Look ma, no hands!
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A few years ago scientists managed to wire a monkey’s brain to a robotic arm. The monkey learned to manipulate the arm simply by thinking. This year, John Donoghue at Brown University has managed to do the same ...
Lightning research sparks new discovery
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Lightning, a high-voltage discharge that strikes quickly and sometimes fatally, is very difficult to study. A new and surprising finding by Florida Institute of Technology's Dr. Joseph Dwyer and his team brings the study ...
Physicist sees terahertz imaging as ultimate defense against terrorism
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John Federici, PhD, professor, department of physics, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) and other physicists at NJIT recently received a U.S. Patent for a Teraherz imaging system and method. Since 1995, Terahertz ...
Study: High mortality rats ate GM food
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A recent Russian study says 55.6 percent of the offspring of female rats fed genetically engineered soy flour died within three weeks.
Study: Romantic male mice enjoy singing
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Washington University scientists have confirmed a long-standing suspicion: romantic male mice enjoy singing complex songs to potential mates.
Mathematicians get a handle on centuries old shape
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It has been almost 230 years since French general and mathematician Jean Meusnier's study of soap films - the same kind used by children today to blow bubbles -- led to one of the fundamental mathematical ...
Researchers unveil reliable new approach to cancer drug delivery
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Prostate, breast and other cancer patients may be offered a new, stauncher targeted drug delivery system to treat their diseases in the next decade. Using atomic force microscopy and computer simulations, res ...
Mt. St. Helens Recovery Slowed by Caterpillar
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When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, it destroyed every living thing around it. Gas, ash and rock, heated to over 1000 degrees Fahrenheit, sterilized a 60-kilometer square area, leaving a gray lunar-looking ...
Halloween surprise: The Great Galactic Black Widow
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Unsuspecting prey be warned! Hiding in the darkest corner of the constellation Circinus is a gigantic black widow spider waiting for its next meal. For decades, this galactic creepy crawler has remained lar ...
Good writing style: Plain and simple
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Princeton University researchers say they've found the secret of impressive writing: Keep it plain and simple.
Scientists predict climate change effects
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Harvard University researchers say climatic changes will significantly alter the health of humans and ecosystems worldwide. The study indicates the changing climate has the potential for abrupt and widespread economic con ...
Harnessing The Sun: NASA Studies Advanced Solar Cells On Station
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Did you know that instruments as small as postage stamps can keep a satellite operating in space for decades? It sounds unbelievable, but as they say, "from small beginnings great things come."
Baby tooth DNA solves mystery death
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Australian scientists have used a keepsake baby tooth to solve the mystery of the death of a couple's 7-year-old daughter, 14 years after she died.
Is there life on Mars?
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An international team of scientists including the University of Leeds' Liane Benning have successfully trialled techniques to search for life on Mars. Their findings - microbes deep within ice-filled volcanic tubes - reveal ...
Google, IBM team up on PC desktop search
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IBM is teaming up with Google to find documents on personal computers. The newest plug-in for IBM’s enterprise search technology will integrate with Google Desktop for Enterprise, which is downloadable free.
