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Delving into the world of the ultra-coldThursday, September 2, 2010 @ 4:47AM(PhysOrg.com) -- In Swinburne University's 'cold molecules lab', where temperatures one millionth of a degree above absolute zero are routinely achieved, researchers are making significant advances in understanding the weird and wonderful world of quantum mechanics.

NA-F2000: Series Mid-Ohio season finale previewWednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 9:28PM[150x101-images-stories-10season-mo-pre-carbone2.JPG] Carbone has been at the front of the title fight all year. (click for high-res). (photo: Janice Eakin).

Mind the GapWednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 12:39PMOver at his blog Science, Reason, and Critical Thinking, Crispian Jago presents a "subway map" of modern scientific achievements , or as he puts it, "500 Years of science, reason, and critical thinking via the medium of gross over-simplification, dodgy demarcation, glaring omission and a very tiny font."

Designer Optoelectronics - Quantum Mechanics For New MaterialsMonday, August 30, 2010 @ 9:28AMEuropean researchers have combined computer modelling of quantum mechanics and precision fabrication processes to create novel transparent conductive oxides made to order for a wide range of scientific and consumer applications.

A Year of Living Dangerously: Reflections on Hot-Button ScienceMonday, August 30, 2010 @ 7:03AMLast September I wrote my first column for Scientific American , and this September marks my last one. In writing on science issues relevant to our culture and society, there is an inevitable tension between sticking just to science issues and commenting on potentially hot-button social issues. I have tried during the past 12 months to strike some balance, but without fail those issues that stir ...

Darkspore Details!Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 11:42PMDarkspore (PC) Maxis clues us in on Darkspore's backstory, its game mechanics and how it's inspired by Plants vs. Zombies.

Changing our mental climate: We must alter our ways nowSunday, August 29, 2010 @ 4:43AMCommunity Perspective I recently returned from a seven-month, winter bike ride from Fairbanks to Washington, D.C. I rode, impelled by the urgency of reigning in carbon dioxide emissions from the...

The World Beyond the Hill (Alexei Panshin, Cory Panshin)Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 11:25AMScience Fiction and the Quest for Transcendence

Researcher finds revolutionary way to treat eye cancerFriday, August 27, 2010 @ 11:23AMRare but devastating, eye cancer can strike anyone at any time and treating it often requires radiation that leaves half of all patients partially blind.