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  • Telefonica to Offer Quantum Cryptography on Landline Network Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 12:00PMResearchers have developed a prototype metropolitan quantum key distribution network that will be ready for deployment by Telefónica onto Spanish urban telecommunications network by 2010. The aim of this project is to light the way towards a new generation of integral security solutions, capable of dealing with the telecommunications security risks now threatening conventional networks.
  • Quantum computing a step closer to reality Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 3:46AM Breakthrough for first quantum supercomputer UK and the US researchers have published a paper detailing discoveries that might bring a fully functional quantum computer one step closer to reality.
  • U. professor wins fellowship for research Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 1:53AMFor his innovative LED technological research, University of Utah physics professor John Lupton recently received a $875,000 Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering, from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation.
  • Researchers take a step ahead in quantum computing Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 2:16PMResearchers in the U.K. and the U.S. on Friday published a paper detailing discoveries that might bring a fully functional quantum computer one step closer to reality.
  • Game on Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 2:56AMTop titles for consoles and PCs
  • Articles for Friday, November 14, 2008 Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 12:16AMGLENWOOD SPRINGS — Developers of the proposed base village at Sunlight Mountain Resort are considering their options after the Garfield County Planning and Zoning Commission rejected their plan for a commercial and residential development at the foot of the ski area.
  • Researchers Take a Step Ahead in Quantum Computing Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 8:27PMUK researchers on Friday published a paper with details that could make it possible to preserve data on a quantum computer for...
  • Interview With Steve Scully of C-SPAN Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 4:32PMQUESTION: Secretary of State Rice, how does the world view America?
  • Trivia Quiz: Daniel Craig Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 2:05AMThe new James Bond flick, Quantum of Solace, will open Friday. How much do you know about Daniel Craig, the latest man to play the dashing secret agent?
  • MI6 :: The Home Of James Bond 007 Monday, November 10, 2008 @ 2:07AMJames Bond 007 at MI6 Headquarters - Latest news on Quantum of Solace (2008) the 22nd James Bond movie starring Daniel Craig as 007 due out November 7th 2008 (AKA Bond 22), plus complete coverage of all 007 movies including Casino Royale, the new videogame from Activision, the Ian Fleming centenary, Devil May Care and Young Bond, plus the largest discussion forum.
  • A.M.Stir Saturday, November 8, 2008 @ 11:33PMBy DIANA MIDDLETON The Times-Union
  • Daniel Craig focuses on James Bond Friday, November 7, 2008 @ 11:12AMIn the latest 007 thriller, Quantum of Solace, Daniel Craig continues to explore the depths of the iconic superspy, this time (his second) revealing a man consumed by his job.
  • Watching Electrons with Lasers Thursday, November 6, 2008 @ 5:24PM(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of researchers from the Stanford PULSE Institute for Ultrafast Energy Science at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory has recently moved a step closer to visualizing the motions of electrons in molecules using a technique called high harmonic generation, or HHG.
  • The Best Stocks for a Balanced Portfolio Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 3:12PMIgnoring the potential of small companies can hurt your returns.
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  • THIS WEEK Sunday, October 26, 2008 @ 2:38AMS EVENT COMMUNITY MUSIC DAY Community Music Day at Crowden Music Center is a free celebration for the family, featuring the ever-popular "Instrument Petting Zoo," instrument-making workshops, class demonstrations, face painting and musical performances...
  • Investigation of changes in properties of water under the action of a magnetic field Friday, October 24, 2008 @ 11:23PMThe properties of water and their changes under the action of a magnetic field were gathered by the spectrum techniques of infrared, Raman, visible, ultraviolet and X-ray lights, which may give an insight into molecular and atomic structures of water.
  • New Sculpture Portraying Human Antibody as Protective Angel Installed on Scripps Florida Campus Thursday, October 23, 2008 @ 8:55PMJUPITER, FL.- A strikingly designed stainless steel sculpture that will be dedicated to Richard A. Lerner, M.D., president of The Scripps Research Institute, will be installed at the entrance to the main building on the new Scripps Florida campus.
  • Dishing the dirt on scientists Thursday, October 23, 2008 @ 10:17AMBill Bryson is a superbly funny scholar, able to deliver loads of information and trivia in the most entertaining and humorous fashion. He sugarcoats potent data with fun and we’re better for having read him. A Short History of Nearly Everything is no exception.
