New holographic method could be used for lab-on-a-chip technologies
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Researchers at Purdue University have developed a technique that uses a laser and holograms to precisely position numerous tiny particles within seconds, representing a potential new tool to analyze biological ...
Replacing corn with perennial grasses improves carbon footprint of biofuels
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Converting forests or fields to biofuel crops can increase or decrease greenhouse gas emissions, depending on where – and which – biofuel crops are used, University of Illinois researchers report this month.
Gene which protects against lung cancer identified
Dec 02, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A study led by researchers at The University of Nottingham has identified a gene that protects the body from lung cancer.
Plastic as a conductor
Dec 02, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Plastic that conducts electricity and metal that weighs no more than a feather? It sounds like an upside-down world. Yet researchers have succeeded in making plastics conductive and cutting ...
NASA Finishes Listening for Phoenix Mars Lander
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 02, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- After nearly a month of daily checks to determine whether Martian NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander would be able to communicate again, the agency has stopped using its Mars orbiters to hail the ...
Chemists look for cleaner, cheaper rocket fuel
Dec 02, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Mark Gordon recently held up a small vial containing three liquids layered one on top of another. That middle layer, the brownish one, is an ionic liquid, Gordon explained.
Fiber 'Wrap' Preserves Tissue and Encourages Blood Vessels to Open
Dec 02, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at The University of Texas at Dallas have filed a patent disclosure on a medical device that looks like a blue elastic bandage and acts like a wonder-cloth that helps preserve transplant ...
Magnetic nanotags allow sensitive detection of cancer biomarkers
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Dec 02, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The detection of cancer-associated proteins, or biomarkers, in blood samples is a potentially powerful tool for early diagnosis of cancer and monitoring of cancer treatment. A team led by ...
What makes the heart 'tick-tock'
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Researchers have new evidence to show that the heart beats to its own drummer, according to a report in the December issue of the journal Cell Metabolism. They've uncovered some of the molecular circuitry within the cardio ...
Intel & Hitachi Team up for Enterprise Grade SSDs
Dec 02, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Intel and Hitachi announced that they are joining forces to produce Enterprise-grade SSDs that will incorporate Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) and Fiber Channel (FC) interfaces. Both firms plan ...
Is empty nest best? Changes in marital satisfaction in late middle age
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 02, 2008 |
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The phrase "empty nest" can conjure up images of sad and lonely parents sitting at home, twiddling their thumbs, waiting for their children to call or visit. However, a new study, reported in Psychological Science, a jour ...
Most US organizations not adapting to climate change
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Organizations in the United States that are at the highest risk of sustaining damage from climate change are not adapting enough to the dangers posed by rising temperatures, according to a Yale report.
Doing research on the Web: New teaching tool pushes students to analyze online materials
Dec 02, 2008 |
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Students doing research for their classes are increasingly turning to online resources, which raises concerns among many academic instructors who have questions about the quality of material found on the Internet. However, ...
Aggressive lowering of cholesterol has positive impact in atherosclerosis
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There is a direct relationship between thickening of blood vessel walls – atherosclerosis – in the coronary arteries and the cholesterol levels in the blood. This was demonstrated for the first time in research ...
Avalanches -- triggered from the valley
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Everybody knows that skiers swishing down steep slopes can cause extensive slab avalanches. But there is a less well known phenomenon: A person skiing a gentle slope in the valley triggers a slab avalanche ...
