New method of growing carbon nanotubes to revolutionise electronics
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Aug 09, 2006 |
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A new method of growing carbon nanotubes is predicted to revolutionise the implementation of nanotechnology and the future of electronics. Researchers at the University of Cambridge have successfully grown nanotubes at a ...
Researchers develop mobile robot that balances, moves on ball instead of wheels or legs
Aug 09, 2006 |
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Carnegie Mellon University researchers have developed a new type of mobile robot that balances on a ball instead of legs or wheels. "Ballbot" is a self-contained, battery-operated, omnidirectional robot that ...
Study breaks ice on ancient arctic thaw
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 09, 2006 |
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A new analysis of ocean-floor sediments collected near the North Pole finds that the Arctic was extremely warm, unusually wet and ice-free the last time massive amounts of greenhouse gases were released into the Earth's atmosphere ...
Stars too old to be trusted? A possible Stellar Solution to the Cosmological Lithium Problem
Aug 09, 2006 |
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Analysing a set of stars in a globular cluster with ESO's Very Large Telescope, astronomers may have found the solution to a critical cosmological and stellar riddle. Until now, an embarrassing question was why the abundance ...
Scientists Learn How Brain 'Boots up' to Process Sensory Info
Aug 09, 2006 |
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The same chemical in the body that is targeted by the drug Viagra also helps our brains “boot up” in the morning so we can process sights, sound, touch and other sensory information. The discovery could lead to a better understanding ...
More problems for Coke and Pepsi in India
Aug 09, 2006 |
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The state government of Kerala in southern India has banned the production and sale of Coca-Cola and Pepsi.
New Discovery in Fluorine Chemistry Poised to End PFOA Woes
Aug 09, 2006 |
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Manufacturers of stain-repellents, non-stick cookware and other fluoropolymer-based materials will soon have an alternative to using controversial PFOA when developing such supplies. Fluorine chemist and Trinity Western University ...
Evolution of a penis worm
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Aug 09, 2006 |
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The detailed images of embryos more than 500 million years old have been revealed by an international team of scientists, led by the University of Bristol. Writing in the journal Nature, Dr Phil Donoghue and ...
New hoofed mammal fossil found
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Aug 09, 2006 |
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A U.S. paleontologist has discovered the fossils of a new hoofed South American mammal that resembled a cross between a dog and a hare.
How angry customers get revenge (and create civic protest)
Aug 09, 2006 |
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In the first study to explore how consumers attempt to gain revenge against corporations that have wronged them, researchers from Arizona State University find strong parallels between consumer complaint Web sites and other ...
Defense peptide found in primates may block some human HIV transmissions
Aug 09, 2006 |
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As primates evolved 7 million years ago, the more advanced species stopped making a protein that University of Central Florida researchers believe can effectively block the HIV-1 virus from entering and infecting blood cells.
Kids need more time than adults give them, study finds
Aug 09, 2006 |
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Further proof that children require more time comes via a study to be published today in Developmental Science asserting that the fast pace expected by adults - both parents and educators - can be beyond childr ...
Meteorite plummets through Norwegian roof
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 09, 2006 |
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For the first time since 1969 a meteorite has reportedly struck a European roof.
An oblique look on the north lunar far west
Aug 09, 2006 |
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This image, taken by the Advanced Moon Imaging Experiment (AMIE) on board ESA’s SMART-1 spacecraft, provides an 'oblique' view of the lunar surface towards the limb, around the Mezentsev, Niepce and Merrill ...
Famed physicist James Van Allen dead at 91
Aug 09, 2006 |
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Renowned physicist James Van Allen, who helped launch the United States into the space age and for whom the Van Allen radiation belts are named, has died. He was 91.
