Archive: 04/08/2009
It's the metal in the mussel that gives mussels their muscle power
Researchers in California are reporting for the first time that metals are key ingredients that give the coatings of anchoring byssal threads of marine mussels their amazing durability. The study could lead to the design ...
Apr 08, 2009 |
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Childhood eczema is a growing problem
Michelle Stevens first noticed the red, blotchy patches on her toddler's feet after he started walking. Every time Noah walked outdoors in their grassy backyard, the blotches appeared.
Apr 08, 2009 |
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Google to add maps of local findings to search results
Google has confirmed that it is going to start adding a map of local findings to search results for things like "pizza," "burger" and "dentist," something that Google watchers have been buzzing about for months.
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Are you really ready to cut the cable?
Lots of TV shows and movies can now be found online, and the amount is increasing fast.
Apr 08, 2009 |
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Digital Life: Ad-sponsored social media updates may have limits
This Facebook status update is brought to you by Tropicana. This Twitter post is sponsored by Neutrogena. Gotta love their face wash!
Apr 08, 2009 |
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Gadgets: Epson Artisan 800 printer does it all
The Epson Artisan 800 5-in-1 printer (copy, fax, printing, scanning and Wi-Fi) is so good you almost wish it were a 50-in-1.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
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New iPhone app works by bump, not touch
It is somehow fitting that University of Chicago business school students would develop an iPhone app that works by bump, not touch, on Apple's famed screen. After all, it was a former U of C professor, President Barack ...
Apr 08, 2009 |
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Skype on the iPhone: Worth the download
When I first heard about Skype coming out on the iPhone, A LOT of stuff went through my mind:
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Apr 08, 2009 |
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Will Wright to leave Electronic Arts
(AP) -- Will Wright, the video game designer behind such hits as "The Sims" and "Spore," is leaving game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. after 12 years.
Apr 08, 2009 |
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Like Apple, Amazon, Wal-Mart change music prices
(AP) -- Apple's iTunes Store isn't the only one that has adjusted prices for its digital song downloads recently: Changes are showing up at Amazon's and Wal-Mart's online music stores, too.
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Joslin study identifies 'good' energy burning fat in lean adults
Researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center have demonstrated that adult humans still have a type of "good" fat previously believed to be present only in babies and children. Unlike white fat, which stores energy and comprises ...
Apr 08, 2009 |
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Test predicts who will develop end-stage renal disease
Measuring kidney function by assessing two different factors—glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and urinary albumin levels—helps determine which patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) will develop end-stage renal disease ...
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Enzyme therapy slows kidney function decline
For men with Fabry disease, enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) with agalsidase alfa slows deterioration of kidney function, reports a study in the online edition of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN). "The results ...
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Magnetic Vortex Switch Leads to Electric Pulse
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Arkansas have shown that changing the chirality, or direction of spin, of a nanoscale magnetic vortex creates an electric pulse, suggesting that such a pulse might be of use ...
Apr 08, 2009 |
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Mountain Lion! Stand or Run?
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new UC Davis study of 110 years of mountain-lion attacks on people suggests the conventional wisdom of standing your ground may not always be the right course.
Apr 08, 2009 |
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