Just the expectation of a mirthful laughter experience boosts endorphins 27 percent, HGH 87 percent
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There's no doubt that laughter feels good, but is there real neurophysiology behind it and what can you do about it? In a paper being presented in an American Physiological Society session at Experimental Biology 2006, Lee ...
M-rated video games contain unlabeled violence, sexual themes
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According to a study led by Associate Professor Kimberly Thompson of the Kids Risk Project at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), 81% of a random sample of Mature-rated video games included content that was not noted ...
Value of insects in U.S. is $57 billion
Apr 03, 2006 |
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The services that insects provide the United States are worth $57 billion, Cornell University entomologists calculated.
Tire defect sensing system is developed
Apr 03, 2006 |
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Purdue University engineers in West Lafayette, Ind., have developed a system that uses sensors and mathematical models to detect defects in new tires.
Berkeley Lab Dedicates the Molecular Foundry
Apr 03, 2006 |
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Traditionally, a foundry has been a place where molded objects are made. The term comes from “founding,” the act of pouring a liquid material into a mold and allowing it to solidify. Since the introduction ...
Highly realistic driving simulator helps develop safer cars
Apr 03, 2006 |
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EUREKA project ULTIMATE has led to the development of a highly sophisticated simulator to improve car design and increase road safety in Europe using novel mechanical, display and software technology.
Global warming's California impact studied
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California has issued a report on the threat of global warming, detailing scientific findings and policy recommendations for reducing state emissions.
Networking: Convergence on Wall Street
Apr 03, 2006 |
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Federal regulations and a stream of lawsuits by New York's exceptionally ambitious Attorney General Elliott Spitzer seem to be having an unintended consequence on Wall Street -- a surprising boom in deployment of new, converged ...
Rare pigs studied at Purdue University
Apr 03, 2006 |
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Purdue University scientists at West Lafayette, Ind., are using Ossabaw pigs in a study concerning human infertility, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.
Infant ventilation experiment a success
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Two British doctors who conducted a controversial experiment involving premature babies at University Hospital in North Staffordshire are being praised.
Indosat trials GSM/CDMA messaging
Apr 03, 2006 |
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Indosat said Monday it had launched a trial of the world's first voice SMS service that will work on both GMS and CDMA wireless networks.
Downloaded song reaches No. 1
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Chart toppers don't just mean singles or albums bought anymore. According to the Official UK Charts Company, Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy" became the first song to reach No. 1 on the pop charts based on the sale of downloads alone.
Mercury reduction tied to emissions laws
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Seven years after Massachusetts passed the nation's toughest mercury emission incinerator laws, mercury found in some freshwater fish is down 32 percent.
An affordable future for eye tracking in sight
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An ambitious five-year project will attempt to make eye-tracking technologies more affordable for people with disabilities and extend the potential use of the devices to enable users to live more independently.
Winging it – bird watching with a difference
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If you enjoy wildlife programmes then you'll probably have seen bird's-eye view footage of flying, taken from cameras attached to birds. A research group from the University of Oxford has gone one step further: by attaching ...
