Scientist float levitation theory
Aug 06, 2007 |
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St Andrews scientists have discovered a new way of levitating tiny objects - paving the way for future applications in nanotechnology.
Nano-boric acid makes motor oil more slippery
Aug 06, 2007 |
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One key to saving the environment, improving our economy and reducing our dependence on foreign oil might just be sitting in your mother's medicine cabinet.
Probing Question: Why does the Earth rotate?
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 06, 2007 |
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We spend our lives on a spinning globe -- it takes only 24 hours to notice that, as night follows day and the cycle repeats. But what causes Earth to rotate on its axis?
Divide-and-conquer strategy key to fast protein folding
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Researchers have found that proteins may use a divide-and-conquer strategy to fold into their native states in mere microseconds. The physical strategy, called “zipping and assembly” (ZA), can increase the ...
Largest transiting extrasolar planet found around a distant star
Aug 06, 2007 |
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An international team of astronomers with the Trans-atlantic Exoplanet Survey announce today the discovery of TrES-4, a new extrasolar planet in the constellation of Hercules. The new planet was identified ...
Spitzer Spies Monster Galaxy Pileup
Aug 06, 2007 |
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Four galaxies are slamming into each other and kicking up billions of stars in one of the largest cosmic smash-ups ever observed.
Fat is the new normal, researcher says
Aug 06, 2007 |
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American women have gotten fatter as it has become more socially acceptable to carry a few extra pounds, according to a new study.
Human knowledge is based upon directed connectivity between brain areas
Aug 06, 2007 |
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Which brain processes enable humans to rapidly access their personal knowledge" What happens if humans perceive either familiar or unfamiliar objects" The answer to these questions may lie in the direction of information ...
Researchers answer long-standing question in the field of condensed matter physics
Aug 06, 2007 |
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Northeastern University Physics professor Sergey V. Kravchenko along with colleagues Svetlana Anissimova (Northeastern University), A Punnoose (City College if the City University of New York), AM Finkelstein (Weizmann Institute ...
History shows degrees are worth more than a bigger pay packet
Aug 06, 2007 |
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Ten years after the Dearing Report, which paved the way for tuition fees, a new University of Sussex study challenges the current 'market place' approach to higher education policy.
UK firm: Don't burn bodies, boil them
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A British company says it has an eco-friendly alternative to cremation: boiling bodies into dust.
Researchers developing diagnostic 'lab on a chip'
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If you have ever marveled over the orderly process by which cars, buses and other modes of transportation are directed toward their destinations in a big city, you’ll really appreciate the work of one Florida ...
Old McDonald's has a hold on kids' taste buds, study finds
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Say what you will, Shakespeare, but a McNugget by any other name is just not as tasty. At least, not to the 3- to 5-year-old set.
Nanoparticle technique could lead to improved semiconductors
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Aug 06, 2007 |
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Devices made from plastic semiconductors, like solar cells and light-emitting diodes (LEDs), could be improved based on information gained using a new nanoparticle technique developed at The University of Texas at Austin.
Cornell study shows wine labels can ruin a restaurant meal
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Changing the label on a wine changed diners’ opinions of their wine, opinions of their meal, and their repatronage of the restaurant, according to a Cornell University study.
