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Free Computing Magazines Offline (Sep 02 2007 23:56 GMT) - Most of us don't really want to spend 24/7/365 online, occasionally there are times when we need to go, ahem, offline and find a peaceful place to read. Until they come up with a truly portable device that's as easy to read as a print magazine, print magazines will under ... |
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Circular Arguments and a Complex World (Sep 02 2007 23:56 GMT) - Mika Aaltonen of the BIT Research Centre at the Helsinki University of Technology in Finland argues that at the very fundamental level, human beings are storytelling animals, this premise may seem obvious but arises not because we like fairytales and fables but because of the way we perceive cause and ... |
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Alchemical Happenings (Sep 02 2007 23:56 GMT) - As regular Sciencebase readers will know, I write a regular chemistry news round-up for ChemWeb under the plome-de-nume of The Alchemist. This is the latest incarnation of a column I first wrote for the original ChemWeb.com almost a decade ago. ChemWeb is now owned by chemical industry search engine chemindustry.com, ... |
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Two Slits Are Better Than One (Sep 02 2007 23:56 GMT) - Sciencebase Exclusive - Careful experimentation and theoretical analysis of a double-slit experiment have finally quashed a controversy in fundamental physics ? the complementarity-uncertainty debate. Ever since the catflap to the quantum world was opened up to us and Schrödinger's feline friend was idiomatically let out of the bag, to mix a ... |
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Cosmic Effort Sheds Light on Dark Energy (Sep 02 2007 23:56 GMT) - In the late 1990s, the universe changed. The sums suddenly did not add up. Observations of the remnants of stars that exploded billions of years ago, Type Ia supernovae, showed that not only are they getting further away as the universe expands but they are moving faster and faster. It ... |
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Could World of Warcraft Fight Disease? (Sep 02 2007 23:56 GMT) - In September 2005, about 4 million World of Warcraft gamers saw a new and unexpected challenge in the game. Players exploring a new area within the game encountered an extremely virulent, highly contagious disease, known as Corrupted Blood, which had been introduced in an update on the 13th of that ... |
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Why Do We Yawn? (Sep 02 2007 23:56 GMT) - No one knows why we yawn. There are lots of theories, some talk about it signalling tiredness or getting oxygen to the brain, others mention clearing out stale air from the lungs and reducing blood carbon dioxide levels. Most are baloney. But, one thing that is certain, yawns can be ... |
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Quantum Dots and Spin Pumps (Sep 02 2007 23:56 GMT) - It is not so long ago, that the first thing that sprang to mind when one read the phrase 'quantum dot' is some rather esoteric and complicated aspect of avant garde physics. This is still partly true, there is some rather complex experimental work underway underpinned by even more complex ... |
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Extra Geeky Bits (Sep 02 2007 23:56 GMT) - Keen-eyed Sciencebase readers will have spotted the "Geeky Bits" link at the far-right of the menu above. Behind this link is the science extra section of the site where I blog at a micro level on various papers and articles I spot on the net that I don't have time ... |
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Wound Healing and Super Cabbage (Sep 02 2007 23:56 GMT) - This week in The ChemWeb Alchemist, I report how Illinois chemists have developed a novel catalytic approach that side-steps functional group modifications to streamline organic syntheses. The Alchemist also discovers that a serendipitous finding leads to a bright spot in observing electron transfer in single molecules under the scanning tunneling ... |
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Venice. Cassandra's Dream. (Sep 02 2007 23:55 GMT) - "Woody Allen's Cassandra's Dream is a humorless misfire that wastes the talents of some fine actors including Ewan McGregor, Hayley Atwell and Tom Wilkinson while continuing the mystery of Colin Farrell's appeal to major filmmakers," writes Ray Bennett in the... |
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Bobby Brown: ?I basically lived in my car? (Sep 02 2007 23:55 GMT) - Nidhi: The custody battle between Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston over their fourteen-year-old daughter, Bobbi Kristina, appeared to have reignited. Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston saga has once gain caught the spotlight. The custody battle between Brown and Houston over their fourteen-year-old daughter Bobby Kristina has reignited. Extra TV reports that Bobby Brown filed all new [... |
