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Submission + - 'We have broken speed of light'

Submitted by

sporkme

on Thursday August 16, 2007 @02:51PM

sporkme writes: "Physicists from the University of Koblenz in Germany claim to have violated special relativity using quantum tunneling to move microwave photons more than three feet "instantaneously." This would mean that the particles exceeded the speed of light by traversing the space between two prisms at a speed higher than 186,000 miles per second.

The original New Scientist article is available to subscribers."

Submission + - Citrix to purchase XenSource (reuters.com)

Submitted by C_Kode on Thursday August 16, 2007 @02:48PM

C_Kode writes: It seems that Citrix is going to purchase XenSource for around $500 million. This could be bad news as there are rumors of someone else buying Citrix. We've been testing XenSource and VMWare. While VMWare appears to be the better product, XenSource is more affordable. The sell of XenSource draws new questions into what we are going to do.

Submission + - Super ocean pathway discovered: Tasman Outflow (itwire.com)

Submitted by

WaltonNews

on Thursday August 16, 2007 @12:23PM

WaltonNews writes: "A major underwater current called the Tasman Outflow has been discovered by Australian scientists. It helps to regulate the Earth's climate by providing water flow between three oceans in the southern hemisphere."

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