Before the Big Bang: A Twin Universe?
Apr 09, 2008 |
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Until very recently, asking what happened at or before the Big Bang was considered by physicists to be a religious question. General relativity theory just doesn’t go there – at T=0, it spews out zeros, infinities, ...
Carbon nanotubes made into conductive, flexible 'stained glass'
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Apr 09, 2008 |
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Carbon nanotubes are promising materials for many high-technology applications due to their exceptional mechanical, thermal, chemical, optical and electrical properties.
New rocky planet found in constellation Leo
Apr 09, 2008 |
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Spanish and UCL (University College London) scientists have discovered a possible terrestrial-type planet orbiting a star in the constellation of Leo. The new planet, which lies at a distance of 30 light years from the Earth, ...
Rocket Mystery Explained With New Imaging Technique
Apr 09, 2008 |
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There’s a strange wave phenomenon that’s plagued rocket scientists for years, a lurking threat with the power to destroy an engine at almost any time. For decades, scientists have had a limited understanding ...
Why the dating game is taken at face value
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 09, 2008 |
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Suitors can tell a young person’s attitude to sexual relationships by the look on their face, according to new research which gives deeper insight into mate attractiveness.
How sweet it is: 'Revolutionary' process points to sugar-fueled cars
Apr 09, 2008 |
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Chemists are describing development of a “revolutionary” process for converting plant sugars into hydrogen, which could be used to cheaply and efficiently power vehicles equipped with hydrogen fuel cells without ...
Unraveling the Mercury mystery: Boldly going where no one has gone before
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 09, 2008 |
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Twelve years ago Sean Solomon put a proposal in front of NASA to develop the first probe to orbit Mercury. His tenacity has finally paid off. Three months ago his spacecraft, named Messenger (Mercury surface, ...
MRO Spacecraft Images Mars Moon in Color and in 3D
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 09, 2008 |
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A new stereo view of Phobos, the larger and inner of Mars' two tiny moons, has been captured by a NASA spacecraft orbiting Mars.
Researchers Say Outlook Indicates Active 2008 Hurricane Season
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 09, 2008 |
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According to researchers at North Carolina State University, the 2008 hurricane season looks to be an active one; however, the number of storms that will have the potential to make landfall is close to that ...
Researchers close in on origins of main ingredient of Alzheimer's plaques
Apr 09, 2008 |
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The ability of brain cells to take in substances from their surface is essential to the production of a key ingredient in Alzheimer's brain plaques, neuroscientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis ...
Potential drug target identified for diabetes by studying novel gut-brain-liver circuit
Apr 09, 2008 |
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Scientists at the Toronto General Hospital Research Institute have discovered a novel signaling pathway between three organs – the gut, the brain, and the liver – which lowers blood sugar when activated.
Method to deliver molecules within embryonic stem cells improves differentiation
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Apr 09, 2008 |
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Embryonic stem cell therapies have been proposed for regenerative medicine and tissue replacement after injury or disease. However, the inability of stem cells to efficiently develop into the desired specific ...
Researchers uncover process behind heart muscle contraction
Apr 09, 2008 |
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Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Chicago were able to control heart muscle function in a new way after discovering the previously unknown role of two enzymes in heart muscle contraction, ...
Wireless EEG system self-powered by body heat and light
Apr 09, 2008 |
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In the framework of Holst Centre, IMEC has developed a battery-free wireless 2-channel EEG (electroencephalography or monitoring of brain waves) system powered by a hybrid power supply using body heat and ...
Study says back pain may be in your genes
Apr 09, 2008 |
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What do you learn by looking at the spines of hundreds of Finnish twins? If you are the international team of researchers behind the Twin Spine Study, you find compelling proof that back pain problems may be more a matter ...
