Archive: 09/03/2007
Choosing a mate: what we really want
While humans may pride themselves on being highly evolved, most still behave like the stereotypical Neanderthals when it comes to choosing a mate, according to research by Indiana University cognitive scientist Peter Todd. ...
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Hay fever season peaking
Last month's downpour in the Midwest has triggered an increase in mold spores but dampened the U.S. pollen count -- at least temporarily.
Sep 03, 2007 |
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Undersea WiFi can be made faster, says researcher
As the United States and Canada take their first step toward establishing a cabled ocean observatory, a University of Missouri-Rolla researcher is trying to improve the speed of wireless underwater communication.
Sep 03, 2007 |
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Pressure sensors in the eye
Sensors can monitor production processes, unmask tiny cracks in aircraft hulls, and determine the amount of laundry in a washing machine. In future, they will also be used in the human body and raise the alarm ...
Sep 03, 2007 |
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Sexual Orientation Revealed by Body Type and Motion, Study Suggests
An individual's body motion and body type can offer subtle cues about their sexual orientation, but casual observers seem better able to read those cues in gay men than in lesbians, according to a new study in the September ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 03, 2007 |
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New instrument covertly detects signals from illicit chemicals
A new award-winning innovation developed at the Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory can covertly detect chemical plumes at great distances and may help thwart future chemical or nuclear-based ...
Sep 03, 2007 |
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Cosmic Cockroaches
Starved. Stomped. Radiated. Poisoned. It's all in a day's work for the common household cockroach. The abuse these creatures can withstand is amazing.
Sep 03, 2007 |
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500 days at Venus, and the surprises keep coming
Venus Express has now orbited Earth’s twin for 500 Earth days, completing as many orbits. While the satellite maintains steady and excellent performance, the planet continues to surprise and amaze us.
Sep 03, 2007 |
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Stellar Firework in a Whirlwind
Stars do not like to be alone. Indeed, most stars are members of a binary system, in which two stars circle around each other in an apparently never-ending cosmic ballet. But sometimes, things can go wrong.
Sep 03, 2007 |
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Studying evidence from Ice Age lakes
During the last Ice Age, the ice dammed enormous lakes in Russia. The drainage system was reversed several times and the rivers flowed southwards. A group of geologists is now investigating what took place when the ice melted ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 03, 2007 |
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Nano Dandelions: Bundles of cysteine-lead nanowires spread into highly oriented structures
Under an electron microscope they look like dandelions. In the journal Angewandte Chemie, Xiao-Fang Shen and Xiu-Ping Yan explain their nanoscopic bouquets: They consist of spread-out bundles of nanowires made of lead and th ...
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Tiny carbon nanotubes show big germ-fighting potential
In nanoscience’s version of a David-and-Goliath story, scientists in Connecticut are reporting the first direct evidence that carbon nanotubes have powerful antimicrobial activity, a discovery that could help fight the growing ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Sep 03, 2007 |
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Nanomagnetic sponges to clean precious works of art
Chemists in Italy are reporting “a real breakthrough” in technology for cleaning and conserving priceless oil paintings, marble sculptures and other works of art in an article in the Aug. 14 issue of ACS’ ...
Sep 03, 2007 |
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Fingerprinting fake coffee
With prices of gourmet coffee approaching sticker-shock levels, scientists in Illinois are reporting development of a method to “fingerprint” coffee to detect when corn has been mixed in to short-change customers. Their study ...
Sep 03, 2007 |
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Russian children sickened by dysentery
More than 200 Russian children were sickened after drinking a dairy product prepared by workers with dysentery, it was reported Monday.
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