Archive: 07/06/2006
A Broadband Light Amplifier on a Photonic Chip
Cornell University researchers have created a broadband light amplifier on a silicon chip, a major breakthrough in the quest to create photonic microchips. In such microchips, beams of light traveling through ...
Jul 06, 2006 |
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Mice Capable of Empathy
A new study by McGill University professor of psychology Dr. Jeffrey Mogil shows that the capacity for empathy, previously suspected but unproven even among higher primates, is also evident in lower mammals.
Biology /
Jul 06, 2006 |
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Beetle Seekers on International Quest for Rarest of Rare
Montana State University entomologists with treasure maps and clues are on a global search for rare beetles this summer.
Biology /
Jul 06, 2006 |
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Biological conservation by numbers
U.S. tiger conservationists are trying a more business-like approach to saving the species: focusing on performance standards, not fund raising.
Biology /
Jul 06, 2006 |
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Remote sensing used to track humanity
A U.S. geography professor is using satellite imagery to determine how land use and land cover changes affect human health and food security.
Jul 06, 2006 |
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Conditions better for Ohio dogs, not cats
Conditions for dogs in Ohio's animal shelters have improved during the past decade, but they have deteriorated for cats.
Biology /
Jul 06, 2006 |
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Faking it for physicists
In a "faking it" style test, a social scientist has fooled a panel of physicist judges into believing he was an experienced gravitational wave physicist.
Jul 06, 2006 |
2.9 / 5 (30) |
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Study: Over-eating related to portion size
A University of Pennsylvania study suggested Thursday that people will eat any size food portion that is offered to them.
Jul 06, 2006 |
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Microsoft backs cross-platform initiative
Microsoft announced Thursday it will sponsor with its partners an Open Translator project between Microsoft Office Open XML Formats and the Open Document Format (ODF).
Jul 06, 2006 |
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Science, tech evaluation tools studied
Researchers are developing tools to evaluate the effectiveness of science, technology, engineering and mathematics education programs in the United States.
Jul 06, 2006 |
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Study: Marijuana may lead to other drugs
U.S. scientists say they don't believe the theory that experimentation with marijuana is harmless and won't lead to further drug use.
Jul 06, 2006 |
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Ancient raindrops reveal the origins of California's Sierra Nevada range
One of the longest ongoing controversies in Earth science concerns the age of California's Sierra Nevada, the tallest mountain range in the continental United States and site of Yosemite National Park, Lake Tahoe and other ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 06, 2006 |
3.9 / 5 (21) |
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NASA Satellites Find Balance in South America's Water Cycle
For the first time, NASA scientists using space-based measurements have directly monitored and measured the complete cycle of water movement for an entire continent.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 06, 2006 |
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Composer reveals musical chords' hidden geometry
Composers often speak of fitting chords and melodies together, as though sounds were physical objects with geometric shape -- and now a Princeton University musician has shown that advanced geometry actually does offer a ...
Jul 06, 2006 |
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Viral invasion of the koala genome
University of Queensland researchers have made a startling discovery that may explain why the koala, one of the world's most loved marsupials, is susceptible to certain infections and cancers.
Jul 06, 2006 |
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