Silicon superlattices: New waves in thermoelectricity
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Wisconsin-Madison research team has developed a new method for using nanoscale silicon that could improve devices that convert thermal energy into electrical energy.
The more oral bacteria, the higher the risk of heart attack
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Several studies have suggested there is a connection between organisms that cause gum disease, known scientifically as periodontal disease, and the development of heart disease, but few studies have tested this theory.
9 patients made nearly 2,700 ER visits in Texas
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(AP) -- Just nine people accounted for nearly 2,700 of the emergency room visits in the Austin area during the past six years at a cost of $3 million to taxpayers and others, according to a report. The patients went to hospital ...
Electrical engineer cracks code to detect media tampering
Technology / Computer Sciences
Apr 01, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An NJIT electrical engineer has cracked the code that will enable researchers around the world to detect tampering with electronic images.
'Unfunded liabilities' a financial myth, expert says
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A growing chorus of complaints about the U.S. government’s “unfunded” debts may be unsettling, but no cause to become unnerved, a University of Illinois tax expert says.
Study first to show evolution's impact on ecosystems
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Scientists have come to agree that different environments impact the evolution of new species. Now experiments conducted at the University of British Columbia are showing for the first time that the reverse is also true.
Distinguishing Single Cells With Nothing But Light
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Rochester have developed a novel optical technique that permits rapid analysis of single human immune cells using only light.
How do we support today’s Einsteins?
Apr 01, 2009 |
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Is today's academic and corporate culture stifling science’s risk-takers and stopping disruptive, revolutionary science from coming to the fore? In April’s Physics World the science writer Mark Buchanan looks at those who ...
Carbon capture has a sparkling future
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 01, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- New research shows that for millions of years carbon dioxide has been stored safely and naturally in underground water in gas fields saturated with the greenhouse gas. The findings - published ...
Childhood abuse associated with onset of psychosis in women
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 01, 2009 |
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Researchers at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London have published new research which indicates that women with severe mental illness are more likely to have been abused in childhood that the general population. ...
Ants can learn to forage on one-way trails
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Ant trails fascinate children and scientists alike. With so many ants traveling in both directions, meeting and contacting one another, carrying their loads and giving the impression that they have a sense of urgency and ...
Doctors identify patients at high risk of C. difficile
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Doctors have developed and validated a clinical prediction rule for recurrent Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) infection that was simple, reliable and accurate, and can be used to identify high-risk patients most likely t ...
Compassion fatigue: Impact on healthcare providers of caring for the terminally ill
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 01, 2009 |
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Compassion fatigue in nurses, doctors and other front line cancer-care providers significantly impacts how they interact with patients, with patient families, with other healthcare workers, and with their own family, according ...
Toshiba to take over LCD joint venture with Panasonic
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Japan's Toshiba Corp. said Wednesday it will buy out its liquid crystal display (LCD) joint venture with Panasonic Corp. for about 20 million dollars in a bid to overhaul the struggling business.
Darwin's bills discovered
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(PhysOrg.com) -- You've seen the documentaries and read the book - now, for the first time, you can find out how Charles Darwin spent his money.
