Archive: 08/01/2006
Engineers lay groundwork for 'vertically oriented nanoelectronics'
Engineers at Purdue University have developed a technique to grow individual carbon nanotubes vertically on top of a silicon wafer, a step toward making advanced electronics, wireless devices and sensors using ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Aug 01, 2006 |
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Evolution key issue for Kan. voters
(AP) -- Kansas Board of Education members who approved new classroom standards that call evolution into question faced a counterattack at the polls Tuesday from Darwin's defenders.
Aug 01, 2006 |
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Guns links to testosterone levels studied
Researchers at Knox College in Galesburg, Ill., say gun handling causes men's testosterone levels to rise, making them more aggressive.
Aug 01, 2006 |
3.7 / 5 (9) |
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Toxic algae closes some Italian beaches
Swimming has been banned along sections of the Italian coastline because of blooms of toxic algae, a report said Tuesday.
Aug 01, 2006 |
3 / 5 (3) |
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Breastfed babies have best survival rates
A study, released in New York by the U.N. Children's Fund, indicates breastfeeding protects infants from diseases.
Aug 01, 2006 |
3.8 / 5 (4) |
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Study suggests Alaskan tree refuge existed
U.S. scientists say they've found strong evidence an Alaskan tree refuge existed during the last glacial period, 17,000 to 25,000 years ago.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 01, 2006 |
4.4 / 5 (7) |
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New evidence for theory of evolution found
U.S. geneticists say they have found evidence a category of genes, known as pseudogenes, serve no function -- a finding supporting the theory of evolution.
Aug 01, 2006 |
4.5 / 5 (48) |
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FDA: Don't eat oysters from Northwest
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued an advisory against eating raw oysters from the Pacific Northwest.
Aug 01, 2006 |
4.4 / 5 (9) |
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Search for Rare Particle Decay Comes Up Short
Based on work performed at a large particle detector known as the BaBaR experiment, scientists announced recently that they do not see evidence to support theoretical predictions that an extremely rare particle ...
Aug 01, 2006 |
4.3 / 5 (25) |
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Asteroid Aspirations
A recent grant from NASA will enable the Arkansas Center for Space and Planetary Sciences at the University of Arkansas to continue its work creating missions to asteroids and exploring the possibilities and chemistry of ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 01, 2006 |
3.8 / 5 (4) |
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Physicists Discover New Way To Visualize Shape Changes In Molecules
Using ultrafast lasers, a team of University of Colorado at Boulder and JILA scientists has developed a novel method to observe the motion of atoms during chemical reactions, opening up new possibilities for detailed understanding ...
Aug 01, 2006 |
3.7 / 5 (6) |
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Researchers develop environmentally friendly coatings for military applications
Researchers at the University of Missouri-Rolla are helping to develop a two-layer, chromate-free coating system to protect military equipment, especially aircraft, from corrosion. The two layers consist of ...
Aug 01, 2006 |
4.2 / 5 (12) |
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Sign language study reveals key finding about short-term memory
For decades, researchers have misunderstood a key aspect of short-term memory because of shortcomings in the way they compare the memory capacity of deaf people who use American Sign Language (ASL) and hearing people, according ...
Aug 01, 2006 |
3.7 / 5 (15) |
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Forecast: Showers and Thunderstorms
People planning baseball games, picnics, and other outdoor events may have more precise short-term forecasts of rainfall in the next few years, thanks to an observing strategy now being tested by atmospheric ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 01, 2006 |
3.3 / 5 (3) |
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New Report Says Human Tampering Threatens Planet's Life-Sustaining Surface
In a report released today, scientists call for a new systematic study of the Earth's "critical zone"--the life-sustaining outermost surface of the planet, from the vegetation canopy to groundwater and everything ...
Aug 01, 2006 |
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