Two Robot Chefs Make Omelets
Dec 04, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- No "house of the future" is complete without a household robot to do the cooking and cleaning. Although today´s robots still have a ways to go before substituting for a real live-in maid, ...
This One's For You: ISS Space Barley Beer
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 04, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Critics of the Space Program can utter a sigh of relief. Finally, an innovation with a good suds head on it. A colloborative effort between the Russian Academy of Science, Okayama University ...
Past religious diversity and intolerance have profound impact on genetics of Iberian people
Dec 04, 2008 |
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New research suggests that relatively recent events had a substantial impact on patterns of genetic diversity in the southwest region of Europe. The study, published by Cell Press on December 4th in the American Journal of ...
Researchers gain new insight on wonder of cell division
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Dec 04, 2008 |
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Biologists have discovered a mechanism that is critical to cytokinesis -- nature's completion of mitosis, where a cell divides into two identical daughter cells.
A little wine boosts omega-3 in the body: Researchers find a novel mechanism for a healthier heart
Dec 04, 2008 |
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Moderate alcohol intake is associated with higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids in plasma and red blood cells. This is the major finding of the European study IMMIDIET that will be published in the January issue of the American Jo ...
Measuring sound with a nanoscopic air bubble
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(PhysOrg.com) -- It will soon be possible to measure ultrasonic sound using water, air, light and nanotechnology – over a hundred times more accurately than with existing sensors.
Apple or pear shape is not main culprit to heart woes -- it's liver fat
Dec 04, 2008 |
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For years, pear-shaped people who carry weight in the thighs and backside have been told they are at lower risk for high blood pressure and heart disease than apple-shaped people who carry fat in the abdomen. But new findings ...
A book of common prayers
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In times of economic distress and plenty, ninety percent of Americans pray, more than half of us once a day or more. We pray for big things—to stay healthy, to keep our jobs, and to strengthen our relationships. And we pray ...
UCLA expert blames American values for health-care crisis
Dec 04, 2008 |
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To heal our ailing health care system, we need to stop thinking like Americans. That's the message of two articles by UCLA's Dr. Marc Nuwer, a leading expert on national health care reform, published this week in Neurology, ...
Professor, former student share prestigious award for problem-solving theory
Dec 04, 2008 |
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The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) has awarded its Frederick W. Lanchester Prize for the best contribution to operations research and the management sciences published in English to ...
Vitamin E shows possible promise in easing chronic inflammation
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With up to half of a person's body mass consisting of skeletal muscle, chronic inflammation of those muscles – which include those found in the limbs – can result in significant physical impairment.
Next NASA Mars Mission Rescheduled for 2011
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 04, 2008 |
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NASA's Mars Science Laboratory will launch two years later than previously planned, in the fall of 2011. The mission will send a next-generation rover with unprecedented research tools to study the early environmental ...
Collaboration of soloists makes the best science
Dec 04, 2008 |
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For the success of a major research university, which is better: large, well-funded laboratory empires with many investigators working toward the same end, or the individual scientist toiling alone in his ...
Professional Development Key to Improving Math Achievement
Dec 04, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Teachers have a greater impact than new textbooks or computers when it comes to raising math scores, according to a comprehensive research review by the Johns Hopkins University School of Education's Center ...
Unlocking the mysteries of memory
Dec 04, 2008 |
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Stop and think for a moment. What do you remember about your breakfast this morning? One part of your brain will recall the smell of coffee brewing, while another will remember your partner's smile while walking out the door. ...
