A Step Closer to Printing-Press Electronics
Jul 02, 2007 |
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One goal for the future of electronics is the ability to print large, flexible circuits using machines similar to printing presses. While great strides have been made in developing bendable and lightweight organic materials ...
Iowa State chemist hopes startup company can revolutionize biodiesel production
Jul 02, 2007 |
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Line up 250 billion of Victor Lin’s nanospheres and you’ve traveled a meter. But those particles – and just the right chemistry filling the channels that run through them – could make a big difference in biodiesel ...
Tough tubes -- Carbon nanotubes endure heavy wear and tear
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jul 02, 2007 |
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The ability of carbon nanotubes to withstand repeated stress yet retain their structural and mechanical integrity is similar to the behavior of soft tissue, according to a new study from Rensselaer Polytechnic ...
Mother-of-pearl -- Classic beauty and remarkable strength
Jul 02, 2007 |
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While the shiny material of pearls and abalone shells has long been prized for its iridescence and aesthetic value in jewelry and decorations, scientists admire mother-of-pearl for other physical properties ...
Global warming is evaporating Arctic ponds, new study shows
Jul 02, 2007 |
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High Arctic ponds -- the most common source of surface water in many polar regions -- are now beginning to evaporate due to recent climate warming, say two of Canada’s leading environmental scientists.
Chronically sleep deprived? You can't make up for lost sleep
Jul 02, 2007 |
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We’ve all experienced that occasional all-too-short night of sleep -- staying out too late at a party on a weeknight, studying into the wee hours for a morning exam or being kept up during the night with a sick child. Our ...
Understanding Smooth Eye Pursuit
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 02, 2007 |
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Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have shed new light on how the brain and eye team up to spot an object in motion and follow it, a classic question of human motor control. The study shows that ...
Anti-gay hate crimes widespread
Jul 02, 2007 |
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Nearly four in 10 gay men and about one in eight lesbians and bisexuals in the United States have been the target of violence or a property crime because of their sexual orientation, according to a new study by University ...
Building buried in Chinese emperor's tomb
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jul 02, 2007 |
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Chinese archaeologists say a 98-foot high building was buried in the tomb of the country's first Emperor Qinshihuang some 2,000 years ago.
Why we learn from our mistakes
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 02, 2007 |
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Psychologists from the University of Exeter have identified an 'early warning signal' in the brain that helps us avoid repeating previous mistakes. Published in the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, their research identi ...
Marine worm opens new window on early cell development
Biology /
Jul 02, 2007 |
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University of Oregon biologists studying a common ocean-dwelling worm have uncovered potentially fundamental insights into the evolutionary origin of genetic mechanisms, which when compromised in humans play ...
POM Wonderful 100% Pomegranate Juice may improve erectile dysfunction
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jul 02, 2007 |
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According to a pilot study released in the International Journal of Impotence Research, POM Wonderful 100% Pomegranate Juice was found to have beneficial effects on erectile dysfunction (ED), a disorder that affects 1 in ...
Tick-related disease thrives on cholesterol, study suggests
Jul 02, 2007 |
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People who have high cholesterol levels may be much more susceptible to a particular disease transmitted by the bites of ticks, a new study in mice suggests.
1755, 2007 European earthquakes compared
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 02, 2007 |
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An Italian-led team of seismologists has conducted a study comparing a 2007 earthquake off southwestern Portugal with a similar 1755 earthquake.
Researchers discover method for identifying how cancer evades the immune system
Jul 02, 2007 |
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One of the fundamental traits of a tumor – how it avoids the immune system – might become its greatest vulnerability, according to researchers from the University of Southern California. Their findings, demonstrated in human ...
