Seeing is believing -- researchers explain 'x-ray specs' effect
Jul 03, 2006 |
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An annual exhibition showcasing the best of UK science and technology this year includes a novel optical effect pioneered by physicists at Imperial College London.
Robots to do household work in S. Korea
Jul 03, 2006 |
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Approximately 1,000 families in Seoul will use remote-controlled robots to perform household chores this fall, the Korea Times reports.
'Molecular assassin' targets disease gene
Jul 03, 2006 |
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University of New South Wales researchers have announced they are developing a new class of experimental drug that has the potential to treat a diverse range of health problems, from inflammation and cancer through to eye ...
Temperature-Sensitive Nanoparticles Open New Avenues for Drug Delivery
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jul 03, 2006 |
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Many types of nanoparticles can cross the cell membrane and deliver their therapeutic payload into tumor cells. In some instances, however, nanoparticles can become trapped inside endosomes, distinct compartments within a ...
Jellyfish-Like Creatures May Play Major Role in Fate of CO2 in the Ocean
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Jul 03, 2006 |
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Transparent jellyfish-like creatures known as a salps, considered by many a low member in the ocean food web, may be more important to the fate of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide in the ocean than previously ...
Controlling the Vortex: a Novel Way to Create Switches
Jul 03, 2006 |
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Researchers at the University of Arkansas have found a way to create switching in nanoscale materials, opening the path to using these new properties for memory devices, nanomotors, nanoswitches or nanosensors.
New X-ray microscope for science and industry
Jul 03, 2006 |
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Australian researchers have taken X-ray technology to a new level, developing and using high-powered microscopes to see inside objects and capture high-resolution images of their subsurface structures.
Falling onto the dark
Jul 03, 2006 |
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ESO's VLT (Very Large Telescope) has helped scientists to discover a large primordial 'blob', more than 10 billion light-years away. The most likely scenario to account for its existence and properties is that ...
Marijuana battle moves to San Francisco
Jul 03, 2006 |
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Controversy has erupted over plans to open a medical marijuana establishment on San Francisco's Fishermen's Wharf, the New York Times reports.
Analysts: PC manufacturers can do better
Jul 03, 2006 |
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The annual rate of PC hardware failure is down, but manufacturers can do better, technology analysis firm Gartner found in a study released over the weekend.
'Rough Guide to Mars' – scientists offer virtual reality tours of the surface of Mars
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 03, 2006 |
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The dramatic landscapes of Mars will be brought to life at this week's Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition, thanks to work carried out by a team of geologists and engineers at Imperial, University College ...
Engineers Restart Hubble Camera
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 03, 2006 |
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NASA engineers successfully activated the Advanced Camera for Surveys at 9:12 a.m. EDT Friday aboard the agency's Hubble Space Telescope. Checkout was completed at 10:20 a.m. EDT with science observations scheduled ...
Dinosaur site a veritable bone yard, says paleontologist
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jul 03, 2006 |
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At this very moment, there could be dinosaur bones beneath your feet. University of Alberta paleontologist Dr. Phil Currie has proof of it - in the form of a dinosaur bone yard in southwest Edmonton.
Internet promoting pseudo-epidemics?
Jul 03, 2006 |
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You see the signs promoting cancer screening nearly everywhere you go these days -- airports, bus stations and online. The ads promote cancer screening as a form of preventive medicine, and almost always refer you to an Internet ...
Biodiesel fuel use growing steadily
Jul 03, 2006 |
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Biodiesel fuel, a renewable energy source, is beginning to integrate into the U.S. farming and trucking industries, the San Francisco Chronicle says.
