Major milestone: First two ALMA telescope antennas linked
May 06, 2009 |
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On 30 April, the team observed the first "interferometric fringes" of an astronomical source by linking two 12-metre diameter ALMA antennas, together with the other critical parts of the system. Mars was chosen ...
Cooperative forces boost collective mobility of cells
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An article by Dr. Xavier Trepat, senior researcher of the Cellular and respiratory biomechanics group at the University of Barcelona, Spain, contributes for the first time an experimental answer to the question ...
EU Parliament rejects law allowing Internet cutoff
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(AP) -- Worried about trampling on the rights of innocent consumers, the European Parliament rejected Wednesday attempts by EU governments to crack down on people who illegally download copyright-protected music and movies ...
Device targets mosquitoes with deadly nectar
May 06, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The ProVector Bt may not look too much like a real flower, but the artificial device sports bright, finely tuned colors and sweet nectar that can lure and kill mosquitoes that potentially carry diseases.
New evidence ties gene to Alzheimer's
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
May 06, 2009 |
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Of dozens of candidates potentially involved in increasing a person's risk for the most common type of Alzheimer's disease that affects more than 5 million Americans over the age of 65, one gene that keeps grabbing Johns ...
Babies brainier than many imagine
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 06, 2009 |
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A new study from Northwestern University shows what many mothers already know: their babies are a lot smarter than others may realize.
Southern Hemisphere Ants Richer and More Diversified
May 06, 2009 |
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There are fewer species of ants in the northern hemisphere than in the southern hemisphere. This is the conclusion drawn by an international team of scientists that have studied 1,003 local ant assemblages ...
Vise Squad: Putting the Squeeze on a Crystal Leads to Novel Electronics
May 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A clever materials science technique that uses a silicon crystal as a sort of nanoscale vise to squeeze another crystal into a more useful shape may launch a new class of electronic devices ...
Mechanical stress leads to self-sensing in solid polymers (w/Video)
May 06, 2009 |
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Parachute cords, climbing ropes, and smart coatings for bridges that change color when overstressed are several possible uses for force-sensitive polymers being developed by researchers at the University of ...
Face transplant recipient: 'I'm not a monster'
May 06, 2009 |
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(AP) -- When Connie Culp heard a little kid call her a monster because of the shotgun blast that left her face horribly disfigured, she pulled out her driver's license to show the child what she used to look ...
Children as young as 19 months understand different dialects
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 06, 2009 |
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We are surrounded by a multitude of different accents every day. Even when a speaker of another English dialect pronounces words differently than we do, we are typically able to recognize their words. Psychologist Catherine ...
Camphor-containing products may cause seizures in children
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Inappropriate use of camphor-containing products may be a common and underappreciated cause of seizures in young children, according to a new study by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. ...
The communal stomach of an ant colony
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(PhysOrg.com) -- How do ant colonies manage the nutrients in their food? Audrey Dussutour from the Centre de recherche sur la cognition animale (CNRS/Université Paul Sabatier) and Steve Simpson from ...
ISU researcher develops vaccine for H1N1 flu virus in swine
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The H1N1 virus has now been found in a Canadian swine herd, and an Iowa State University researcher has developed an H1N1 flu vaccine for pigs.
Listening to music can change the way you judge facial emotions
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
May 06, 2009 |
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A research project led by Dr Joydeep Bhattacharya at Goldsmiths, University of London has shown that it is possible to influence emotional evaluation of visual stimuli by listening to musical excerpts before the evaluation.
