Yale scientists make 2 giant steps in advancement of quantum computing!

Two major steps toward putting quantum computers into real practice they report that superconducting qubits, or artificial atoms, have been able to communicate information not only to their nearest neighbor, but also to a distant qubit on the chip.

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That's no space station....

An image of the moon Mimas taken by the Cassini spacecraft in 2004.

From JPL

LEGO's Ultimate Collectors Millennium Falcon Unboxed, Now Shipping (PICS)

The biggest LEGO set ever, the $499 Ultimate Collectors Millennium Falcon is now shipping, 5,000-pieces and heavy ring-binded manual included. Yes, this thing is massive. Julie Stern from LEGO confirms: "We're a bit ahead of schedule, so some people who preordered now have their sets." In other words: "great shot kid, that was one in a million

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The Theory of Intelligent Design [pic]

Need I say more?

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Velociraptor was a feathered fiend

"The terrifying velociraptors that ripped apart everyone they could catch in Jurassic Park should have been given feathers by the director Steven Spielberg. After analysing fossilised bones they have discovered that the velociraptor was not the smooth-skinned creature portrayed in the film, but had feathers."Did I hear someone say feathered fiend? :-)

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New Grow Game - Grow Island

A new grow series game.To play Grow games, you must choose items, that build on each other, to add to a world.Follow the correct path to get all items matured to the maximum level.

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Pretend to be a Time Traveller Day

This might be as good as TLAP. Mark your calendars for Dec. 8, 2007.

http://forums.koalawallop.com/viewtopic.php?t=1719

How dare you call me a fundamentalist - by Richard Dawkins

The hardback God Delusion was hailed as the surprise bestseller of 2006. While it was warmly received by most of the 1,000-plus individuals who volunteered personal reviews to Amazon, paid print reviewers gave less uniform approval. Cynics might invoke unimaginative literary editors: it has “God” in the title, so send it to a known faith-head.

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Antiparticles form new matter

Fragile particles rarely seen in our Universe have been merged with ordinary electrons to make a new form of matter.

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Alex the Parrot has died!

Alex also had the emotional level of a 2yr-old child After repeating some learning trials dozens of times, Alex would become tired and throw objects off the trays with his beak. When visiting the vet. Alex would go back in his cage and slam the door. How would Alex say goodbye? "You be good. I love you. See you tomorrow." Thank Dr. Irene Maxine

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'Clearest' images taken of space

A team of astronomers from the US and the UK has obtained some of the clearest pictures of space ever taken. They were acquired using a new "adaptive optics" system which sharpens pictures taken from the Mount Palomar Observatory in California. The images are twice as sharp as those from Hubble Space Telescope.

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