  • Memoirs of a qubit: Hybrid memory solves key problem for quantum computing Wednesday, October 22, 2008 @ 4:33PMAn international team of scientists has performed the ultimate miniaturisation of computer memory: storing information inside the nucleus of an atom. This breakthrough is a key step in bringing to life a quantum computer - a device based on the fundamental theory of quantum mechanics which could crack problems unsolvable by current technology.
  • Memoirs of a qubit: Hybrid memory solves key problem for quantum computing Wednesday, October 22, 2008 @ 3:38PM( Princeton University, Engineering School ) An international team of scientists has performed the ultimate miniaturization of computer memory: storing information inside the nucleus of an atom. This breakthrough is a key step in bringing to life a quantum computer -- a device based on the fundamental theory of quantum mechanics which could crack problems unsolvable by current technology.
  • Microscopic Structure Of Quantum Gases Made Visible: Bose-Einstein Condensate Tuesday, October 21, 2008 @ 8:20PMScientists have, for the first time, succeeded in rendering the spatial distribution of individual atoms in a Bose-Einstein condensate visible. Bose-Einstein condensates are small, ultracold gas clouds which, due to their low temperatures, can no longer be described in terms of traditional physics but must be described using the laws of quantum mechanics. The first Bose-Einstein condensates were ...
  • Regional arts and entertainment events Monday, October 20, 2008 @ 12:20AMSunday The politics of laughter John McCain. Barack Obama. George W. Bush. Patsy from South Philly. All the big names of the political pantheon will be present as the estimable 1812 Productions presents the third incarnation of This Is the Week That Is, an impro
  • Quantum Mechanical Hurricanes Form Spontaneously Thursday, October 16, 2008 @ 7:49PMBy Lori Stiles Tucson AZ (SPX) Oct 17, 2008 University of Arizona scientists experimenting with some of the coldest gases in the universe have discovered that when atoms in the gas get cold enough, they can spontaneously spin up into what might be described as quantum mechanical twisters or hurricanes.
  • Mind your money Tuesday, October 14, 2008 @ 7:54PMMoney is in the mind; a product of maya. Particularly at a time when the world is sinking into the quicksand of recession. So how do you survive? The story of the bankrupt billionaire might hold a clue.
  • Quantum encryption sets speed record Thursday, October 9, 2008 @ 11:11AMRecord bit rate heralds quantum security across communication networks
  • UK crypto boffins turbo-charge quantum cryptography Thursday, October 9, 2008 @ 7:50AM Photodiodes get go-faster stripes Boffins at Toshiba’s Cambridge Research Labs have developed a technique for turbo-charging the speed of quantum cryptography transmissions.…
  • Reasons to be optimistic amid financial chaos Thursday, October 9, 2008 @ 6:04AMBob Gariano is head of Robert Gariano Associates, a Lake Forest-based executive search firm. I heard a successful entrepreneur once say that all the decisions that he had made in his career fell into one of two categories: could have and should have.
  • National physics society presents two professors with prizes Wednesday, October 8, 2008 @ 3:31AMThe American Physical Society honored two Yale physicists with prestigious prizes this year: one who has “taught it all” and one who built the “world’s fastest counter of the smallest beans.”
  • Superhero science: Prof. uses comic books to teach physics Wednesday, October 8, 2008 @ 12:08AMUniversity of Minnesota physics professor James Kakalios will give a talk entitled, “Everything I Know About Physics I Learned from Reading Comic Books" at MSU on Thursday.
  • Negotiating those dead ends Tuesday, October 7, 2008 @ 1:10PMCOMMENT ON THIS ! Your Views! I looked death in the face. All right, I didn’t. I glimpsed him in a crowd. I’ve been diagnosed with cancer, of a very treatable kind. I’m told I have a 95 per cent chance of survival.
  • -- Questions and answers about the CERN collider Saturday, October 4, 2008 @ 8:32AMGENEVA -- Questions and answers about the Large Hadron Collider:
  • This Week in Shat Friday, October 3, 2008 @ 5:10PM• is slated to voice Santa in a messed-up animated teleflick that combines quantum mechanics and X-mas cheer. Should be out this December. ( MTV ) • is gaining weight because he keeps eating at his favorite Italian restaurant.
