Archive: 01/09/2009
UGA research explores little-known chapter in college desegregation
Many of the battles to desegregate Southern colleges and universities were fought in public, but efforts to desegregate the standardized testing that is often a prerequisite to admission have, until now, received little attention. ...
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Where am I? How our brain works as a GPS device
We've all experienced the feeling of not knowing where we are. Being disoriented is not pleasant, and it can even be scary, but luckily for most of us, this sensation is temporary. The brain employs a number of tricks to ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 09, 2009 |
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Scientists develop first examples of RNA that replicates itself indefinitely
Now, a pair of Scripps Research Institute scientists has taken a significant step toward answering that question. The scientists have synthesized for the first time RNA enzymes that can replicate themselves without the help ...
Jan 09, 2009 |
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How to... break a bad habit
With New Year's resolutions still fresh, here's some advice from local therapists on putting bad habits to rest:
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Buck Institute making progress on aging process
Downhill from the I.M. Pei-designed, Ponce de Leon-inspired and worm-saturated Buck Institute for Age Research lies the rustically tony downtown of this Marin County, Calif., city.
Jan 09, 2009 |
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Samsung MBP200 Pico Projector Enhances Mobile Experience
Samsung today announced a new mobile phone accessory, the award-winning MBP200 Pico Projector. The Samsung MBP200 is the ultimate wireless accessory, offering advanced features designed to enhance the mobile ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 09, 2009 |
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Squashing Silane into Metal
(PhysOrg.com) -- Squeeze it hard enough and hydrogen, the most abundant and lightest element in our Universe, strangely takes on a metallic nature. During this state, as it loses hold of its electrons, hydrogen ...
Jan 09, 2009 |
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Hydrocarbon afterglow reveals reproductive cheaters
(PhysOrg.com) -- An ‘honest indicator’ has been discovered by a scientific team at Arizona State University that reveals reproductive cheating. But before you run out to buy an infidelity identification kit, ...
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Researchers Unlock Molecular Origin of Blood Stem Cells
(PhysOrg.com) -- A research team led by Nancy Speck, PhD, Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, has identified the location and developmental timeline ...
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Nose-Spray Vaccine Against Botulism Effective in Early Tests
(PhysOrg.com) -- A preclinical study found a new nasal spray vaccine to provide complete protection against a major botulism toxin, according to a study published today in the Nature journal Gene Therapy. ...
Jan 09, 2009 |
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Sony Is All Fired Up At CES 2009: OLED & Webbie Debut
(PhysOrg.com) -- Sir Howard Stringer, CEO Sony introduced an improved prototype of the FLEX OLED display during his keynote address at CES 2009. The Flex OLED technology will in all probability be integrated ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 09, 2009 |
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'Understanding Science' Website clarifies what science is, is not
(PhysOrg.com) -- If you think you know what science is and how science works, think again. A new University of California, Berkeley, Web site called "Understanding Science" paints an entirely new picture of ...
Jan 09, 2009 |
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Synthetic HDL: A new weapon to fight cholesterol problems
Buttery Christmas cookies, eggnog, juicy beef roast, rich gravy and creamy New York-style cheesecake. Happy holiday food unfortunately can send blood cholesterol levels sky high.
Jan 09, 2009 |
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Scientists prove unconventional superconductivity in new iron arsenide compounds
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory used inelastic neutron scattering to show that superconductivity in a new family of iron arsenide superconductors cannot ...
Jan 09, 2009 |
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Nano 'balls' can be used to manipulate the properties of glass
(PhysOrg.com) -- Liquid or glass, hard or soft -- researchers at the University of Twente, The Netherlands, are investigating a new 'model material' that can adopt a series of different properties. This is ...
Jan 09, 2009 |
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