Alligator blood may put the bite on antibiotic-resistant infections
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Despite their reputation for deadly attacks on humans and pets, alligators are wiggling their way toward a new role as potential lifesavers in medicine, biochemists in Louisiana reported today at the 235th ...
Newly discovered 'superinsulators' promise to transform materials research, electronics design
Apr 07, 2008 |
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Superinsulation may sound like a marketing gimmick for a drafty attic or winter coat. But it is actually a newly discovered fundamental state of matter created by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's ...
Entanglement on demand
Apr 07, 2008 |
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One of the problems in quantum information processing is inefficiency. Photon entanglement is generally considered a leading candidate for quantum computing (it is used for teleportation and cryptography), but right now it ...
'Revolutionary' CO2 maps zoom in on greenhouse gas sources
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 07, 2008 |
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A new, high- resolution, interactive map of U.S. carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels has found that the emissions aren't all where we thought.
As nanotech goes mainstream, 'toxic socks' raise concerns
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Apr 07, 2008 |
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Nanotechnology is now available in a store near you. Valued for it’s antibacterial and odor-fighting properties, nanoparticle silver is becoming the star attraction in a range of products from socks to bandages ...
Money doesn't grow on trees, but gasoline might
Apr 07, 2008 |
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Researchers have made a breakthrough in the development of "green gasoline," a liquid identical to standard gasoline yet created from sustainable biomass sources like switchgrass and poplar trees.
Regional nuclear conflict would create near-global ozone hole, says CU-Boulder study
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 07, 2008 |
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A limited nuclear weapons exchange between Pakistan and India using their current arsenals could create a near-global ozone hole, triggering human health problems and wreaking environmental havoc for at least ...
Memory in artificial atoms
Apr 07, 2008 |
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Nanophysicists have made a discovery that can change the way we store data on our computers. This means that in the future we can store data much faster, and more accurate. Their discovery has been published in the scientific ...
Scientists obtain first direct observations of protein-synthesis mechanism
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Apr 07, 2008 |
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Research by UC Santa Cruz molecular biologist Harry Noller and his collaborators has led to the first direct observations of the mechanism for protein synthesis in living cells. Their new findings on ribosomes, ...
Crescent Moon Alert
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 07, 2008 |
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The date was March 8th, less than a month ago. In a remote corner of Kansas, the sun was going down and the deepening twilight beckoned to photographer Doug Zubenel driving through the countryside. Something ...
Found: First lungless frog
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Apr 07, 2008 |
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Researchers have confirmed the first case of complete lunglessness in a frog, according to a report in the April 8th issue of Current Biology, a publication of Cell Press. The aquatic frog Barbourula kalimantanensis appare ...
Milky Way seen to be a galactic cannibal
Apr 07, 2008 |
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A stream of debris across the sky is the result of intergalactic cannibalism, researchers from The Australian National University conclude, and it is the not the first time our galaxy has had one of its neighbours for breakfast.
Cosmic engines surprise XMM-Newton
Apr 07, 2008 |
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XMM-Newton has been surprised by a rare type of galaxy, from which it has detected a higher number of X-rays than thought possible. The observation gives new insight into the powerful processes shaping galaxies ...
Modern icon was invented 'on back of envelope'
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Autobiographical notes written by the Lancashire inventor of the high speed diesel engine have been recovered from a garage in Manchester after lying forgotten for 25 years.
The not-so-digital future of digital signal processing
Apr 07, 2008 |
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Fungi processing audio signals. E. Coli storing images. DNA acting as logic circuits. It’s possible, and in some cases, it’s already happened. In any event, performing digital signal processing using organic and chemical ...
