Archive: 07/08/2008
Canon Announces EOS Rebel XS SLR Camera
Canon USA today announced the introduction of the EOS Rebel XS, a new entry-level digital camera that affordably puts Canon SLR technology such as an Optical Imaged Stabilized lens and easy-to-use professional ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jul 08, 2008 |
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Insect warning colors aid cancer and tropical disease drug discovery
Brightly colored beetles or butterfly larvae nibbling on a plant may signal the presence of chemical compounds active against cancer cell lines and tropical parasitic diseases, according to researchers at ...
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Research provides insight into development of congenital circulatory defects
University of Pittsburgh-led researchers could provide new insight into how two common congenital circulatory problems—aortic arch deformity and arteriovenous malformations (AVMs)—develop in humans, as reported in the June ...
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Protein on 'speed' linked to ADHD
A genetic change in the dopamine transporter – one of the brain's dopamine-handling proteins – makes it behave as if amphetamine is present and "run backward," Vanderbilt University Medical Center investigators report this ...
Jul 08, 2008 |
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UW-Madison zero-gravity team finds spray cooling works in space
For the 10th consecutive year, University of Wisconsin-Madison students have found themselves floating upside down over the Gulf of Mexico.
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New Spray Improves Plants' Cold Tolerance
Studies indicate a spray co-developed by a University of Alabama scientist increases plants’ tolerance of cold temperatures by several degrees.
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Satellite view of cloud tops might warn of storms brewing
For three years a new way to use data collected by NOAA weather satellites has been giving North Alabama short-term warnings of "pop-up" thunderstorms.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 08, 2008 |
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Toshiba Introduces High Power, High Flux 90 Lumen White LED
Toshiba today announced TL12W02-D, a new high power, high brightness white LED for commercial, residential and industrial lighting applications that can provide a typical flux of 90 lumens (lm) when driven ...
Jul 08, 2008 |
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Scientists discover new reefs teeming with marine life in Brazil
Scientists announced today the discovery of reef structures they believe doubles the size of the Southern Atlantic Ocean's largest and richest reef system, the Abrolhos Bank, off the southern coast of Brazil's Bahia state. ...
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FLASH Imaging Redux: Nano-Cinema is Born
Flash imaging of nanoscale objects undergoing ultrafast changes is now a technical possibility, according to a recent paper published in the June 22 edition of Nature Photonics. The results are a direct precur ...
Jul 08, 2008 |
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Station Crew Prepares for Thursday Spacewalk
The Expedition 17 crew of the International Space Station worked Tuesday towards completing preparations for a pair of spacewalks. They donned their spacesuits for a dry run and inspected hatch seals.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 08, 2008 |
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Higher education associated with greater gains in mortality reduction from common cancers
Deaths due to the four most common cancers—lung, colorectal, prostate, and breast—have dropped substantially in the United States from 1993 to 2001 in working-aged individuals. However, not all Americans are equally likely ...
Jul 08, 2008 |
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Androgen deprivation therapy for localized prostate cancer not associated with improved survival
A therapy that involves depriving the prostate gland the male hormone androgen is not associated with improved survival for elderly men with localized prostate cancer, compared to conservative management of the disease, according ...
Jul 08, 2008 |
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NASA's Phoenix Lander Delivers Soil-Chemistry Sample
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander used its Robotic Arm to deliver a second sample of soil for analysis by the spacecraft's wet chemistry laboratory, data received from Phoenix on Sunday night confirmed.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 08, 2008 |
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Liver protein associated with type 2 diabetes in older adults
The presence of a protein expressed by the liver which inhibits insulin action may identify individuals more likely to develop type 2 diabetes, according to a new study led by a researcher from the UCSD School of Medicine, ...
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