Scientists track remarkable 'breathing' in nanoporous materials
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Apr 02, 2007 |
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Scientists all over the world are participating in the quest of new materials with properties suitable for the environmentally friendly and economically feasible separation, recovery, and reuse of vapours and ...
Antarctic ice yields student research discovery
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 02, 2007 |
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While researching the “bottom of the world,” Jeffrey Geddes made a discovery
about sea ice formation that has the potential to provide scientists with another piece of the climate-change puzzle.
Researchers predict 'nanobattery' performance
Apr 02, 2007 |
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Researchers at Delft University of Technology can predict how nanostructuring – the extreme reduction of structure – will affect the performance of Li-ion batteries. The nanostructuring of battery materials is likely to be ...
Fat overrides effects of vitamin C
Apr 02, 2007 |
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Fats in our stomach may reduce the protective effects of antioxidants such as vitamin C. Scientists at the University of Glasgow found that in the presence of lipid the ability of antioxidants, such as ascorbic acid (the ...
Right angles are all wrong for tree frog adhesion
Biology /
Apr 02, 2007 |
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Tree frogs have the unique ability to stick to smooth surfaces even when they are tilted well beyond the vertical - some small tree frogs can even adhere when completely upside down. Conversely when walking ...
Gene induces eyes in odd spots
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A gene thought to play a relatively minor role in eye development is powerful enough on its own to initiate the formation of eyes in strange spots on a fruit fly's body, Indiana University Bloomington scientists ...
ESA prepares for a human mission to Mars
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 02, 2007 |
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Starting in spring next year, a crew of six will be sent on a 500 day simulated mission to Mars. In reality the crew will remain in a special isolation facility in Russia. To investigate the psychological and ...
Research on microfluidics widens the possibilities for electronic devices
Apr 02, 2007 |
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Parting a tiny red sea at the University of Cincinnati: Today’s — and tomorrow’s — sophisticated electronic devices may hinge on our ability to control microdrops of liquid on a surface. This effect, called ...
Getting dirty may lift your mood
Apr 02, 2007 |
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Treatment of mice with a ‘friendly’ bacteria, normally found in the soil, altered their behavior in a way similar to that produced by antidepressant drugs, reports research published in the latest issue of Neuroscience.
Rapid response was crucial to containing the 1918 flu pandemic
Apr 02, 2007 |
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One of the persistent riddles of the deadly 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic is why it struck different cities with varying severity. Why were some municipalities such as St. Louis spared the fate of the hard-hit cities like ...
Discovery of 'master switch' for the communication process between chloroplast and nuclei of plants
Biology /
Apr 02, 2007 |
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Scientists have puzzled for years in understanding how plants pass signals of stress due to lack of water or salinity from chloroplast to nucleus. They know that chloroplasts – the cellular organelles that give plants their ...
Bird holds distance record
Biology /
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A little godwit is in a class by herself -- not nearly extinct but No. 1 for longest recorded non-stop flight for her trip from New Zealand to North Korea.
Drug reduces daily 'off' time for Parkinson patients
Apr 02, 2007 |
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Parkinson disease patients taking the drug, ropinirole 24-hour prolonged release significantly reduced their daily "off" time in which Parkinson's symptoms like tremor, slowness, stiffness, and walking difficulty return as ...
Counting heads or measuring space?
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Apr 02, 2007 |
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Bacteria can “talk” to each other: by using signal substances they inform their neighbours as to whether or not it is worth switching certain genes on or off. This communication between bacterial cells is essential for the ...
Second ancient whale found in Italy
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Apr 02, 2007 |
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The skeleton of a 33-foot-long prehistoric whale has been discovered in what was once an ancient seabed in Italy's Tuscany region.
