Researchers Develop New Procedure to Synthesize Quantum Dots
Apr 04, 2006 |
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Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) researchers in the Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology have developed a new procedure for the synthesis of “quantum dots,” as published March 31, 2006 on the ...
Study: Vitamin C might slow aging
Apr 04, 2006 |
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Japanese researchers say mice lacking vitamin C age four times faster than normal mice, suggesting the vitamin might help slow aging in humans.
Bush's NASA cuts halts much research
Apr 04, 2006 |
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U.S. President George Bush's goal to return astronauts to the moon by 2018 has forced NASA to trim spending for many research projects across the nation.
Lobster telescope has an eye for X-rays
Apr 04, 2006 |
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UK astronomers have been at the forefront of designing a revolutionary new X-ray telescope that is based on the eyes of a lobster. By replicating the crustacean’s ability to observe objects all around it without ...
Intel First With 65nm NOR Flash Memory Chips
Apr 04, 2006 |
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Intel Corporation is the first to sample NOR multi-level cell flash memory chips at 1-gigabit density using its advanced 65-nanometer (nm) process technology. Intel’s NOR Flash memory chips are used in devices ...
Researchers Determine How Plants Decide Where to Position Their Leaves and Flowers
Apr 04, 2006 |
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One of the quests of modern biologists is to understand how cells talk to each other in order to determine where to form major organs. An international team of biologists has solved a part of this puzzle by combining state-of-the-art ...
Physics and biology team up to tackle protein folding debate
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Apr 04, 2006 |
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A team of researchers from EPFL, (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne), the University of Lausanne, Northwestern University and Tel Aviv University bring biology and statistical physics together to answer the question ...
Despite debate, stem-cell research surges
Apr 04, 2006 |
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More than four years ago U.S. President George Bush severely limited public funding for stem-cell studies but now such spending is at a record high.
Antifreeze fish make sense out of junk DNA
Apr 04, 2006 |
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Scientists at the University of Illinois have discovered an antifreeze-protein gene in cod that has evolved from non-coding or 'junk' DNA. Since the creation of these antifreeze proteins is directly driven by polar glaciation, ...
Killing wolves doesn't protect livestock
Apr 04, 2006 |
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A University of Calgary study suggests lethal measures to control wolf attacks on cattle and sheep are ineffective in the long-term.
New concept for bendable packaged ultra-thin chips presented
Apr 04, 2006 |
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IMEC and its associated laboratory INTEC of the University of Ghent jointly developed a new process flow for ultra-thin chip packages resulting in bendable packaged chips of only 50µm thickness. The technology enables embedding ...
Prometheus and its pull on the passing particles of Saturn's F ring
Apr 04, 2006 |
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The rings around all the giant planets in our Solar System are thought to be stabilised by small ‘shepherd moons’ that orbit in or near the rings and stabilize them by gravitational influences.
Study: Alpine glaciers may nearly vanish
Apr 04, 2006 |
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The World Glacier Monitoring Service is warning Europe's Alps might lose three-quarters of its glaciers to global warming during the coming century.
Study: Our brains compensate for aging
Apr 04, 2006 |
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Yale University and University of Illinois scientists say they've determined our brains compensate for aging by becoming less "specialized."
Birdsong sounds sweeter because throats filter out messy overtones
Apr 04, 2006 |
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The purity of birdsong is owed in large part to rapid, controlled changes in the shape of the birds' upper vocal tracts, according to a new study of Northern Cardinals by scientists at Indiana University Bloomington, ...
