Can silver nanoparticles be the key to a more compact laser?
Jun 09, 2008 |
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“In random media, multiple scattering and interference reduce the diffusion of light, and in case of extremely strong scattering, photon localization, or Anderson localization of light, is predicted like electrons in glasses,” ...
Sun goes longer than normal without producing sunspots
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 09, 2008 |
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The sun has been laying low for the past couple of years, producing no sunspots and giving a break to satellites.
Apple unveils new iPhone 3G with faster Web, GPS
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jun 09, 2008 |
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Apple today introduced the new iPhone 3G, combining all the revolutionary features of iPhone with 3G networking that is twice as fast as the first generation iPhone, built-in GPS for expanded location based ...
'Super paper:' New nanopaper more break-resistant than cast iron
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jun 09, 2008 |
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Researchers in Sweden and Japan report development of a new type of paper that resists breaking when pulled almost as well as cast iron. The new material, called "cellulose nanopaper," is made of sub-microscopic ...
'Man-made' Water Has Different Chemistry
Jun 09, 2008 |
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As population growth, food production and the regional effects of climate change place greater stress on the Earth’s natural water supply, “man-made” water – created by removing salt from seawater and brackish groundwater ...
Has global warming research misinterpreted cloud behavior?
Jun 09, 2008 |
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Climate experts agree that the seriousness of manmade global warming depends greatly upon how clouds in the climate system respond to the small warming tendency from the extra carbon dioxide mankind produces.
Thinking ahead: Bacteria anticipate coming changes in their environment
Biology /
Jun 09, 2008 |
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A new study by Princeton University researchers shows for the first time that bacteria don't just react to changes in their surroundings -- they anticipate and prepare for them. The findings, reported in the June 6 issue ...
Researchers show how the brain can protect against cancer
Jun 09, 2008 |
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Scientists have been aware for many years that if cancer patients are not able to deal with the stress associated with being sick, the cancer will progress faster than in calmer patients. To counteract this phenomenon, physicians ...
New research shows how marine organisms help oceans sequester carbon
Jun 09, 2008 |
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As the international search for ways to remove carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from the environment intensifies, a team of scientists has identified a process by which marine organisms influence ...
Stripes key to nanoparticle drug delivery
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jun 09, 2008 |
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In work that could at the same time impact the delivery of drugs and explain a biological mystery, MIT engineers have created the first synthetic nanoparticles that can penetrate a cell without poking a hole ...
Who shalt not kill? Brain power leads to level-headedness when faced with moral dilemmas
Jun 09, 2008 |
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Should a sergeant sacrifice a wounded private on the battlefield in order to save the rest of his troops? Is euthanasia acceptable if it prevents needless suffering? Many of us will have to face some sort of extreme moral ...
Report confirms drilling, not earthquake, caused Java mud volcano
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 09, 2008 |
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A two-year old mud volcano which is still spewing huge volumes of mud, has displaced more than 30,000 people and caused millions of dollars worth of damage was caused by the drilling of a gas exploration well, ...
Researchers use carbon nanotubes for molecular transport
Jun 09, 2008 |
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Molecular transport across cellular membranes is essential to many of life's processes, for example electrical signaling in nerves, muscles and synapses.
UVA researchers make pivotal breakthrough in alcohol addiction treatment
Jun 09, 2008 |
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Alcoholism is a devastating disease in part because of the 'symptom' of heavy drinking but more so due to the extensive harm it causes physical organs, such as the heart and liver, as well as damage to an individual's psychosocial ...
Getting wrapped up in solar textiles
Jun 09, 2008 |
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Sheila Kennedy, an expert in the integration of solar cell technology in architecture who is now at MIT, creates designs for flexible photovoltaic materials that may change the way buildings receive and distribute ...
