Archive: 10/03/2008
Viewers will receive greatest benefit in presidential town hall debate
Next Tuesday night, Senators John McCain and Barack Obama will meet on the debate stage for their second presidential debate, but this time they will not be alone. The candidates will be joined by dozens of "undecided" citizens ...
Oct 03, 2008 |
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Gas From the Past Gives Scientists New Insights into Climate and the Oceans
(PhysOrg.com) -- In recent years, public discussion of climate change has included concerns that increased levels of carbon dioxide will contribute to global warming, which in turn may change the circulation ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 03, 2008 |
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New Organic Catalyst Should Improve Drug Development, Lower Costs
(PhysOrg.com) -- Chemists at Oregon State University have developed a new “organocatalyst” that will play a major role in new drug development, greatly reducing costs while making the process more efficient, effective and ...
Oct 03, 2008 |
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NASA Selects Science Teams for Astrobiology Institute
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA has awarded five-year grants, averaging $7 million each, to 10 research teams from across the country, including two from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, to study the origins, ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
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Which grass is greener to power the bioenergy era?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Talk about a field of dreams. Cornell bioenergy plant experts are learning which field grasses are the best candidates for "dedicated energy" crops in the Northeast, considering the region's ...
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Oct 03, 2008 |
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Nutritionists show what beans are worth
Consider a natural alternative the next time you reach for that cupcake or soda as an afternoon snack. This snack leaves you feeling full, gives you energy, and simultaneously fights “bad”—LDL—cholesterol.
Oct 03, 2008 |
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New Sensor Could Help Avert Pipeline Failures
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Colorado School of Mines (CSM) have developed a prototype sensor that quickly detects very small amounts of hydrogen accumulation ...
Oct 03, 2008 |
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Researcher investigates ancient geology to understand human development, climate change
(PhysOrg.com) -- To figure out how ancient humans adapted to their environment and constructed civilizations, you need to know the environment in which they lived -- including climate change over thousands of years.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 03, 2008 |
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World's biggest computing grid launched
(PhysOrg.com) -- The world’s largest computing grid is ready to tackle mankind’s biggest data challenge from the earth’s most powerful accelerator. Today, three weeks after the first particle beams were injected ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Oct 03, 2008 |
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Chemical 'orienteering': how accurately can cells follow a chemical trail to find their way around?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have long known that single-cell organisms find their way around by detecting chemicals in their surroundings. Now new research out this week in the Proceedings of the National Ac ...
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Oct 03, 2008 |
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Brilliantly bright light source is one step closer to reality, says scientist
(PhysOrg.com) -- A brilliantly bright light source that can examine the detail of atoms at a microscopic level is one step closer, thanks to the adoption of a Europe-wide convention, says a leading scientist ...
Oct 03, 2008 |
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Peer-to-peer networking takes internet out of the equation
(PhysOrg.com) -- When people working on a project get together with their laptops and PDAs, they share information via the internet and a client server. But new software developed by European researchers allows independent, ...
Oct 03, 2008 |
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An 'electric' future for Formula 1 gearboxes?
Bristol University student, Niall Oswald, has won the e2v Award for the Best Electronic Engineering Student at the 2008 Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) Awards for his final-year research project, ...
Oct 03, 2008 |
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Outer Solar System Not as Crowded as Astronomers Thought
(PhysOrg.com) -- When a treasure hunt comes up empty-handed, the hunters are understandably disappointed. But when astronomers don't find what they are looking for, the defeat can provide as much information as a successful ...
Oct 03, 2008 |
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Traits produced by melanin may signal the bearer's capacity to combat free radicals
Some animal species have developed conspicuous traits produced by melanin pigments (for instance, dark manes in lions, black stripes in some birds and fishes). These traits are used as signals during contests for resources ...
Oct 03, 2008 |
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