Cut global warming by becoming vegetarian
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Global warming could be controlled if we all became vegetarians and stopped eating meat. That's the view of British physicist Alan Calverd, who thinks that giving up pork chops, lamb cutlets and chicken burgers would do more ...
Does my dog really love me?
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By Sarah Etter Did Lassie really love Timmy? Or was she only saving him from disaster, time and again, so that he would reward her later with a tasty morsel from the dinner table? Scientists, veterinarians and dog ...
Nanotubes inspire new technique for healing broken bones
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Scientists have shown for the first time that carbon nanotubes make an ideal scaffold for the growth of bone tissue. The new technique could change the way doctors treat broken bones, allowing them to simply inject a solution ...
Report reveals extreme impact of global warming on Europe
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Spaniards could be sunning themselves on British beaches and Greeks could be cruising down the Rhine if global warming patterns continue, a report revealed today. Southern Europeans could be heading northward for their sum ...
Copper Resistivity Fixable for 45 nm Node, but Long-Term Issues Remain
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Copper resistivity will remain a challenge for the semiconductor industry, but chip designers are likely to use hierarchical design workarounds to modify the metal for linewidths at the 45 nm technology node, according to ...
Universe in crisis as experts question Big Bang model
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The widely accepted idea that the universe began with a Big Bang could be wrong, according to astrophysicists who took part in a "Crisis in cosmology" meeting in Portugal and reported in this month's Physics World magazi ...
Ceramic Materials Improve Spacecraft Insulators
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Scientists and engineers conducting research for the Air Force Research Laboratory's Materials and Manufacturing Directorate have identified ceramic materials that could increase the life of ceramic Hall thruster insulators ...
New ESA Sensor Could Lead To Better Understanding Of The Carbon Cycle
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Scientists from across Europe convened at the Barrax test site near Albacete, Spain, to join the chase for an elusive signal emitted by vegetation, which may just hold the key to mapping photosynthesis at a global scale from ...
Astronomers set sights on Earth-like planets and the first starlight
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Astronomers from across Europe today took a step closer to making their plans for a giant telescope a reality when they unveiled the scientific case for an Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) – a monster telescope with a light ...
NIGCOMSAT 1 Passes Design Appraisal
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The NIGCOMSAT 1 (Nigerian Communication Satellite) to be exported to Nigeria has passed preliminary design appraisal on July 1st in Beijing. At present all the work, involving the satellite development, rocket production and ...
Fundamental limitation to quantum computers
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Quantum computers that store information in so-called quantum bits (or qubits) will be confronted with a fundamental limitation. This is the claim made by Dutch theoretical physicists from the Foundation for ...
Robot may perform breast exam
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Researchers have built a robotic breast-examining hand that combines ultrasound with an artificial sense of touch, NewScientist reported.
Did Humans Cause Ecosystem Collapse in Ancient Australia?
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Massive extinctions of animals and the arrival of the first humans in ancient Australia may be linked, according to scientists at the Carnegie Institution, University of Colorado, Australian National University, and Bates ...
Discovery of 'doping' mechanism in semiconductor nanocrystals
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Novel electronic devices based upon nanotechnology may soon be realized due to a new understanding of how impurities, or 'dopants,' can be intentionally incorporated into semiconductor nanocrystals. This understanding, announced ...
Flu virus confirmed in migratory birds
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China has confirmed the deadly avian flu virus was found for the first time in migratory birds, raising fears the disease could spread to other regions.
