A sub-stellar Jonah: Brown dwarf survives being swallowed
Aug 02, 2006 |
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Using ESO's Very Large Telescope, astronomers have discovered a rather unusual system, in which two planet-size stars, of different colours, orbit each other. One is a rather hot white dwarf, weighing a little bit less than ...
Optical breakthrough makes 'Lab-on-a-Chip' possible
Aug 02, 2006 |
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Georgia Tech researchers have found a way to shrink all the sensing power of sophisticated biosensors -- such as sensors that can detect trace amounts of a chemical in a water supply or a substance in your ...
Tiny inhaled particles take easy route from nose to brain
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Aug 02, 2006 |
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In a continuing effort to find out if the tiniest airborne particles pose a health risk, University of Rochester Medical Center scientists showed that when rats breathe in nano-sized materials they follow a rapid and efficient ...
New method of using nanotube x-rays creates CT images faster than traditional scanners
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Aug 02, 2006 |
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Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have developed a new method to create computed tomography (CT) images using carbon nanotube x-rays that works much faster than traditional scanners and uses less ...
Apes, not Monkeys, Ace IQ Tests
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The great apes are the smartest of all nonhuman primates, with orangutans and chimpanzees consistently besting monkeys and lemurs on a variety of intelligence tests, Duke University Medical Center researchers have found.
Evidence of rapid evolution is found at the tips of chromosomes
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In terms of their telomeres, mice are more complicated than humans. That’s the finding from a recent Rockefeller University study, which shows that mice have two proteins working together to do the job of a ...
Chevron and Stanford team up to develop nanoscale diamondoids
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Aug 02, 2006 |
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Stanford and Chevron MolecularDiamond Technologies have teamed up to develop a novel class of nanomaterials derived from petroleum. Diamondoids—essentially diamond molecules—may find application in displays, sensors, hydrogen ...
Researchers uncover basis for perceptual learning
Aug 02, 2006 |
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The artist's trained eye can detect distinctions others can't; musicians pick up subtle changes in tone lost on the nonmusical. Brain researchers call these abilities perceptual learning.
Bees like it hot
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Research from Queen Mary, University of London has shown that bees prefer to visit warm flowers, and can learn to use colour to predict floral temperature before landing.
Samsung Launches Slim HSDPA Phone SGH-Z560
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 02, 2006 |
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Samsung is reinforcing its technology leadership with the launch of HSDPA handset (SGH-Z560). Samsung has introduced the world's first HSDPA phone (SGH-ZV50) into France and Italy in early June.
Smokers hopeful new drug breaks habit
Aug 02, 2006 |
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Chantix, a new stop-smoking drug that partially activates nicotine receptors in the brain, has arrived on the U.S. market.
Huygens Scientific Archive data set released
Aug 02, 2006 |
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ESA's Huygens probe successfully descended through the atmosphere of Titan, Saturn's largest moon, and safely landed on its surface on 14 January 2005. An extraordinary new world has been unveiled. The unique ...
Eliminating the 'Twin'
Aug 02, 2006 |
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A University of Arkansas researcher has received a grant to study the dynamics of synthesizing molecules with the same "handedness."
Atlantis Moves to Launch Pad
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 02, 2006 |
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The Space Shuttle Atlantis arrived at its launch pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., at 8:54 a.m. EDT Wednesday on top of a giant vehicle known as the crawler transporter.
Poll says drinking frequency on the rise
Aug 02, 2006 |
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The number of people in the United States who drink alcohol is holding steady but a Gallup Poll says the frequency of alcohol consumption is rising.
