Archive: 06/07/2006
Magnetic Field Acts as 'Remote Control' to Deliver Nanomedicine
A nanoparticle-based drug delivery concept in which an applied magnetic field directs the accumulation in tumor cells of custom-designed, drug-filled nanocarriers has been demonstrated by University at Buffalo ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jun 07, 2006 |
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UNH space scientists deliver twin instruments to NASA
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, ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 07, 2006 |
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'Immersidata' improves interactive game development user-testing
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.
Jun 07, 2006 |
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Report: Weather satellite project lagging
U.S. officials seven years ago unveiled plans to launch a series of satellites to provide more accurate weather forecasts -- but it hasn't happened yet.
Jun 07, 2006 |
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Termites frighten South Florida residents
It's South Florida's termite season, but this year a "super termite" species is reportedly starting to scare South Florida pest-control experts.
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Jun 07, 2006 |
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Mysterious carbon excess found in infant solar system
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.
Jun 07, 2006 |
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Producing bio-ethanol from agricultural waste a step closer
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 ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jun 07, 2006 |
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Sensational Find: the Mini-Dinosaurs from the Harz Mountains
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 ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jun 07, 2006 |
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The Web: Social networking searches
Media mogul Martha Stewart is launching an online social network for women -- joining other entrepreneurs who are starting similar projects and are collectively propelling social networks into the mainstream of the Internet, ...
Jun 07, 2006 |
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Scientists warn of closing nuclear plant
The National Academy of Sciences has issued a warning concerning the planned closing of the Indian Point nuclear plant near New York City.
Jun 07, 2006 |
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Researchers to develop ultra-miniature implantable sensors to measure blood flow
Physicians and surgeons will someday monitor a patient's blood flow, blood pressure and temperature with tiny, implanted devices, thanks to research being conducted by a Cornell University professor and an Ithaca-area high-tech ...
Jun 07, 2006 |
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In Brief: Japan Telecom buys bankrupt Heisei assets
Japan Telecom has agreed to purchase the assets of bankrupt Japanese telco Heisei Denden effective June 16.
Jun 07, 2006 |
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In Brief: Digital TV gaining in Britain
Britain's Office of Communications reported that nearly three-fourths of all Britons watch digital television.
Jun 07, 2006 |
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Nanowire-Paper Offers Strength, Flexibility
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 ...
Jun 07, 2006 |
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Kondo effect in single magnetic molecules
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 ...
Jun 07, 2006 |
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