Europe's biggest wind farm planned in Sweden
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Plans to build the biggest wind farm in Europe are underway in Sweden after winning approval from a local county administrative board on Monday, officials said.
Novel lung cancer vaccine shows promise in fighting early-stage lung cancer
Apr 06, 2009 |
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An experimental vaccine that triggers the patient's immune system to identify and attack specific tumor cells is showing new promise for the treatment of early lung cancer. Thoracic surgeons at Rush University Medical Center ...
Mt. Redoubt Gives Alaskans a Taste of the Moon
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 06, 2009 |
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"It's very fine but angular - the sharp edges make it feel gritty and abrasive."
The biochemical buzz on career changes in bees
Apr 06, 2009 |
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Adults facing unexpected career changes, take note. Scientists from Brazil and Cuba are reporting that honey bees — a mainstay for behavioral research that cannot be done in other animals — change their brains ...
Young adults at future risk of Alzheimer's have different brain activity
Apr 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Young adults with a genetic variant that raises their risk of developing Alzheimer's Disease show changes in their brain activity decades before any symptoms might arise, according to a new ...
Most powerful computer of its kind in western N.Y. available worldwide
Technology / Computer Sciences
Apr 06, 2009 |
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Local scientist Dr. Russ Miller is leading the rollout of "Magic," one of the most powerful computers in New York State to qualified users worldwide for solving computationally-demanding problems.
A molecular ripcord for chemical reactions
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Apr 06, 2009 |
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Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology (the Netherlands) have developed an entirely new method for starting chemical reactions. For the first time they used mechanical forces to control catalytic ...
Relief from itch seen in nerves; may aid treatment
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Apr 06, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Scratch an itch and you get ... aaaaaah. Now scientists have watched spinal nerves transmit that relief signal to the brain in monkeys, a possible step toward finding new treatments for persistent itching in people.
A 'hands-on' approach to computers
Apr 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- At a time when ever more aspects of our lives are moving toward the virtual, online world -- stores, newspapers, games and even social interactions -- Hiroshi Ishii seems to be swimming against ...
Nokia E75 begins shipping
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Apr 06, 2009 |
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The Nokia E75 has arrived in stores. The new arrival is the first device to ship with the new email user interface, offering full desktop email functionality, and complete integration of Nokia's email and ...
Sun Dial uses mobile phones to alert Muslims to prayer (w/Video)
Apr 06, 2009 |
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Religious technology may seem like an oxymoron, but as more people obtain mobile phones, iPhones and other devices to help them manage their lives, it's only natural that many of them will be using their gadgets ...
Volunteers help salamanders avoid roadway massacre
Apr 06, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The black salamander with yellow spots sat on the roadside in the dark, ready to make a go of it.
Stem cell therapy grows new blood vessels
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Research led by David Hess of the Robarts Research Institute at The University of Western Ontario has identified how to use selected stem cells from bone marrow to grow new blood vessels to treat diseases such as peripheral ...
UGA licenses invention that kills food-borne pathogens in minutes
Apr 06, 2009 |
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A new technology that kills dangerous pathogens on food at home and in restaurants, grocery stores, beverage-manufacturing and food-processing facilities has been licensed to the maker of FIT Fruit and Vegetable ...
The fragility of the world's coral is revealed through a study of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
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A new study by researchers from UC Santa Barbara's National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) sheds light on how threats to the world's endangered coral reef ecosystems can be more effectively ...
