The work of engineers and physical scientists, however, is likely to be determinative.
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Rather than look for physical ridges, the scientists' method sweeps through AC frequencies to find the exact electrical impedances of fingertips in contact with the screen.
"Titan will allow scientists to simulate physical systems more realistically and in far greater detail, " said James Hack, director of ORNL's National Center for Computational Sciences.
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Albert Einstein published his theory of general relativity in 1916, offering a description of gravity, space and time that transformed how scientists understand the physical laws governing the known universe.
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Assuming the science is valid (and every year, the scientists generally find more physical evidence to validate their models, so it seems pretty solid), something will have to eventually change.
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The study backs findings by other U.S. scientists, who warned that physical inactivity can hasten age-related decline.
Scientists are confident they have found a physical cause for the controversial condition Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
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There's also a long history of seemingly rational scientists who were willing to sacrifice their physical comfort, as well as their lives, for the sake of knowledge.
Goldstein moved from Boston to San Diego in 2007 to establish San Diego Sexual Medicine, a 6, 000-square-foot facility with a sex therapist, physical therapist and a full clinical research facility where scientists study sexual dysfunction.
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Through some as yet unexplained physical process, the surface and the rest of the troposphere may be less closely coupled than scientists now assume.
The scientists used a mathematical equation to prove that the sound arose from imploding bubbles rather than physical contact between the claws.
"Scientists do not know to what extent flu viruses spread through the air or whether infection requires physical contact with contaminated fluids or surfaces, " a summary of the report says.
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The scientists believe the gene makes a protein that helps to release the hormones that are responsible for the physical changes around puberty.
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