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.
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.
Researchers report finer lines for microchips: Advance could lead to next-generation computer chips, solar cells
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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.
Leading worldwide cause of cardiovascular disease may be modified by diet
Jul 08, 2008 |
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A new article indicates that an increased intake in minerals such as potassium, and possibly magnesium and calcium by dietary means may reduce the risk of high blood pressure and decrease blood pressure in people with hypertension. ...
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 ...
Fish oil and red yeast rice studied for lowering blood cholesterol
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A great deal of scientific evidence shows that cholesterol-reducing medications known as statins can help prevent coronary artery disease. Although the safety of these medications has been well documented, as many as 40 percent ...
Scientists discover new reefs teeming with marine life in Brazil
Biology /
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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. ...
Can tomatoes carry the cure for Alzheimer's?
Jul 08, 2008 |
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The humble tomato could be a suitable carrier for an oral vaccine against Alzheimer's disease, according to HyunSoon Kim from the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB) in Korea and colleagues from ...
Intensified ice sheet movements do not affect rising sea levels
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 08, 2008 |
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Meltwater is rapidly increasing the tempo of glacial movements on the rim of the Greenland ice sheet. Over the long term, however, this process is interrupted as meltwater drains away via broad channels, as a result of which ...
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.
Duckweed genome sequencing has global implications
Biology /
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Three plant biologists at Rutgers' Waksman Institute of Microbiology are obsessed with duckweed, a tiny aquatic plant with an unassuming name. Now they have convinced the federal government to focus its attention ...
