Researchers develop ultrafast oscilloscope on a chip
Nov 06, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- As photonics -- using beams of light in place of electricity for communications and computing -- becomes more common, engineers need new tools for troubleshooting. Now researchers at Cornell ...
Unusual use of toys in infancy a clue to later autism
Nov 06, 2008 |
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Researchers at the UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute have found that infants later diagnosed with autism exhibited unusual exploration of objects long before being diagnosed. Studying a group of children at high risk for developing ...
UC Berkeley, Nokia turn mobile phones into traffic probes
Nov 06, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Drivers in the San Francisco Bay Area with GPS-enabled mobile phones can soon tap into new technology that promises to transform traffic monitoring. Moments before midnight on Monday, Nov. 10, researchers ...
Dry spells spelled trouble in ancient China: Weakening of summer monsoons to blame
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Nov 06, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Chinese history is replete with the rise and fall of dynasties, but researchers now have identified a natural phenomenon that may have been the last straw for some of them: a weakening of ...
Watching Electrons with Lasers
Nov 06, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of researchers from the Stanford PULSE Institute for Ultrafast Energy Science at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory has recently moved a step closer to visualizing the motions of ...
Repairing DNA damage: Researchers discover critical process in cancer treatment
Nov 06, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- From the sun's UVA rays to tobacco smoke, our environment is chock-full of DNA-damaging agents that can lead to cancer. Thanks to our body's DNA repair mechanisms, however, the effects of many carcinogens ...
Tiny solar cells built to power microscopic machines
Nov 06, 2008 |
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Some of the tiniest solar cells ever built have been successfully tested as a power source for even tinier microscopic machines. An article in the inaugural issue of the Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy (JRSE) ...
Global warming predicted to hasten carbon release from peat bogs
Nov 06, 2008 |
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Billions of tons of carbon sequestered in the world's peat bogs could be released into the atmosphere in the coming decades as a result of global warming, according to a new analysis of the interplay between peat bogs, water ...
Researchers discover Achilles' heel in pancreatic cancer
Nov 06, 2008 |
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UC Davis Cancer Center researchers have discovered a metabolic deficiency in pancreatic cancer cells that can be used to slow the progress of the deadliest of all cancers.
Probing Question: Is a Stradivarius violin better than other violins?
Nov 06, 2008 |
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Some sell for more than $3.5 million. Only 700 of them exist, and they’re stored in vaults, frequently stolen and often counterfeited.
21st Century detective work reveals how ancient rock got off to a hot start
Nov 06, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new X-ray technique has enabled scientists to "play detective" and solve the debate about the origins of a three-billion-year-old rock fragment.
Impulse control area in brain affected in teens with genetic vulnerability for alcoholism
Nov 06, 2008 |
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A new study suggests that genetic factors influence size variations in a certain region of the brain, which could in turn be partly responsible for increased susceptibility to alcohol dependence.
Should compulsory voting be adopted worldwide?
Nov 06, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Is compulsory voting the most effective way of ensuring a true democracy? A University of Adelaide study will help address this question and could provide a global solution to addressing declining levels ...
Evidence found for climate-driven ecological shifts in North Atlantic, says Cornell study
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 06, 2008 |
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While Earth has experienced numerous changes in climate over the past 65 million years, recent decades have experienced the most significant climate change since the beginning of human civilized societies about 5,000 years ...
When the neighbor's noise makes its way through the walls
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Manufacturers of partition walls will possibly have to think further ahead in future than they have up to now: Christoph Kling shows in his dissertation at the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (Germany) that the repercussion ...
