New plastic is strong as steel, transparent
Oct 04, 2007 |
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By mimicking a brick-and-mortar molecular structure found in seashells, University of Michigan researchers created a composite plastic that's as strong as steel but lighter and transparent.
New Material May Lead To Advances In Quantum Computing
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Scientists at Florida State University’s National High Magnetic Field Laboratory and the university’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry have introduced a new material that could be to computers of the future what silicon ...
Geologists recover rocks yielding unprecedented insights into San Andreas Fault
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 04, 2007 |
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For the first time, geologists have extracted intact rock samples from 2 miles beneath the surface of the San Andreas Fault, the infamous rupture that runs 800 miles along the length of California.
Scientists 'weigh' tiny galaxy halfway across universe
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A tiny galaxy, nearly halfway across the universe, the smallest in size and mass known to exist at that distance, has been identified by an international team of scientists led by two from ...
How emotionally charged events leave their mark on memory
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Researchers have uncovered new evidence in mice that may explain how emotionally charged situations can leave such a powerful mark on our memories. Surges of the stress hormone norepinephrine (also known as ...
Chili pepper cocktail points to wide-awake surgery
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Imagine an epidural or a shot of Novocain that doesn’t paralyze your legs or make you numb yet totally blocks your pain. This type of pain management is now within reach. As a result, childbirth, surgery, ...
Honda Develops New Automatic Transmission System for Motorcycles
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Honda Motor announced that it has developed the Human-Friendly Transmission (HFT), a new automatic transmission system for motorcycles using Honda’s own infinitely variable hydraulic mechanical transmission. ...
Researchers shed light on light-emitting nanodevice
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Oct 04, 2007 |
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An interdisciplinary team of Cornell nanotechnology researchers has unraveled some of the fundamental physics of a material that holds promise for light-emitting, flexible semiconductors. The discovery, which ...
Living fossils have hot sex
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University of Utah scientists discovered a strange method of reproduction in primitive plants named cycads: The plants heat up and emit a toxic odor to drive pollen-covered insects out of male cycad cones, ...
Negativity is contagious, study finds
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Though we may not care to admit it, what other people think about something can affect what we think about it. This is how critics become influential and why our parents’ opinions about our life choices continue to matter, ...
Salmonid hatcheries cause 'stunning' loss of reproduction
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The rearing of steelhead trout in hatcheries causes a dramatic and unexpectedly fast drop in their ability to reproduce in the wild, a new Oregon State University study shows, and raises serious questions about the wisdom ...
Physics professor probes superconductivity
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When Eric Hudson was introduced to high-temperature superconductivity as a graduate student, it was still, so to speak, a hot topic.
Giant Magellan telescope site selected
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 04, 2007 |
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The Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) Consortium announces that the GMT will be constructed at Cerro Las Campanas, Chile. This location was selected for its high altitude, dry climate, dark skies, and unsurpassed seeing quality, ...
New research sheds light on shimmering superconductivity and the courtship of electrons
Oct 04, 2007 |
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In their normal state, electrons repel each other because of their charge, but in the state of superconductivity, electrons pair up. John Schlueter, a chemist from the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National ...
Microneedles: Flu Vaccine in Painless Skin Patches under Development
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Flu vaccine delivered through painless microneedles in patches applied to the skin could soon be an alternative to delivery through hypodermic needles, according to researchers at Emory University and the ...
