Researchers prove existence of new type of electron wave
Jul 04, 2007 |
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New research led by University of New Hampshire physicists has proved the existence of a new type of electron wave on metal surfaces: the acoustic surface plasmon, which will have implications for developments in nano-optics, ...
New vibration powered generator for wireless systems
Jul 04, 2007 |
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A generator that is 10 times more powerful than any other similar devices has been developed by engineers at the University of Southampton.
Cheating has long-term consequences in the evolution of cooperation
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Jul 04, 2007 |
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Freeloaders can live on the fruits of the cooperation of others, but their selfishness can have long-term consequences, reports an evolutionary biologist from The University of Texas at Austin in a new study.
The ocean surface, a whole world in motion
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 04, 2007 |
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Technical advances over the past 50 years have allowed improved knowledge to be gained of the properties of sea water at great depths. Yet the first centimetres of the ocean remain its least well known part. They are difficult ...
'Sundried tide' -- silent, natural disaster
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Jul 04, 2007 |
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Australian researchers have studied and documented the effect of the "sundried tide", a force of nature that can silently wipe out coral reefs.
Study: Cloth diapers just as bad
Jul 04, 2007 |
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Cloth diapers are no better for the environment than the disposable variety, a British government study found.
Yawning seen to cool the brain
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 04, 2007 |
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The newest theory put forward about human yawning from the State University of New York at Albany claims it's because yawning cools the brain.
Wolves of Alaska became extinct 12,000 years ago, scientists report
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Jul 04, 2007 |
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The ancient gray wolves of Alaska became extinct some 12,000 years ago, and the wolves in Alaska today are not their descendents but a different subspecies, an international team of scientists reports in the July 3 print ...
Gene linked with childhood asthma is identified, giving hope for new therapies
Jul 04, 2007 |
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A gene that is strongly associated with a risk of developing childhood onset asthma is identified in new research published online today in Nature.
Microscale Chemical Factory
Jul 04, 2007 |
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Miniaturization is invading the world of chemical syntheses. Since typical chemical syntheses take place in several reaction steps with various separation or purification steps in between, microchemistry has almost always ...
Getting old is a costly business
Jul 04, 2007 |
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Independent research, involving over 3 million Italians, conducted by Henley Management College and the University of Milan has concluded that the prescription costs for men over the age of 65 is significantly higher than ...
Loss of scent sense linked to Alzheimer's
Jul 04, 2007 |
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A new study shows seniors who have trouble identifying scents are more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease than people who knew soap smell from cinnamon.
Alternative medicines need to be considered in diabetes management
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jul 04, 2007 |
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People with diabetes are risking their health by not discussing their use of complementary and alternative therapies with the health professionals managing their conventional treatment.
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