Researchers aim to harness sperm power for nano-robots
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Dec 03, 2007 |
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Researchers at Cornell are working to use the same energy that drives sperm to power nanoscale robots or to deliver chemo drugs or antibiotics, for example, to targeted sites within the body. The findings ...
Fossils excavated from Bahamian blue hole may give clues of early life
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Dec 03, 2007 |
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ong before tourists arrived in the Bahamas, ancient visitors took up residence in this archipelago off Florida’s coast and left remains offering stark evidence that the arrival of humans can permanently change -- and eliminate ...
Toll of climate change on world food supply could be worse than thought
Dec 03, 2007 |
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Global agriculture, already predicted to be stressed by climate change in coming decades, could go into steep, unanticipated declines in some regions due to complications that scientists have so far inadequately considered, ...
Team sculpts 3D particles with light
Dec 03, 2007 |
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MIT engineers have used ultraviolet light to sculpt three-dimensional microparticles that could have many applications in medical diagnostics and tissue engineering. For example, they could be designed to ...
Cooler, faster, cheaper: Researchers advance process to manufacture silicon chips
Dec 03, 2007 |
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The next generation of laptops, desk computers, cell phones and other semiconductor devices may get faster and more cost-effective with research from Clemson University.
New form of compound stimulates research on hydrogen storage
Dec 03, 2007 |
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Research on hydrogen-fueled cars may be one step closer to application thanks to a new form of hydride discovered by scientists at the ESRF. The material, lithium borohydride, is a promising energy storage ...
Chemists characterize Alzheimer's neurotoxin structure
Biology /
Dec 03, 2007 |
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Amyloid plaques, the hallmark of Alzheimer's disease, are clumps of fiber-like misfolded proteins which many experts think cause this devastating neurodegenerative disease.
'Magma P.I.' unearths clues to how crust was sculpted
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 03, 2007 |
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About a decade ago, Johns Hopkins University geologist Bruce Marsh challenged the century-old concept that the Earth’s outer layer formed when crystal-free molten rock called magma oozed to the surface from giant subterranean ...
A really inconvenient truth: Divorce is not green
Dec 03, 2007 |
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The data are in. Divorce is bad for the environment. A novel study that links divorce with the environment shows a global trend of soaring divorce rates has created more households with fewer people, has taken up more space ...
Eco-Friendly Surveillance: NEC Develops Enhancement That Uses Fluorescent Light Tubes
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 03, 2007 |
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NEC has developed an Eco-Friendly adaptation that allows surveillance cameras to utilize energy from fluorescent light tubes. The surveillance system can be tucked into the false ceiling next to the fluorescent ...
Understanding the origin of rubies and sapphires to improve prospecting strategies
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 03, 2007 |
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Rubies and sapphires belong to the corundum mineralogical family. Corundums exist in a wide range of colours. They consist of aluminium oxide crystals containing impurities which dote them with their various tints: titanium ...
Low-carb diet reduces inflammation and blood saturated fat in metabolic syndrome
Dec 03, 2007 |
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Metabolic syndrome is a condition afflicting one quarter to one third of adult men and women and is an established pre-cursor to diabetes, coronary heart disease, and other serious illnesses. Patients have long been advised ...
Present-day species of piranha result from a marine incursion into the Amazon Basin
Biology /
Dec 03, 2007 |
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Piranhas inhabit exclusively the fresh waters of South America. Their geographical distribution extends from the Orinoco River basin (Venezuela) to the North, down to that of the Paraná (Argentina) to the South. Over this ...
How to help baby like fruits and veggies
Dec 03, 2007 |
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Moms, want your baby to learn to like fruits and vegetables? According to new research from the Monell Center, if you’re breast feeding, you can provide baby with a good start by eating them yourself.
Distorted self-image due to visual brain glitch, research finds
Dec 03, 2007 |
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Although they look normal, people suffering from body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) perceive themselves as ugly and disfigured. New imaging research reveals that the brains of people with BDD look normal, but function abnormally ...
