future atomic-scale devices: computer chips, miniaturized storage devices, and more.

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Trio of Mars orbiters to monitor Phoenix probe's landing

Science – NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) are now moving three Mars-orbiting spacecraft into position to watch over the landing of NASA's Phoenix probe in May.

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Forget Dark Matter: This Astrophysicist Found the Fastest Way to Board a Plane

Science – When you think of all the ways an astrophysicist might make life easier, you probably think of things like cold fusion and extraterrestrial colonization. But Jason Steffen, a postdoctoral fellow at Fermilab Center for Particle Astrophysics, has more earthly aims. He wants to make getting on an airplane less of a hassle

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Australian scientists in Lou Gehrig's disease breakthrough

News – Australian scientists Friday said they have discovered a gene abnormality responsible for the crippling condition known as Lou Gehrig's disease, which causes gradual paralysis in sufferers.

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