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Discovery crew to go through rehearsal

The seven astronauts scheduled to board the space shuttle Discovery will travel to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for a dress rehearsal.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Oct 06, 2007 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Satellite methods for monitoring volcanic activity in the Andes Cordillera

The central part of the Andes situated between southern Peru and Chile bears 50 active or potentially volcanoes, spread along a 1500 km-long arc. These volcanic structures mostly rise to between 4000 and 7000 m, are very ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Oct 06, 2007 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Rugby kick success may come down to swing of the arm, shows research

The prodigious kicking success of England rugby player Johnny Wilkinson’s may come down to what he does with his arms - but it is not just his trademark preparation stance that does the trick.

Other Sciences / Other

created Oct 06, 2007 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Developing a modular, nanoparticle drug delivery system

There are two aspects to creating an effective drug: finding a chemical compound that has the desired biological effect and minimal side-effects and then delivering it to the right place in the body for it ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Oct 06, 2007 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (10) | comments 0


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