Sticky Tape Inspired by Insect Feet
Nov 05, 2007 |
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Scientists have designed an extremely sticky patterned adhesive, which is twice as sticky as flat tapes used for similar purposes. The new glue-free adhesive can also stick to dusty surfaces better, can be ...
Bug Labs lets consumers build their own gadgets
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 05, 2007 |
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A New York company called Bug Labs has recently released information about their new product called BUG. A collection of various open source hardware modules, BUG allows consumers to build their own gadgets, ...
Researchers discover new hemoglobin function
Nov 05, 2007 |
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A team of researchers from Wake Forest University, the National Institutes of Health and other institutions has discovered a previously undetected chemical process within the oxygen-carrying molecule hemoglobin that could ...
Gene governs IQ boost from breastfeeding
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The known association between breast feeding and slightly higher IQ in children has been shown to relate to a particular gene in the babies, according to a report this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sc ...
Scientists warn that species extinction could reduce productivity of plants on Earth by half
Biology /
Nov 05, 2007 |
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An international team of scientists has published a new analysis showing that as plant species around the world go extinct, natural habitats become less productive and contain fewer total plants –– a situation that could ...
Government plan to revive 'Dead Zone' in Gulf of Mexico could backfire
Nov 05, 2007 |
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The potential revision to the government’s approach for rejuvenating a huge “Dead Zone” in the Gulf of Mexico is potentially dangerous and should be reconsidered, scientists in Michigan are reporting in a ...
Computer scientist forges new line of defense against malicious traffic
Technology / Computer Sciences
Nov 05, 2007 |
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Paul Barford has watched malicious traffic on the Internet evolve from childish pranks to a billion-dollar "shadow industry" in the last decade, and his profession has largely been one step behind the bad guys.
Marijuana-like brain chemicals work as antidepressant
Nov 05, 2007 |
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American and Italian researchers have found that boosting the amounts of a marijuana-like brain transmitter called anandamide produces antidepressant effects in test rats.
New insights into how natural antioxidants fight fat
Nov 05, 2007 |
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Scientists in Taiwan are reporting new insights into why diets rich in fruits and vegetables reduce the risk of obesity. Their study, scheduled for the Oct. 17 (current) issue of ACS’ Journal of Agricultural an ...
Breaking a sweat helps control weight gain over 20 years
Nov 05, 2007 |
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Don't slack off on exercise if you want to avoid packing on the pounds as you age.
Setting stars reveal planetary secrets
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 05, 2007 |
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Watching the stars set from the surface of the Earth may be a romantic pastime but when a spacecraft does it from orbit, it can reveal hidden details about a planet’s atmosphere.
Relationship between environmental stress and cancer elucidated
Nov 05, 2007 |
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One way environmental stress causes cancer is by reducing the activity level of an enzyme that causes cell death, researchers say.
Curry-derived molecules might be too spicy for colorectal cancers
Nov 05, 2007 |
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Curcumin, the yellowish component of turmeric that gives curry its flavor, has long been noted for its potential anti-cancer properties. Researchers from Tohoku University in Sendai, Japan, report on an apparent improvement ...
Columbus launch puts space law to the test
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 05, 2007 |
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Whose law will apply when Europe’s Columbus space laboratory joins the US-led International Space Station in December? And what happens if astronauts from different countries get into a fight? Those were two of the questions ...
Antioxidants could provide all-purpose radiation protection
Nov 05, 2007 |
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Two common dietary molecules found in legumes and bran could protect DNA from the harmful effects of radiation, researchers from the University of Maryland report. Inositol and inositol hexaphosphate (IP6) protected both ...
