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In the Brain, Seven Is A Magic Number
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Having a tough time recalling a phone number someone spoke a few minutes ago or forgetting items from a mental grocery list is not a sign of mental decline; in fact, it's natural.
New computer-developed map shows more extensive valley network on Mars
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
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New research adds to the growing body of evidence suggesting the Red Planet once had an ocean.
First atoms reported smashed in Large Hadron Collider (Update)
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Two circulating beams on Monday produced the first particle collisions in the world's biggest atom smasher, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), three days after its restart, scientists announced.
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Peptides control crystal growth with 'switches, throttles and brakes'
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Supervolcano eruption -- in Sumatra -- deforested India 73,000 years ago
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Machine Converts CO2 into Gasoline, Diesel, and Jet Fuel
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Computational microscope peers into the working ribosome (w/ Video)
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Spitzer Telescope Observes Baby Brown Dwarf
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Using superconducting probes to get a picture of what it's like inside CNTs,
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Researchers Find Innate Correlations Among Different Power Law Phenomena,
Nov 17, 2009 |
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Building a more versatile laser,
Nov 16, 2009 |
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H1N1 Virus Can Be Killed by Acidic Ozone Water,
Nov 09, 2009 |
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New Digital 'Electronics' Concept May Continue Moore's Law,
Nov 05, 2009 |
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As robots become more common, Stanford experts consider the legal challenges
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(PhysOrg.com) -- They already detect and defuse bombs, control traffic patterns and do some basic household chores. And scientists predict that pretty soon, robots will be using artificial intelligence to play a larger role ...
Measured -- The time it takes us to find the words we need
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The time it takes for our brains to search for and retrieve the word we want to say has been measured for the first time. The discovery is reported in a paper published in the Proceedings of the National Ac ...
IBM Researchers Lower Language Barrier With Text Translator
Technology / Computer Sciences
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IBM Researchers are helping to break the language barrier with the advent of technology dubbed "n.Fluent" -- smart software that translates text between English and 11 other languages. IBM employees use it to instantaneously ...
Intel wants a chip implant in your brain
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Computer chip maker Intel wants to implant a brain-sensing chip directly into the brains of its customers to allow them to operate computers and other devices without moving a muscle.
Multitasking may be Achilles heel for hepatitis C
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Hepatitis C, a formidable virus that affects 130 million people worldwide, is nursing some pretty impressive bruises. By knocking out sections and subsections of one of its proteins, scientists reveal weak ...
Water droplets direct self-assembly process in thin-film materials
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
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You can think of it as origami - very high-tech origami. Researchers at the University of Illinois have developed a technique for fabricating three-dimensional, single-crystalline silicon structures from thin films by coupling ...
Climate change could boost incidence of civil war in Africa
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
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Climate change could increase the likelihood of civil war in sub-Saharan Africa by over 50 percent within the next two decades, according to a new study led by a team of researchers at University of California, Berkeley, ...
The cause behind the characteristic shape of a long leaf revealed
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Applied mathematicians dissected the morphology of the plantain lily (Hosta lancifolia), a characteristic long leaf with a saddle-like arc midsection and closely packed ripples along the edges. The simple ...
Multiple health concerns surface as winter, vitamin D deficiences arrive
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A string of recent discoveries about the multiple health benefits of vitamin D has renewed interest in this multi-purpose nutrient, increased awareness of the huge numbers of people who are deficient in it, spurred research ...
Gene therapy improves vision
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German scientist Paul Ehrlich found what he coined the "magic bullet" in the early 20th century upon developing the world’s first effective treatment of syphilis.
Visual assistance for cosmic blind spots
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A bit of imagination on the part of a measuring instrument wouldn't be a bad thing. It could help to add data from areas where the instrument is unable to measure. However, it must do so constructively. In ...
Bioengineers succeed in producing plastic without the use of fossil fuels
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A team of pioneering South Korean scientists have succeeded in producing the polymers used for everyday plastics through bioengineering, rather than through the use of fossil fuel based chemicals. This groundbreaking research, ...
Tissue tension regulates tumor progression
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(PhysOrg.com) -- UCSF scientists have shown for the first time that the rigidity of a tissue can induce cancer. The research team identified an enzyme that is crucial for regulating tissue stiffness and demonstrated that ...
Is global warming unstoppable?
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In a provocative new study, a University of Utah scientist argues that rising carbon dioxide emissions - the major cause of global warming - cannot be stabilized unless the world's economy collapses or society builds the ...
Upending textbook science on Alzheimer's disease
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
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Alzheimer's disease is caused by the build-up of a brain peptide called amyloid-beta. That's why eliminating the protein has been the focus of almost all drug research pursuing a cure for the devastating neurodegenerative ...
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The Crab Nebula: Energy for 100,000 Suns
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Friends go online at Foursquare to meet offline
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Smoking remains potent risk factor for death from heart disease, cancer
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HP's profit up 14 pct despite sales drop
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Feeling the way: Robotic device can help visually impaired people
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Drug ads ineffective for boosting sales, could cost taxpayers: study
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Spider secrets decoded in world-first database
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Moderate-to-heavy exercise may reduce risk of stroke for men
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Scientist: Leak of climate e-mails appalling
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News Corp, Microsoft hold talks on Google: report
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A year after discovery, Congo's 'mother lode' of gorillas remains vulnerable
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Children who lack continuity with a regular health care provider miss needed services
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Fox CEO wants US to join France on Internet piracy
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Harnessing the power of salt, Norway tries osmotic power
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5-day delivery no sure cure for postal woes, economist says
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Gartner forecasts 2.8 percent growth in PC sales in 2009
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Google buying display ad startup Teracent
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Straightening messy correlations with a quantum comb
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Researcher produces, ships only H1N1 vaccine available for swine
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Cassini Sends Back Images of Enceladus as Winter Nears
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A mechanical model of vocalization
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Consumers choose locally grown and environmentally friendly apples
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Indian engineer invents device to stop rampaging elephants
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New research shows versatility of amniotic fluid stem cells,
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New hydrogen-storage method discovered,
Nov 22, 2009 |
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Antarctic ice loss vaster, faster than thought: study,
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China harnesses mountain wind power,
Nov 22, 2009 |
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Beyond sunlight: Explorers census 17,650 ocean species between edge of darkness and black abyss (w/ Video),
Nov 22, 2009 |
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Rare Charles Darwin book found on toilet bookshelf,
Nov 22, 2009 |
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Aquatic creatures mix ocean water,
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Surface bacteria maintain skin's healthy balance,
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New cancer target for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma,
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New understanding about mechanism for cell death after stroke leads to possible therapy,
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