Archive: 05/09/2007
Tissue engineered scaffolding allows reproduction of cartilage tissue
A new study examines the use of tissue-engineered scaffolding made of cartilage cells, which have a limited ability to heal naturally, to replace defective cartilage tissue. Cartilage cells are extracted and seeded to the ...
May 09, 2007 |
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Lenovo Powers Up Its Strongest, Coolest and Quietest ThinkPad Lineup Yet
Lenovo today announced two new ThinkPad notebooks PCs - the first ThinkPad T61 14.1-inch widescreen notebook and the first ever R Series widescreen, the ThinkPad R61 14.1-inch widescreen notebook.
May 09, 2007 |
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Student engineers design environmentally safe, portable bug trap
It may not go “bzzzzzzt” but it does kill bugs — with less potential harm to the environment and people than traditional bug zappers.
May 09, 2007 |
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Researchers publish first marsupial genome sequence
An international team, led by researchers at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, and supported by the National Institutes of Health , today announced the publication of the first genome of a marsupial, ...
Biology /
May 09, 2007 |
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Study finds regions of DNA that appear linked to autistic spectrum disorders
Using an innovative statistical approach, a research team from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the University of California, Los Angeles, has identified two regions of DNA linked to autism. They ...
May 09, 2007 |
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Plants tag insect herbivores with an alarm
Rooted in place, plants can't run from herbivores—but they can fight back. Sensing attack, plants frequently generate toxins, emit volatile chemicals to attract the pest's natural enemies, or launch other defensive tactics.
Biology /
May 09, 2007 |
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Bridges will rock -- safely -- with new quake design
Bridges that "dance" during earthquakes could be the safest and least expensive to build, retrofit and repair, according to earthquake engineers at the University at Buffalo and MCEER.
May 09, 2007 |
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Helping make hydrogen a staple for consumer vehicles
Carnegie Mellon University's David S. Sholl is working to identify new materials that would help make hydrogen more stable and cost-efficient than fossil fuels. Increased concern about global warming and a need to conserve ...
May 09, 2007 |
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Researchers identify a process that enables access to genes
It turns out there’s more than one way to skin a gene. New research from Rockefeller University suggests that two closely related DNA unpackaging mechanisms may not work the way scientists thought.
May 09, 2007 |
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Study links excessive TV watching with learning problems in young people
Teens who watch three or more hours a day are at higher risk of developing attention problems and learning difficulties as they mature, according to a study by Jeffrey G. Johnson, Ph.D., Columbia University College of Physicians ...
May 09, 2007 |
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Scientists one more step closer to realising invisible technology
A unique computer model designed by a mathematician at the University of Liverpool has shown that it is possible to make objects, such as aeroplanes and submarines, appear invisible at close range.
May 09, 2007 |
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Researchers Examine the Environmental Effects of Silver Nanoparticles
Realize it or not, it's a nano world. Many everyday consumer items now utilize the emerging science of nanotechnology, and so, researchers at the University of Missouri-Columbia will examine whether the technology poses future ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
May 09, 2007 |
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Watch amazing footage of how nanotubes form
A team of scientists led by the Department's Dr Stephan Hofmann have successfully produced live video footage that shows how carbon nanotubes, more than 10,000 times smaller in diameter than a human hair, ...
May 09, 2007 |
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New Roxio 'Crunch' Outputs Video to iTunes
Sonic Solutions' Roxio division released Roxio Crunch on Tuesday, a software package that is being pitched as an easy soluton to transcode video to the Apple TV and other Apple hardware.
May 09, 2007 |
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HP Plans to Go Even More Mobile
Hewlett-Packard is offering a number of updated laptops, along with a new tablet, which are geared toward enterprise users and will be some of the first PCs to offer Intel's Centrino Pro platform.
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