Driving water droplets uphill
Apr 02, 2008 |
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Lab-on-a-chip technology could soon simplify a host of applications, thanks to a new way to move droplets up vertical surfaces on flexible chips.
Studies' message to women: Keep your cool
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 02, 2008 |
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New Haven, Conn.-Whether you are running for president or looking for a clerical job, you cannot afford to get angry if you are a woman, Yale University psychologist Victoria Brescoll has found.
Intel Introduces New Atom Processors for Mobile Internet Devices
Apr 02, 2008 |
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Intel Corporation today introduced five new Intel Atom processors and Intel Centrino Atom processor technology for Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs) and embedded computing solutions.
Seismologist's project uses public's laptops to monitor and predict earthquakes
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 02, 2008 |
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A simple idea for monitoring earthquakes that Elizabeth Cochran, a seismologist at UC Riverside, came up with in 2006 is being realized today, and has the potential to save lives in case an earthquake strikes.
Software tackles production line machine 'cyclic jitters'
Apr 02, 2008 |
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Electronic commands passed from machine to machine over data networks increasingly drive today’s precisely timed and sequenced manufacturing production lines. However timing irregularities in the signals from ...
Researchers ID gene linked to lung cancer
Apr 02, 2008 |
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Researchers at Johns Hopkins, as part of a large, multi-institutional study, have found one gene variant that is linked to an increased risk of lung cancer. The study will be published in the April 3 issue of Nature Genetics.
Prebiotics -- the key to fewer food poisoning stomach upsets -- and healthy farm animals
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Apr 02, 2008 |
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Natural sugars found in breast milk that are now included in prebiotic foods may help in the fight against Salmonella and other food poisoning bacteria, scientists heard today at the Society for General Microbiology’s 162nd ...
Measles break out in Tucson
Apr 02, 2008 |
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Arizona health officials are concerned a measles outbreak in the Tucson area could spread across the state.
Climate and cholera
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Apr 02, 2008 |
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Cholera outbreaks may soon be predicted using satellite sensors, paving the way for preemptive medicine in countries that suffer epidemics, says Distinguished University Professor Rita Colwell, speaking today at the Society ...
Great Lakes water issue on horizon
Apr 02, 2008 |
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Ohio Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher says there is a possibility water from Lake Erie may one day be sold to other regions of the United States.
Hydrogen fueling stations stall in Calif.
Apr 02, 2008 |
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California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's plan for a statewide network of hydrogen fueling stations for fuel cell cars has stalled.
Lack of sleep can provoke sleepwalking
Apr 02, 2008 |
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Sleepwalkers are advised to keep a regular bedtime to avoid unwanted evening strolls, according to research from the Université de Montréal. Somnambulism, which affects up to four percent of adults, can cause mental confusion ...
NIST shows on-card fingerprint match is secure, speedy
Apr 02, 2008 |
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A fingerprint identification technology for use in Personal Identification Verification (PIV) cards that offers improved protection from identity theft meets the standardized accuracy criteria for federal ...
Jules Verne ATV given 'go' for docking
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 02, 2008 |
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Jules Verne was today formally cleared to proceed with the first ISS docking attempt, scheduled for 3 April 2008 at 16:41 CEST (14:41 UT). The official go-ahead came from the International Space Station Mission ...
Experiments point to new treatments for PKD
Apr 02, 2008 |
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A family of small molecules called CFTR inhibitors show promising effects in slowing the progression of polycystic kidney disease (PKD), the most common genetic disease of the kidneys, according to preliminary research reported ...
