Archive: 05/02/2007
Study confirms the risk of exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke outdoors
Tens of thousands of Americans die each year from secondhand tobacco smoke, according to a 2006 report by the U.S. Surgeon General. While the health risks associated with indoor secondhand smoke are well documented, little ...
May 02, 2007 |
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Send in the robots -- Robot teams handle hazardous jobs
Searching buildings for weapons of mass destruction and supply routes for improvised bombs are extremely dangerous but important jobs. That's why Scott DeLoach is working to create robots and robot teams to handle these and ...
May 02, 2007 |
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Once-a-year drug reduces fractures from osteoporosis
A treatment for osteoporosis delivered once a year is as effective as current monthly or weekly osteoporosis regimens at reducing the incidence of bone fractures, according to a new study led by a UCSF research team.
May 02, 2007 |
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Generating pressures at the cores of giant planets
Combining diamond anvils and powerful lasers, laboratory researchers have developed a technique that should be able to squeeze materials to pressures 100 to 1,000 times greater than possible today, reproducing ...
May 02, 2007 |
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Solar breakthrough could lead to cheaper power
Solar energy could become more affordable following a breakthrough by Australian scientists, who have boosted the efficiency of solar cell technology.
May 02, 2007 |
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Rapid, high-resolution 3-D images of the retina
In efforts that may improve diagnoses of many eye diseases, researchers will introduce a new type of laser for providing high-resolution 3-D images of the retina, the part of the eye that converts light to electrical signals ...
May 02, 2007 |
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Cholesterol-lowering drugs reduce risk of stroke, heart attack
People whose cholesterol improved after one month on cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins reduced their risk of stroke and heart attack, according to research that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
May 02, 2007 |
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Researchers Present New Ideas On How Smokers Get Hooked
The smoker puffing away in the corner might be hooked on more than just nicotine. A 15-year study by University of Pittsburgh researchers suggests that nicotine also enhances the pleasure smokers get from their surroundings ...
May 02, 2007 |
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Work with Nanoparticles May Lead to 'On-the-Spot' Virus Detector
Chemical engineers from the University at Buffalo have collaborated with scientists from other institutions to solve a critical bottleneck in the transport and capture of virus nanoparticles, making possible a device that ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
May 02, 2007 |
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Researchers shed light on diet of early human ancestors
Eight years ago, the field of anthropology was rocked by isotopic evidence that suggested one-third of the diet of early human ancestors consisted of grasses and sedges, or the tissue of animals that ate such ...
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May 02, 2007 |
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Pioneer Announced Blu-ray Disc Combination Drive
Pioneer Electronics today announces the BDC-2202, a robust Blu-ray Disc computer drive, which will be available to consumers beginning next month for a suggested price of $299.
May 02, 2007 |
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Lonesome George may not be so lonesome after all
A Macquarie University scientist has helped prove that Lonesome George, named by the Guinness Book of Records as the world's rarest living creature may in fact have relatives living nearby.
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May 02, 2007 |
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Puzzling Plankton Yield Secrets to Role in Evolution/Global Photosynthesis
The analysis of DNA sequences from tiny green algae have provided new insights into the mystery of how new species of plankton evolve—and further highlights their critical role in managing the global cycling ...
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May 02, 2007 |
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HP Licenses Technology to Create Nanoscale Electronic Devices
HP today announced that it is beginning to reap returns from its 10-year investment in nanoscale electronics with the licensing of technology that could enable the fabrication of semiconductor chips significantly more powerful ...
May 02, 2007 |
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Princeton physicists connect string theory with established physics
String theory, simultaneously one of the most promising and controversial ideas in modern physics, may be more capable of helping probe the inner workings of subatomic particles than was previously thought, according to a ...
May 02, 2007 |
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