Carbon Nanotube Windmills Powered by 'Electron Wind'
Jul 08, 2008 |
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Theoretical physicists from Lancaster University in the UK have designed a nanomotor that operates by a novel mechanism: an electron wind.
How intense will storms get? New model helps answer question
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 08, 2008 |
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A new mathematical model indicates that dust devils, water spouts, tornadoes, hurricanes and cyclones are all born of the same mechanism and will intensify as climate change warms the Earth's surface.
Why can’t I learn a new language?
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 08, 2008 |
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Adults, even the brightest ones, often struggle with learning new languages. Dr Nina Kazanina in the Department of Psychology at the University of Bristol explains why.
NASA sets date for final shuttle mission in 2010
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 08, 2008 |
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Following a detailed, integrated assessment, NASA selected target launch dates for the remaining eight space shuttle missions on the current manifest in 2009 and 2010.
Male cyclists risk sexual problems if they don't choose the right bike
Jul 08, 2008 |
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Men who take up cycling in an effort to stay fit, do their bit for the environment or avoid spiralling motoring costs, could be harming their health if they don't choose the right bicycle. That's the stark warning from consultant ...
Researchers report finer lines for microchips: Advance could lead to next-generation computer chips, solar cells
Jul 08, 2008 |
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MIT researchers have achieved a significant advance in nanoscale lithographic technology, used in the manufacture of computer chips and other electronic devices, to make finer patterns of lines over larger ...
Canon Announces EOS Rebel XS SLR Camera
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jul 08, 2008 |
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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 ...
Toshiba Introduces High Power, High Flux 90 Lumen White LED
Jul 08, 2008 |
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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 ...
Protein on 'speed' linked to ADHD
Jul 08, 2008 |
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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 ...
Scientists discover new reefs teeming with marine life in Brazil
Biology /
Jul 08, 2008 |
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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. ...
NASA's Phoenix Lander Delivers Soil-Chemistry Sample
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 08, 2008 |
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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.
Researchers say popular fish contains potentially dangerous fatty acid combination
Jul 08, 2008 |
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Farm-raised tilapia, one of the most highly consumed fish in America, has very low levels of beneficial omega-3 fatty acids and, perhaps worse, very high levels of omega-6 fatty acids, according to new research from Wake ...
FLASH Imaging Redux: Nano-Cinema is Born
Jul 08, 2008 |
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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 ...
UW-Madison zero-gravity team finds spray cooling works in space
Jul 08, 2008 |
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For the 10th consecutive year, University of Wisconsin-Madison students have found themselves floating upside down over the Gulf of Mexico.
Insect warning colors aid cancer and tropical disease drug discovery
Biology /
Jul 08, 2008 |
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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 ...
