Archive: 07/09/2008
Samsung Launches New Compact Camcorder with YouTube Connectivity
Samsung Electronics unveiled today the SC-MX20, the successor to the company’s popular SC-MX10 compact digital camcorder. The ideal camcorder for the exploding generation of consumers uploading video content ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jul 09, 2008 |
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Hyundai to Start Retail Sales of First Hybrid in July 2009
Hyundai Motor Company plans to start retail sales of its first LPG–electric hybrid vehicle in July 2009. To be sold initially in the Korean domestic market under the Avante badge, the Elantra LPI Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jul 09, 2008 |
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Seasonal programmed brain cell death foiled in living birds
Neurons in brains of one songbird species equipped with a built-in suicide program that kicks in at the end of the breeding season have been kept alive for seven days in live birds by researchers trying to ...
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Gene therapy research in developing world raises ethical red flags: experts
Early stage gene therapy clinical trials are recruiting patients from the developing world, providing medically deprived populations access to interventions that show promise but have largely unknown effects in humans. According ...
Jul 09, 2008 |
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Survey: Most effective dental braces are least attractive
When it comes to the attractiveness of orthodontic braces, less metal is better, according to a recent survey.
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Chest pain center accreditation linked with better outcomes in heart attack patients
Hospitals accredited by the Society of Chest Pain Centers (SCPC) have been shown to perform better in the heart attack core measures established by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as compared to non-accredited ...
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Molecular motor works by detecting minute changes in force
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine discovered that the activity of a specific family of nanometer-sized molecular motors called myosin-I is regulated by force. The motor puts tension on cellular ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jul 09, 2008 |
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Scientists learn how food affects the brain
In addition to helping protect us from heart disease and cancer, a balanced diet and regular exercise can also protect the brain and ward off mental disorders.
Jul 09, 2008 |
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Sample-Collection Tests by Phoenix Lander Continue
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's science and engineering teams are testing methods to get an icy sample into the Robotic Arm scoop for delivery to the Thermal and Evolved Gas Analyzer, or TEGA.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 09, 2008 |
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Orbiter's HiRISE Camera Saw Phoenix Heat Shield in Freefall on Landing Day
Scientists running the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, known as HiRISE, on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have processed more details in an amazing image their camera captured as the Phoenix ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 09, 2008 |
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Helium Balloon in Paris Displays Air Pollution Levels
People in Paris won't have to look far to see the city's air pollution levels. A giant tethered helium balloon will display real-time reports of atmospheric pollution using an innovative lighting system, which ...
Jul 09, 2008 |
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Researchers detect fake art from originals
As museums continue to digitize their art collections, it becomes increasingly easier for paintings to be forged. Two Penn State researchers are part of an international team working on a digital system to help detect original ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Jul 09, 2008 |
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Swerve left to avoid that satellite
Think you have trouble getting rid of the clutter in your living room? After more than 50 years of launching rockets and satellites into space, the human race now has to deal with the clutter left behind -- or is it "above"? ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jul 09, 2008 |
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Verbally aggressive mothers direct their children's behavior
A new study in Human Communication Research reveals that verbally aggressive mothers tend to control their children's choice of activities as well as use physical negative touch, along with directives, when trying to alter ...
Jul 09, 2008 |
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Scientists reveal key structure from ebola virus
Described in the July 10, 2008 issue of the journal Nature, the research reveals the shape of the Ebola virus spike protein, which is necessary for viral entry into human cells, bound to an immune system antibody acting to neu ...
Jul 09, 2008 |
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