Archive: 09/04/2006
Global changes alter the timing of plant growth, scientists say
Any gardener knows--different plant species mature at different times. Scientists studying plant communities in natural habitats call this phenomenon "complementarity." It allows many species to co-exist because it reduces ...
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Television in Top Quality
Whether you are at home or on the move new technologies are bringing TV in good quality on the “small screen”. Fraunhofer researchers will be presenting various systems at the International Broadcast Convention ...
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Rural Chinese villages to get clean water
China says 312 million villagers face water shortages or use water contaminated by fluorine, arsenic and organic or industrial pollutants.
Sep 04, 2006 |
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'Red to Dead' seawater plan underway
Esteemed British architect Lord Foster has been enlisted to carve a canal through the Sinai desert in order to rescue the Dead Sea from environmental damage.
Sep 04, 2006 |
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Aussie study links asthma to smoking
Australian scientists who spent nearly 40 years on a research program say asthma in adults can be the result of maternal smoking.
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Shade trees fight global warming in Calif.
Sacramento, Calif., has decided that when it comes to battling global warming Mother Nature knows best and nothing is better than planting a tree.
Sep 04, 2006 |
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Solar cells go thin and flimsy
The next generation of solar cells made out of plastics and microscopic crystals instead of silicon are taking shape at UQ (University of Queensland). UQ Master of Physics student Michael Deceglie is working ...
Sep 04, 2006 |
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Research at Argonne helps Abbott Labs develop anti-HIV drug
Back in 1996, when the Advanced Photon Source at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory first turned on its brilliant beam of X-rays, scientists from around the world were excited by the ...
Sep 04, 2006 |
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Study offers clues to brain's protective mechanisms against alcoholism
Why do some people with a strong family history of alcoholism develop alcohol dependency while others do not? A new study provides clues that differing brain chemistry may provide part of the answer.
Sep 04, 2006 |
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Scientists plan new space mission to observe quantum gravity
Physicists in the UK have made an exciting breakthrough and are developing plans for a new space mission that could carry out a range of fundamental physics experiments, which will involve placing a high-precision ...
Sep 04, 2006 |
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Snake origin theories spark venomous debate
Rudyard Kipling tells a tale of how the elephant's trunk might have originated, thanks in part to the efforts of a quick-thinking snake. It seems Kipling did well to steer clear of questions pertaining to the ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Sep 04, 2006 |
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Switchable Lotus Effect
Lotus blossoms are beautiful, and always immaculately clean. Water drops bead up and roll off of their water-repellent surface, washing away every speck of dust. This type of self-cleaning surface would be very useful to ...
Sep 04, 2006 |
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High levels of pollutants may decrease sexual organ size in polar bears
Exposure to high levels of environmental pollutants called organohalogen compounds (OHCs) seems to reduce the size of sexual organs in male and female polar bears, researchers report in an article scheduled for the Sept. ...
Sep 04, 2006 |
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Researchers Find Validity in 1918 Treatment for Avian Influenza
USU faculty have discovered that a treatment for the Spanish Influenza pandemic may also be effective for current Avian Influenza patients.
Sep 04, 2006 |
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New Clue to World's Tiniest Particles
Particle physicists around the world will be designing their next generation of billion-dollar experiments following new findings from a University of Adelaide-led research team. The Holy Grail of the world's particle physicists ...
Sep 04, 2006 |
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