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6" (SSB) SELF SUPPORTING Chimney6" (SSB) SELF SUPPORTING Chimney (Sep 02 2007 23:48 GMT) - 6" SSB SELF SUPPORTING Chimney - Can be installed to any 90 degree corner on a chimney or wall - Does not require any other fixings and can be fitted with just a M8 spanner and a chisel - Unique safe design to fit onto a brick corner secured by side arms - Extremely quick to fit; can save over 15 minutes over a standard lashing kit - For larger installations two brackets can be fitted for additional stability - Mig welded for strong & secure joints - Passivated gold effect finish (finish conforms to BS 1706) Stand Off 2.75" (70mm) |
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BLAKE Super SR 10 Element W/BBLAKE Super SR 10 Element W/B (Sep 02 2007 23:48 GMT) - BLAKE Super SR 10 Element W/B Its elements with a superior strengthened profile and moulded securing clip make this a truly rugged aerial. If you combine this strength with the new inclined tube dipole, incorporating a printed circuit board balun for improved gain and impedance matching, you have a superb UHF digital and analogue receptacle. - CAI Benchmarked Aerial - Standard 3 - Enhanced for DTT reception - Ideal for good to medium signal strength areas - “Inclined” folded tube dipole incorporating an easy fit termination with a soldered brass electrical terminal, braid clamp and a printed circuit board balun for improved gain, impedance match, bandwidth and impulsive noise rejection - Watertight insulator cap, malleable in all working temperatures - Stylish coloured plastic components - Fortified 6 element reflector design for a refined back to front ratio - Tilt and slide clamp to facilitate adjustment in elevation - Element design has a superior strengthened profile incorporating an enlarged moulded securing clip - Simple, quick and easy assembly and installation Frequency Range: CH 21-68 (471.25-853. |
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ANTIFERENCE RX12 Element C/D-W/BANTIFERENCE RX12 Element C/D-W/B (Sep 02 2007 23:48 GMT) - Antiference RX12 Element C/D-W/B Aerials For The Digital Age - Unique Trumatch impedance matched dipole - Tuned reflector to suite each channel group - Lightweight durable construction - Easy assembly RX Aerials are tuned to work across UHF Digital and Analogue Frequencies in primary reception areas. This aerial delivers a clean strong signal thanks to its matched Dipole and tuned reflector. Frequency Range: Ch 21-68 (471.25 - 847. |
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ANTIFERENCE RX12 Element AANTIFERENCE RX12 Element A (Sep 02 2007 23:48 GMT) - Antiference RX12 Element A Aerials For The Digital Age - Unique Trumatch impedance matched dipole - Tuned reflector to suite each channel group - Lightweight durable construction - Easy assembly RX Aerials are tuned to work across UHF Digital and Analogue Frequencies in primary reception areas. This aerial delivers a clean strong signal thanks to its matched Dipole and tuned reflector. Frequency Range: Ch 21-37 (471.25 - 599. |
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TRIAX SG 18 ElementTRIAX SG 18 Element (Sep 02 2007 23:48 GMT) - Triax SG 18 W/B Supergain Aerials, Solving Reception Problems. Manufactured by Triax UK Ltd. Constructed from aluminium, magnesium and manganese alloy makes them extremely resistant to the most adverse weather conditions. The extra large rear reflector provides an excellent front to back ratio and the PCB balun (with captive signal transfer) provides excellent signal transfer. Frequency Range: |
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BLAKE Super SR 18 ElementBLAKE Super SR 18 Element (Sep 02 2007 23:48 GMT) - BLAKE Super SR 18 Element Its elements with a superior strengthened profile and moulded securing clip make this a truly rugged aerial. If you combine this strength with the new inclined tube dipole, incorporating a printed circuit board balun for improved gain and impedance matching, you have a superb UHF digital and analogue receptacle. - Enhanced for DTT reception - Ideal for good to medium signal strength areas - “Inclined” folded tube dipole incorporating an easy fit termination with a soldered brass electrical terminal, braid clamp and a printed circuit board balun for improved gain, impedance match, bandwidth and impulsive noise rejection - Watertight insulator cap, malleable in all working temperatures - Stylish coloured plastic components - Fortified 6 element reflector design for a refined back to front ratio - Tilt and slide clamp to facilitate adjustment in elevation - Element design has a superior strengthened profile incorporating an enlarged moulded securing clip - Simple, quick and easy assembly and installation Frequency Range: CH 21-68 (471.25-853. |
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