Archive: 08/08/2006
What's nature worth? New computer models tell all
Breath in. The air is free. But we'd all agree it's not worthless. So, what's the price tag on benefits provided by nature? In 1997, the University of Vermont's Robert Costanza and his co-authors put the answer at $33 trillion ...
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Utah conjoined twins separated
Surgeons in Salt Lake City have successfully separated two 4-year-old twin sisters born joined at the abdomen.
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Purdue research helps advance new rocket technology
Purdue University engineers are conducting research to help the United States develop a type of advanced rocket technology that uses kerosene and would not require the foam insulation now used on the space shuttle's external ...
Aug 08, 2006 |
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In new hybrid chip, molecules are memories
As scientists strive to satisfy the growing demand of the digital era for faster, smaller, and cheaper electronics, one of the most promising technologies is hybrids. Hybrid ICs (integrated circuits) consist ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Aug 08, 2006 |
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Student invents the Hyperbow
A U.S. graduate student has invented an electronic system to measure minute changes in the position, acceleration and strain of a violin bow.
Aug 08, 2006 |
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Study: Rett syndrome can strike males
Australian researchers say they've discovered Rett Syndrome can strike males, as well as females.
Aug 08, 2006 |
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Gene's cancer role is identified
U.S. medical researchers say they've discovered a new cancer-promoting role for a gene potentially linked with breast, liver and other kinds of cancer.
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Agriculture and tropical conservation: rethinking old ideas
It's a long-held view in conservation circles that rural peasant activities are at odds with efforts to preserve biodiversity in the tropics. In fact, the opposite is often true, argue University of Michigan ...
Aug 08, 2006 |
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Research Paper Illuminates How Light Pushes Atoms
A research paper to be published in the 18 August edition of the journal Physical Review Letters reveals a new effect in the fundamental way that laser light interacts with atoms.
Aug 08, 2006 |
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A nursery for Hurricanes
Every hurricane season, about 100 low-pressure weather disturbances whirl westward out of West Africa and over the Atlantic Ocean, but less than one-fifth of them become tropical depressions, storms or hurricanes.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 08, 2006 |
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Sandia piezoelectric films to be part of NASA space station experiment
For the past three years a Sandia research team headed by Mat Celina has been investigating the performance of various piezoelectric polymer films that might one day serve as ultra-light mirrors in space telescopes.
Aug 08, 2006 |
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Study recommends diet with good bacteria
A British study says those over 60 should boost their daily intake of probiotics, or diet with "good bacteria," to prevent intestinal infections.
Aug 08, 2006 |
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In genetics, memory may span generations
Swiss scientists say they've determined plants pass memories of stressful events from parent to progeny to help them adapt to difficult conditions.
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July heat wave almost breaks record
July was the second hottest month, averaging 77.2 degrees in the 48 contiguous states of United States, just below the record of 77.5 set in 1936.
Aug 08, 2006 |
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Indonesian bird flu toll rises to 44
Indonesian health officials say the deaths of two teenagers have brought the toll from avian influenza to 44.
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