Scientists discover new class of polymers
Jan 03, 2007 |
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They said it couldn't be done. And that's what really motivated UD polymer chemist Chris Snively and Jochen Lauterbach, professor of chemical engineering at UD.
Cheaper LEDs from breakthrough in ZnO nanowire research
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jan 03, 2007 |
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Engineers at UC San Diego have synthesized a long-sought semiconducting material that may pave the way for an inexpensive new kind of light emitting diode (LED) that could compete with today's widely used gallium ...
Group of galaxies found to bend the light of remote galaxies
Jan 03, 2007 |
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The discovery of a new class of gravitational lenses, the groups of galaxies, by an international team of astronomers using the Canada-France-Hawaii Legacy Survey (CFHTLS), comes 20 years after the publication ...
Hybrid molecule causes cancer cells to self-destruct
Jan 03, 2007 |
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By joining a sugar to a short-chain fatty acid compound, Johns Hopkins researchers have developed a two-pronged molecular weapon that kills cancer cells in lab tests. The researchers cautioned that their double-punch molecule, ...
Nanoscale Cubes and Spheres
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jan 03, 2007 |
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Porous nano-objects with defined sizes and structures are particularly interesting, for example, as capsules for enzymes, a means of transport for pharmaceutical agents, or building blocks for larger nanostructures.
Scientist shows DNA detective work with paper-eating bacteria that 'glide'
Biology /
Jan 03, 2007 |
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The eco-friendly fuel ethanol is usually made from grain, but the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) would like to find other renewable materials that will be cost-effective alternatives, such as paper pulp, sawdust, straw and ...
Researchers track movements of ancient Central Americans using satellites, video-game technology
Jan 03, 2007 |
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Satellite imagery meshed with video-game technology is allowing University of Colorado at Boulder and NASA researchers to virtually "fly" along footpaths used by Central Americans 2,000 years ago on spiritual ...
Hurricane center chief leaves with warning
Jan 03, 2007 |
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U.S. National Hurricane Center Director Max Mayfield ended his career at the Miami storm center with a warning that the worst was yet to come.
True Fakes: Scientists make simulated lunar soil
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 03, 2007 |
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Life is tough for a humble grain of dirt on the surface of the Moon. It's peppered with cosmic rays, exposed to solar flares, and battered by micrometeorites--shattered, vaporized and re-condensed countless ...
Cold sore virus might play role in Alzheimer's
Jan 03, 2007 |
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A gene known to be a major risk factor for Alzheimer's disease puts out the welcome mat for the virus that causes cold sores, allowing the virus to be more active in the brain compared to other forms of the gene. The new ...
The secret of a long life? Education
Jan 03, 2007 |
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The secret to a longer life may be seat time in a classroom, U.S. health economists said.
'Marathon mice' elucidate little-known muscle type
Jan 03, 2007 |
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Researchers report in the January issue of the journal Cell Metabolism, published by Cell Press, the discovery of a genetic "switch" that drives the formation of a poorly understood type of muscle. Moreover, they found, animal ...
Peptide targets latent papilloma virus infections
Jan 03, 2007 |
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While a newly marketed vaccine promises to drastically reduce human papilloma virus (HPV) infections, the major cause of cervical cancer, a new discovery by University of California, Berkeley, researchers could some day help ...
How trees manage water in arid environments
Jan 03, 2007 |
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Water scarcity is slowly becoming a fact of life in increasingly large areas. The summer of 2006 was the second warmest in the continental United States since records began in 1895, according to the National ...
Herbal remedies may be tested on humans
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jan 03, 2007 |
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University of Minnesota researchers are putting herbal remedies to the test on humans to learn about the remedies' efficacy based on science, not stories.
