Archive: 10/09/2007
Discovery of retinal cell type ends 4-decade search
A research team combining high-energy physicists from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and neuroscientists from the Salk Institute in La Jolla, Calif., has discovered a type of retinal cell that may help monkeys, ...
Oct 09, 2007 |
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Toshiba Announces Gallium Nitride Power FET with World's Highest Output Power in Ku-band
Toshiba Corporation today announced that it has developed a gallium nitride (GaN) power field effect transistor (FET) for the Ku-band (12GHz to 18GHz) frequency range that achieves an output power of 65.4W ...
Oct 09, 2007 |
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NASA: major step toward knowing origin of cosmic rays
Recent observations from NASA and Japanese X-ray observatories have helped clarify one of the long-standing mysteries in astronomy – the origin of cosmic rays.
Oct 09, 2007 |
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Expedition 16 Ready for Launch
The Soyuz rocket that will launch Expedition 16 to the International Space Station was placed at its launch pad over the weekend.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 09, 2007 |
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Low-fat diet possibly linked to lower risk of ovarian cancer
A low-fat diet may decrease the risk of ovarian cancer in postmenopausal women, according to a study published online October 9 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Oct 09, 2007 |
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Astronomers Find Dust in the Wind of Black Holes
The hit song that proclaimed, "All we are is dust in the wind," may have some cosmic truth to it. New findings from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope suggest that space dust – the same stuff that makes up living ...
Oct 09, 2007 |
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Powders show their strength
[PIC=:left]Growing a single crystal of a protein can be very difficult. Thanks to recent developments, a powder sample may be enough to solve a structure.
Oct 09, 2007 |
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Ancient footprints open to public in Italy
Italian researchers have opened two tourist paths to follow in the oldest known human footsteps at the extinct Roccamonfina volcano north of Naples.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Oct 09, 2007 |
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Medical identity theft: the importance of protecting your health records
Many consumers take precautions against identity theft, but what about medical identity theft? In addition to financial peril, victims can suffer physical danger if false entries in medical records lead to the wrong treatment.
Oct 09, 2007 |
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Inside job: new radioactive agents for colon cancer work inside cells
Johns Hopkins scientists have developed a potentially novel way to fight colorectal cancer using tiny molecules to deliver potent barrages of radiation inside cancer cells, unlike current treatments that bind to the surface ...
Oct 09, 2007 |
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Mysteries of ancient Rheic Ocean beginning to unravel
A wealth of information on one of Earth's ancient oceans is now available in a single volume published by the Geological Society of America. The Evolution of Rheic Ocean: From Avalonian-Cadomian Active Margin to Alleghenian-Variscan ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 09, 2007 |
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Ritual Threats of Violence in Small Newfoundland Communities Are Method of Creating Trust, Researchers Say
Residents of small isolated fishing villages on the northern peninsula of Newfoundland have participated in the ritual of 'mumming" for centuries. According to the tradition, small groups of villagers, or ...
Oct 09, 2007 |
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New Horizons Spacecraft Sees Changes in Jupiter System
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft provided a new bird's-eye view of the dynamic Jupiter system as it traveled through the planet's orbit on Feb. 28.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 09, 2007 |
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Sony Unveils 4x Blu-Ray Disc Writer Drive
Sony Electronics today announced its second generation internal Blu-ray Disc (BD) writer drive for the computer aftermarket, which boasts 4X BD-R and 16X DVD+R recording speeds.
Oct 09, 2007 |
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Generating 'oohs' and 'aahs': Vocal Joystick uses voice to surf the Internet
The Internet offers wide appeal to people with disabilities. But many of those same people find it frustrating or impossible to use a handheld mouse. Software developed at the University of Washington provides ...
Oct 09, 2007 |
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