Virtual 3D nanorobots could lead to real cancer-fighting technology
Dec 05, 2007 |
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From eliminating the side effects of chemotherapy to treating Alzheimer’s disease, the potential medical applications of nanorobots are vast and ambitious. In the past decade, researchers have made many improvements ...
Major physics breakthrough in understanding supersolidity
Dec 05, 2007 |
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Physicists at the University of Alberta, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, have made a major advance in the understanding of what appears to be a new state of matter.
Herbal extract found to increase lifespan
Dec 05, 2007 |
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The herbal extract of a yellow-flowered mountain plant indigenous to the Arctic regions of Europe and Asia increased the lifespan of fruit fly populations, according to a University of California, Irvine study.
Humans appear hardwired to learn by 'over-imitation'
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 05, 2007 |
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Children learn by imitating adults—so much so that they will rethink how an object works if they observe an adult taking unnecessary steps when using that object, according to a Yale study today in Proceedings of ...
Philips Lighting The Way Through the 21st Century
Dec 05, 2007 |
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Philips scientists envision a future of eco-friendly and aesthetic lighting solutions for consumers. Their R&D work in the area of OLED lighting will bring light to walls, ceiling, furniture, windows and most ...
Odd little star has magnetic personality
Dec 05, 2007 |
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A dwarf star with a surprisingly magnetic personality and a huge hot spot covering half its surface area is showing astronomers that life as a cool dwarf is not necessarily as simple and quiet as they once ...
Study finds fitness level, not body fat, may be stronger predictor of longevity for older adults
Dec 05, 2007 |
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Adults over age 60 who had higher levels of cardiorespiratory fitness lived longer than unfit adults, independent of their levels of body fat, according to a study in the December 5 issue of JAMA.
Study may solve age-old mystery of missing chemicals from Earth's mantle
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 05, 2007 |
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Observations about the early formation of Earth may answer an age-old question about why the planet’s mantle is missing some of the matter that should be present, according to UBC geophysicist John Hernlund.
Researchers Fight Computer 'Obesity' Crisis
Technology / Computer Sciences
Dec 05, 2007 |
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Obesity is not just a problem for people. Cutting-edge research in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Leicester is tackling the problem of ‘obesity’ in computer software.
Samsung Develops Fastest GDDR5 Memory at 6 Gb/s - World's Fastest Memory
Dec 05, 2007 |
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Samsung Electronics announced today that it has developed the world's fastest memory, a GDDR5 (series five, graphics double-data-rate memory) chip that can transfer data at six gigabits per second, which is ...
Implanting embryonic cardiac cells prevents arrhythmias
Dec 05, 2007 |
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When researchers at Cornell, the University of Bonn and the University of Pittsburgh transplanted living embryonic heart cells into cardiac tissue of mice that had suffered heart attacks, the mice became resistant ...
Study finds that linked wind farms can result in reliable power
Dec 05, 2007 |
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Wind power, long considered to be as fickle as wind itself, can be groomed to become a steady, dependable source of electricity and delivered at a lower cost than at present, according to scientists at Stanford ...
When do gas giants reach the point of no return?
Dec 05, 2007 |
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Planetary scientists at UCL have identified the point at which a star causes the atmosphere of an orbiting gas giant to become critically unstable, as reported in this week’s Nature. Depending upon their proximity to a h ...
'Flying Fish' unmanned aircraft takes off and lands on water
Dec 05, 2007 |
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Flying fish were the inspiration for an unmanned seaplane with a 7-foot wingspan developed at the University of Michigan. The autonomous craft is believed to be the first seaplane that can initiate and perform ...
Protein found that may provide relief from neuropathic pain
Dec 05, 2007 |
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Neuropathic pain is caused by injury to the peripheral nerves in diseases such as HIV/AIDS, shingles, and cancer or in repetitive motion disorders and trauma, and does not respond well to conventional pain-relieving drugs.