  • The Particle Zoo: Collecting Your Own Subatomic Particles Friday, October 3, 2008 @ 4:50AMThis is a must for any particle physics enthusiast: collect your own particles in the form of a soft, cuddly plushie. From the theoretical Higgs boson to the well known electron, all the quantum particles from the Standard Model can be browsed and chosen for your personal collection. The Particle Zoo is the brain child [...]
  • University professors identify novel collective state of electrons Friday, October 3, 2008 @ 1:30AMA recent discovery by professors at the University may change the understanding of the fundamental behavior of electrons and lead to significant developments in electronics...
  • Obama’s neglect of civil liberties disheartening Thursday, October 2, 2008 @ 3:25AMI am going to vote for Obama on November 4, and I suspect most of my readers will also. But my vote will not be cast with the enthusiasm that I would have predicted several months ago.
  • Chronicle of a surfer’s lifelong odyssey Thursday, October 2, 2008 @ 2:10AMSarah Gerhardt’s first real big-wave beat-down came while surfing a 15-foot swell in Morro Bay. Gerhardt—then a freshman at Cal Poly—was the only one who dared to paddle out at the Rock that day. She caught one wave just fine, but when she tried another she stalled at the top before the bottom dropped out. Then she plummeted down the face of the fat wave, landing splat on her back. “It was ...
  • Chronicle of a former Pismo surfer’s lifelong odyssey Thursday, October 2, 2008 @ 2:10AMSarah Gerhardt’s first real big-wave beat-down came while surfing a 15-foot swell in Morro Bay. Gerhardt—then a freshman at Cal Poly—was the only one who dared to paddle out at the Rock that day. She caught one wave just fine, but when she tried another she stalled at the top before the bottom dropped out. Then she plummeted down the face of the fat wave, landing splat on her back. “It was ...
  • 3-Day Motivational Conference Includes Spirited Communications With The Dead Wednesday, October 1, 2008 @ 11:22PMLisa Williams says that spirits sometimes can get a little too frisky.
  • 5 Great Science Books to Expand Your Mind Wednesday, October 1, 2008 @ 10:57PM From the dynamics of social networks to market bubbles, science has a lot to say about the world of technology. One of the great discoveries of modern science was the realization of how interconnected the world is. The deterministic, Newtonian view of a clockwork Universe was replaced by the much more dynamic, uncertain and entangled world of Quantum Mechanics. digg_url = ...
  • Obituary: Henri Cartan Tuesday, September 30, 2008 @ 6:24PMObituary: Distinguished French mathematician and member of Bourbaki
  • Novel Process Promises To Kick-start Quantum Technology Sector Tuesday, September 30, 2008 @ 2:17PMThe brave new world of quantum technology may be a big step closer to reality thanks to researchers that have come up with a unique new way of testing quantum devices to determine their function and accuracy.
  • For Rock-Climbing Guru, the Sky Is His Roof Monday, September 29, 2008 @ 5:21PMCharles Victor Tucker III, the harmless and stoned jester of the mountains to some and the scourge of Yosemite National Park to others, is better known as Chongo, a rock climber who wrote books on physics and now sleeps under a tractor trailer.
  • Light throws a curve ball Monday, September 29, 2008 @ 4:19PM(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of St Andrews have made a surprise discovery using light beams that can travel around corners.
  • Scientists take a giant leap forward in developing quantum machines Friday, September 26, 2008 @ 1:01PMWashington, September 26 : A team of University of Calgary (U of C) researchers has come up with a unique new way of testing quantum devices to determine their function and accuracy, which could pave the way for a new generation of supercomputers, unbreakable codes, and ultra-fast and secure communication networks.
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  • Quantum strangeness breaks the light barrier Thursday, September 25, 2008 @ 5:43PMWhen entangled quantum particles signal one another, the signals move at least 10,000 times faster than light
  • Was life forged in a quantum crucible? Thursday, September 25, 2008 @ 4:57PMThe notion that quantum processes kick-started life may not be so far fetched after all (full text available to subscribers)
  • Moving Gingerly Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 2:50AMAnna is telling of a reading she just had with a Canadian mystic by phone. I teach at the state university and Anna is an acupuncturist, but we are also mothers who run households and wonder at the mysteries of the universe. We read about Tibetan singing bowls and quantum mechanics, any theory that...
  • Jonny Wilkinson: The quantum leap that saved me from despair Thursday, September 18, 2008 @ 7:21PMJonny Wilkinson won the rugby World Cup for England in 2003 and became a hero, but his quest for sporting perfection left him riven by doubt and despair.