Teleportation method proposed by Australian scientists
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Teleportation, a concept popularised in the original Star Trek television series, is edging closer to reality through work being conducted by theorists from The University of Queensland and Australian National ...
Simple Magnet Can Control Color of Liquid
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University of California, Riverside nanotechnologists have succeeded in controlling the color of very small particles of iron oxide suspended in water simply by applying an external magnetic field to the solution. ...
Breakthrough With Ultra-Fast Xrays
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Electromagnetically-induced transparency, or EIT, has been known in the visible realm for quite some time. The process is used to control such characteristics as dispersion and absorption in gases, allowing the gases to become ...
Scientists May Not Be Very Religious, but Science May Not Be to Blame
Jul 03, 2007 |
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Did God make scientists? Most of them don't think so.
Researchers solve mystery of how DNA strands separate
Biology /
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Cornell researchers have answered a fundamental question about how two strands of DNA, known as a double helix, separate to start a process called replication, in which genes copy themselves.
High-performance energy storage
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North Carolina State University physicists have recently deduced a way to improve high-energy-density capacitors so that they can store up to seven times as much energy per unit volume than the common capacitor.
Study finds wives have greater power in marriage problem-solving behavior
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 03, 2007 |
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Men may still have more power in the workplace, but apparently women really are "the boss" at home. That's according to a new study by a team of Iowa State University researchers.
Consumption of small amounts of dark chocolate associated with reduction in blood pressure
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Eating about 30 calories a day of dark chocolate was associated with a lowering of blood pressure, without weight gain or other adverse effects, according to a study in the July 4 issue of JAMA.
Brain cells need microRNA to survive
Jul 03, 2007 |
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There are lots of things that brain cells need to survive. Add to that list microRNAs. New research from Rockefeller University shows that neurons that cannot produce microRNAs, tiny single strands of RNA ...
Device could put disease detection in the palm of a hand
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jul 03, 2007 |
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Lydia Sohn, associate professor of mechanical engineering at UC Berkeley, took her show on the road last week with a demonstration of her handheld nanocytometer at a "science fair" for leaders of Congress ...
Remotely Controlled Nanomachines
Jul 03, 2007 |
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Physicists at the University of California at Berkeley have produced images that show how light can control some of the smallest possible machines.
Researchers Hope to Unlock Capabilities of Carbon Nanotubes
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
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In a three-year project that researchers say could revolutionize the electronics industry, engineers at The University of Texas at Dallas are attempting to establish a standard means for tapping the potential ...
Silicon chip beams light through a liquid-core waveguide to detect one particle at a time
Jul 03, 2007 |
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By guiding light through liquid-filled channels smaller than a human hair, researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and Brigham Young University have succeeded in building a silicon chip that can detect tiny ...
Stellar Fireworks are Ablaze in Galaxy NGC 4449
Jul 03, 2007 |
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Hundreds of thousands of vibrant blue and red stars are visible in this new image of galaxy NGC 4449 taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.
How to Manage Floating Fluids in Space
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 03, 2007 |
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Six months is a long time to be away from home. But Astronaut Sunita Williams had plenty of work to keep her busy during her stay on the International Space Station, including a group of experiments she dubbed ...
