Hungary uncovers 8 million-year-old trees
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Aug 03, 2007 |
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Hungary will spare no expense to preserve 16 cypress trees, estimated to be 8 million-years-old, recently uncovered in a northern lignite mine.
Proposed 'Nanomechanical' Computer is Both Old-School and Cutting-Edge
Aug 03, 2007 |
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A group of engineers have proposed a novel approach to computing: computers made of billionth-of-a-meter-sized mechanical elements. Their idea combines the modern field of nanoscience with the mechanical engineering principles ...
Ceramic tubes could cut greenhouse gas emissions from power stations
Aug 03, 2007 |
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Greenhouse gas emissions from power stations could be cut to almost zero by controlling the combustion process with tiny tubes made from an advanced ceramic material, claim engineers today.
Pollution causes 40 percent of deaths worldwide, study finds
Aug 03, 2007 |
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About 40 percent of deaths worldwide are caused by water, air and soil pollution, concludes a Cornell researcher. Such environmental degradation, coupled with the growth in world population, are major causes behind the rapid ...
Scientists warn of chemicals in plastic
Aug 03, 2007 |
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U.S. scientists warn the chemicals bisphenol A or BPA -- found in plastic -- could cause serious reproductive disorders.
Star caught smoking
Aug 03, 2007 |
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Using ESO's Very Large Telescope Interferometer, astronomers from France and Brazil have detected a huge cloud of dust around a star. This observation is further evidence for the theory that such stellar puffs ...
The matrix of autism
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 03, 2007 |
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Autistic children are doubly stigmatized. On the one hand, they are often dismissed as “low functioning” or mentally retarded, especially if they have poor speaking skills as many do. Yet when autistics do show exceptional ...
A New Wrinkle in Thin Film Science
Aug 03, 2007 |
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Wrinkles are often considered a nuisance, but it turns out that they can reveal fundamental properties of materials, according to University of Massachusetts Amherst scientists.
Where broken DNA is repaired
Biology /
Aug 03, 2007 |
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Ionizing radiation, toxic chemicals, and other agents continually damage the body's DNA, threatening life and health: unrepaired DNA can lead to mutations, which in turn can lead to diseases like cancer. Intricate DNA repair ...
European heat waves double in length since 1880
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 03, 2007 |
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The most accurate measures of European daily temperatures ever indicate that the length of heat waves on the continent has doubled and the frequency of extremely hot days has nearly tripled in the past century. The new data ...
New program color-codes text in Wikipedia entries to indicate trustworthiness
Technology / Computer Sciences
Aug 03, 2007 |
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The online reference site Wikipedia enjoys immense popularity despite nagging doubts about the reliability of entries written by its all-volunteer team. A new program developed at the University of California, Santa Cruz, ...
Why Women Get More Migraines Than Men
Aug 03, 2007 |
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For every man with a migraine, three women are struck by the severe headaches that often come with nausea, sensitivity to light and sound, and aura. That means a staggering 18 to 25 percent of women suffer from migraines, ...
AMD Demonstrates First Graphics Processors to Feature Native DisplayPort 1.1
Aug 03, 2007 |
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AMD has successfully tested a next-generation graphics processor with a native DisplayPort 1.1 transmitter.
Nano-layer of Ruthenium Stabilizes Magnetic Sensors
Aug 03, 2007 |
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A layer of ruthenium just a few atoms thick can be used to fine-tune the sensitivity and enhance the reliability of magnetic sensors, tests at the National Institute of Standards and Technology show.
Crystals on meteorite hold a key to understanding building blocks of planets
Aug 03, 2007 |
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A University of Toronto-led study has uncovered tiny zircon crystals in a meteorite originating from Vesta (a large asteroid between Mars and Jupiter), shedding light on the formation of planetesimals, small astronomical ...
