Researchers directly deposit gold nanoparticles in suspension
Aug 09, 2007 |
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The delivery, manipulation and assembly of functional materials such as metal nanoparticles into predefined architectures and patterns is of great interest in nanotechnology. Nanoscale patterns of nanoparticles have the potential ...
Swarming starlings help probe plasma, crowds and stock market
Aug 09, 2007 |
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Researchers at the University of Warwick’s Physics Department’s Centre for Fusion, Space and Astrophysics have found a powerful technique that could be used to detect precisely when ordered patterns form in everything ...
Evolution is driven by gene regulation
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It is not just what’s in your genes, it’s how you turn them on that accounts for the difference between species — at least in yeast — according to a report by Yale researchers in this week’s issue of Science.
Net energy -- a useless, misleading and dangerous metric, says expert
Aug 09, 2007 |
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As oil becomes scarce, the world needs new transportation fuels. As new fuel options develop we need means of assessing which are most effective at replacing petroleum. So far many scientists have used a measure called ‘net ...
Computers expose the physics of NASCAR
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Aug 09, 2007 |
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It's an odd combination of Navier-Stokes equations and NASCAR driving. Computer scientists at the University of Washington have developed software that is incorporated in new technology allowing television ...
Ultrafast laser spectrometer measures heat flow through molecules
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Global warming isn’t the only heat scientists are feeling. Another area in which heat flow is becoming crucial is the field of molecular electronics, where long-chain molecules attached to tiny electrodes are used to transport ...
Rain forest protection works in Peru
Aug 09, 2007 |
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A new regional study shows that land-use policies in Peru have been key to tempering rain forest degradation and destruction in that country. Scientists at the Carnegie Institution’s Department of Global Ecology ...
Largest butterfly in Western Hemisphere needs help to avoid extinction
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The Homerus swallowtail is the Western Hemisphere’s largest butterfly, but University of Florida researchers say its numbers are so small that conservation and captive breeding efforts are needed to save the insect, found ...
Cities incite thunderstorms, researchers find
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 09, 2007 |
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Summer thunderstorms become much more fierce when they collide with a city than they would otherwise be in the open countryside, according to research led by Princeton engineers.
Panasonic Expands Its 1080p Full-HD TV Lineup With Seven Models
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Aug 09, 2007 |
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Today Panasonic introduced seven new VIERA 1080p full high-definition TVs including six plasma TVs with screen size ranging from 42 inches diagonal to 65 inches and one LCD TV with 37 inches diagonal screen.
Climate change and permafrost thaw alter greenhouse gas emissions in northern wetlands
Aug 09, 2007 |
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Permafrost – the perpetually frozen foundation of the north – isn’t so permanent anymore, and scientists are scrambling to understand the pros and cons when terra firma goes soft.
Rocks under High Water Pressure
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Aug 09, 2007 |
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Today, Thursday the 9th of August 2007, the GFZ Potsdam, Germany's National Lab for Geosciences is starting a new series of experiments at the geothermal research site Gross Schönebeck.
Antioxidant overload may underlie a heritable human disease
Aug 09, 2007 |
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Despite the popular notion that antioxidants, such as vitamins C and E, offer health-promoting benefits by protecting against damaging free radicals, a new study in the August 10 issue of the journal Cell reveals that, in fac ...
Adult ADHD linked with dopamine levels
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Adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder have a reduced response to the drug Ritalin, U.S. government scientists have found.
Scientists target future pandemic strains of H5N1 avian influenza
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Preparing vaccines and therapeutics that target a future mutant strain of H5N1 influenza virus sounds like science fiction, but it may be possible, according to a team of scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and ...
