Metal-embedding method helps tiny sensors function in extreme environments
May 04, 2006 |
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University of Wisconsin-Madison mechanical engineers have developed a method for fabricating "packages" of tiny sensors that measure temperature more accurately than bulk thermocouples. Inserted unobtrusively in critical ...
Blood-Compatible Nanoscale Materials Possible Using Heparin
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
May 04, 2006 |
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Researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have engineered nanoscale materials that are blood compatible using heparin, an anticoagulant. The heparin biomaterials have potential for use as medical devices ...
Electrons choose another path in photosynthesis protein
May 04, 2006 |
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In the famous Robert Frost poem, "The Road Not Taken," the persona, forced to travel one of two roads, takes the one less traveled by, and "that has made all the difference." Chemists at Washington University ...
Landing on Titan: The new movies
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 04, 2006 |
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Scientists at the University of Arizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory (LPL) have made two new movies of the Huygens probe's landing on Saturn's giant moon, Titan, on Jan. 14, 2005.
Report: Computing Poised to Change the Way Science Is Done
May 04, 2006 |
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More scientific data has been collected in the last year alone than in all previous years since science began, a Johns Hopkins University scientist says.
Bang & Olufsen retail wireless home audio
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
May 04, 2006 |
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High-end audio producer Bang & Olufsen has introduced its first wireless stereo system for home use in North America.
SSRL Aids Development of Plastic Electronics
May 04, 2006 |
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For close to a decade, researchers have been trying to improve the performance of plastic semiconductors to the level of amorphous silicon—the semiconductor used in low-cost electronics such as photovoltaic ...
Big names pony up for power-line broadband
May 04, 2006 |
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Current Communications announced Thursday it had received $130 million in investments to accelerate Broadband over Power Line technology.
La Nina will have no effect on 2006 Atlantic hurricanes
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 04, 2006 |
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NASA oceanographers agree that the recent La Niña in the eastern Pacific Ocean is not expected to have an effect on the Atlantic hurricane season this year. That's good news, because normally a La Niña tends ...
Money motivates memory, study finds
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Money talks, but it might also help people remember: A team of Stanford scientists has shown for the first time that motivation—in the form of a reward—gets the brain ready to learn.
Warming blamed for bird breeding errors
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May 04, 2006 |
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Netherlands researchers say climate change is leading birds to breed during periods of food shortages, causing population declines.
New procedure claims to treat sinusitis
May 04, 2006 |
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A non-surgical procedure offered by a California firm is seen by some doctors as a breakthrough for treating sinusitis but other experts are not so sure.
Embryos exposed in 3-D
May 04, 2006 |
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Utah and Texas researchers combined miniature medical CT scans with high-tech computer methods to produce detailed three-dimensional images of mouse embryos – an efficient new method to test the safety of medicines ...
Rep. Markey introduces Net Neutrality Act
May 04, 2006 |
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In response to his net neutrality amendment dumped from the House telecom reform bill last week, Rep. Edward Markey, D-Mass., introduced the Network Neutrality Act of 2006.
Neurobiology of dread gives scientists clues about human decision making
May 04, 2006 |
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In order to better understand how people make decisions when the outcomes are known to be unpleasant, a team of Emory neuroscientists led by Gregory Berns, MD, PhD, used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to determine ...
