Mysterious carbon excess found in infant solar system
Jun 07, 2006 |
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Astronomers detected unusually high quantities of carbon, the basis of all terrestrial life, in an infant solar system around nearby star Beta Pictoris, 63 light-years away.
Kondo effect in single magnetic molecules
Jun 07, 2006 |
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The Kondo effect was first explained more than 40 years ago by a Japanese physicist. It opened a new chapter in the study of fundamental physics. Now, that door is being pushed open a little further, thanks to the efforts ...
Nanowire-Paper Offers Strength, Flexibility
Jun 07, 2006 |
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University of Arkansas researchers have created assemblies of nanowires that show potential in applications such as armor, flame-retardant fabric, bacteria filters, oil cracking, controlled drug release, decomposition ...
'Immersidata' improves interactive game development user-testing
Jun 07, 2006 |
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USC engineers are perfecting a games user testing tool that captures and analyzes play experience to automatically detect weakness and flaws - and it may soon gauge player emotional involvement.
Forming super-Earths by ultraviolet stripping
Jun 07, 2006 |
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A new explanation for forming "super-Earths" suggests that they are more likely to be found orbiting red dwarf stars--the most abundant type of star--than gas giant planets like Jupiter and Saturn. The theory, ...
New World Cup football will unsettle goalkeepers, predicts scientist
Jun 07, 2006 |
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The new football that will be used for the first time in the World Cup’s opening game today is likely to “bamboozle” goalkeepers at some stage of the tournament, a leading scientist has warned.
Sensational Find: the Mini-Dinosaurs from the Harz Mountains
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jun 07, 2006 |
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When unusually small dinosaur fossils were found in a quarry on the northern edge of the Harz Mountains in 1998, it was initially assumed that these were the remains of a group of young dinosaurs. This was ...
Fussy eaters? Helpful ways to encourage children to eat healthy diets
Jun 07, 2006 |
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Parents play an extremely important role in helping their children develop food preferences, but attempts to encourage young children to eat a more healthy diet may actually be having the opposite effect, according to a review ...
Producing bio-ethanol from agricultural waste a step closer
Jun 07, 2006 |
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Research conducted by Delft University of Technology has brought the efficient production of the environmentally-friendly fuel bio-ethanol a great deal closer to fruition. The work of Delft researcher Marko Kuyper was an ...
Scientists warn of closing nuclear plant
Jun 07, 2006 |
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The National Academy of Sciences has issued a warning concerning the planned closing of the Indian Point nuclear plant near New York City.
Termites frighten South Florida residents
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Jun 07, 2006 |
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It's South Florida's termite season, but this year a "super termite" species is reportedly starting to scare South Florida pest-control experts.
Pregnant women warned on tuna
Jun 07, 2006 |
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The Consumers Union has recommended that pregnant women abstain completely from eating canned tuna.
Robotic technology lowers military risks
Jun 07, 2006 |
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With suicide bombing and improvised explosive devices escalating violence in Iraq, engineers are working to advance robotic technology to counter these deadly military problems.
UNH space scientists deliver twin instruments to NASA
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 07, 2006 |
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The "Critical Care, White Glove Service" Federal Express truck pulled away from Morse Hall at the University of New Hampshire bound for Cape Canaveral, Fla. Inside the big, air-cushioned, climate-controlled truck was a single, ...
Study: Global warming threatens Florida
Jun 07, 2006 |
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A study of nine Florida coastal areas suggests many bays and estuaries will be inundated by 2100 due to sea-level rise from global warming.
