Adult brain processes fractions 'effortlessly'
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Apr 07, 2009 |
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Although fractions are thought to be a difficult mathematical concept to learn, the adult brain encodes them automatically without conscious thought, according to new research in the April 8 issue of The Jo ...
New high-energy cathode material can significantly increase safety, life of lithium batteries
Apr 07, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new high-energy cathode material that can greatly increase the safety and extend the life-span of future lithium batteries has been developed through the close international collaboration of researchers ...
Saving energy and the environment with Flywheels
Apr 07, 2009 |
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ECE researcher, Dr. Mark Flynn's high-speed flywheel motor controller is reducing fuel consumption and harmful emissions at ports throughout the world. Flynn's design has been incorporated into energy storage systems used ...
Earthshine reflects Earth's oceans and continents from the dark side of the moon
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 07, 2009 |
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Researchers from the University of Melbourne and Princeton University have shown for the first time that the difference in reflection of light from the Earth's land masses and oceans can be seen on the dark side of the moon, ...
High-fat diets plus extra protein make for bad mix
Apr 07, 2009 |
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It's basically a given that diets loaded with fat can lead to considerable health problems. But a new study in the April issue of Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press publication, shows that in some cases diets that are high in bot ...
Major breakthrough in transplantation immunity
Apr 07, 2009 |
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Australian scientists have made a discovery that may one day remove the need for a lifetime of toxic immunosuppressive drugs after organ transplants.
What Is The Best Strategy For Overcoming Constant Worries?
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 07, 2009 |
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A group of German investigators has published a randomized controlled trial on how to overcome constant worries in the current issue of Psyhotherapy and Psychosomatics.
Largest Attempt in History to Understand Tornadoes Slated to Begin
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 07, 2009 |
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An ambitious project to explore the origin, structure and evolution of tornadoes will take place from May 10-June 13, 2009, across the central United States.
New neurons update remote memories
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Apr 07, 2009 |
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It is not easy to find your student bedroom when you left university 10, 20 or 30 years ago. But once you have found it, you can easily return the next day.
Simple bedside test improves diagnosis of chronic back pain, could guide treatment
Apr 07, 2009 |
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A simple and inexpensive method of assessing pain, developed by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers, is better than currently used techniques for distinguishing neuropathic pain - pain caused ...
How the retina works: Like a multi-layered jigsaw puzzle of receptive fields
Apr 07, 2009 |
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About 1.25 million neurons in the retina -- each of which views the world only through a small jagged window called a receptive field -- collectively form the seamless picture we rely on to navigate our environment. ...
Has HIV become more virulent?
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Apr 07, 2009 |
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Damage to patients' immune systems is happening sooner now than it did at the beginning of the HIV epidemic, suggesting the virus has become more virulent, according to a new study in the May 1, 2009 issue of Clinical In ...
Molecular Alignment Gives Monolayers the Edge in Bendable Semiconductor
Apr 07, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Reprogrammable product tags, bendable displays and flexible solar cells--the field of organic semiconductor research is advancing these possibilities toward reality. By layering hydrocarbon ...
Intel handed 643-million-dollar Danish tax bill: report
Apr 07, 2009 |
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Intel, the US technology giant, has been handed a 643-million-dollar bill by tax authorities in Denmark over its disputed sale of a Danish company, the Jyllands-Posten daily reported Tuesday.
I'm forever imploding bubbles
Apr 07, 2009 |
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The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has developed the first sensor capable of measuring localized ultrasonic cavitation - the implosion of bubbles in a liquid when a high frequency sound wave is applied. The sensor will ...
