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Kiwi scientists make atomic 'breakthrough' -> 0

Submitted by Mogster on Sunday September 26 2010, @06:40PM

Mogster writes ""University of Otago scientists have made a "major physics breakthrough" with the development of a technique to consistently isolate and capture a fast-moving single atom. A team of four researchers from the university's physics department are believed to be the first to isolate and photograph the Rubidium 85 atom"

Good to see Kiwi's following in Rutherford's footsteps"
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Goodbye XP, and Linux-> 0

Submitted by Mogster on Monday June 30 2008, @11:58PM

Mogster writes "Bruce Simpson of Aardvark Daily writes about the demise of XP and questions why Linux has not taken advantage of this. 'Clearly, with sales of Vista not living up to the company's expectations, Microsoft has decided to force people onto their newer OS and the easiest way to do that is just stop selling the old one. But this raises a question for which I have no answer.. Where the hell is Linux?'"
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DIY lab scanner made from standard CD drive-> 0

Submitted by Mogster on Wednesday September 26 2007, @04:01AM

Mogster writes "Fixing two additional light sensors to a normal CD or DVD drive can transform it into a highly accurate scanner for chemical or medical tests, Spanish researchers have shown."
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