Archive: 01/10/2007
SpeechEasy helps stutterers speak easily
Stutterers may speak more clearly with a device called SpeechEasy, which U.S. researchers said helps to take the sting out of stuttering.
Jan 10, 2007 |
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Homer's ancient Ithaca may not be Ithaki
The home of Greek king and Homeric warrior Odysseus may be a peninsula of Kefalonia, not Ithaki, as previously thought, British history sleuths said.
Jan 10, 2007 |
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Britain to probe report of clone's calf
The British government said it will investigate reports that a calf from a cloned cow was born on a British farm.
Biology /
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Chemists Make Molecular Rings in Shape of King Solomon's Knot
UCLA chemists have made, at the nanoscale, a molecular compound of interlocked rings that has the shape of the ancient King Solomon's knot, a symbol of wisdom that is thousands of years old and is widely used ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jan 10, 2007 |
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Interactive binary stars show signs of induced hyperactivity
Astronomers studying highly energetic binary stars called polars have obtained the first observational evidence that the intense magnetic fields produced by the white dwarf half of the interacting pair can ...
Jan 10, 2007 |
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A hot idea for insulating tiny batteries
Engineering physics researchers are devising a unique "blanket" that will enable them to squeeze as much electricity as possible from nuclear-powered batteries the size of a grain of coarse salt.
Jan 10, 2007 |
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100 percent contamination of Euro notes with Cocaine
An ongoing research project into the detection of illicit drug use has shown that of a sample of bank notes in current circulation in the greater Dublin area - €5, €10, €20 and €50 denominations - 100% of them showed contamination ...
Jan 10, 2007 |
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Marine bacteria can create environmentally friendly energy source
Bacteria in the world’s oceans can efficiently exploit solar energy to grow, thanks to a unique light-capturing pigment. This discovery was made by researchers at University of Kalmar in Sweden, in collaboration with researchers ...
Biology /
Jan 10, 2007 |
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Research Continues for Deep Space Travel Propulsion
Graduate students and faculty researchers at The University of Alabama in Huntsville are investigating propulsion concepts that could eventually revolutionize deep space travel.
Jan 10, 2007 |
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UW Scientists Research DNA, RNA Mysteries
About 19.7 million Web pages in a Google search seek to explain DNA transcription and RNA translation in the cell at the mysterious molecular level. University of Wyoming College of Agriculture Professor Jordanka ...
Biology /
Jan 10, 2007 |
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Hubble Sees Star Cluster 'Infant Mortality'
Astronomers have long known that young or "open" star clusters must eventually disrupt and dissolve into the host galaxy. They simply don't have enough gravity to hold them together, unlike their much more ...
Jan 10, 2007 |
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Large Survey Identifies Young Binaries To Test Models Of Star Formation
Results from the largest survey of its kind conducted at the W. M. Keck Observatory in Hawaii provide data to test theories describing how small, relatively cool, but numerous "M-class" stars are born and change ...
Jan 10, 2007 |
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Secrets of the Heart's Signals
Natalia Trayanova's research team works on understanding the heart's natural electrical signaling process. The director of the Computational Cardiac Electrophysiology Lab, she is a faculty member in the biomedical engineering ...
Jan 10, 2007 |
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Sexual Selection Not Just for Males Anymore
The antlers of a bull elk, the great bulk of a male elephant seal, the lion’s mane, have all evolved due to competition for reproductive success. These products of “sexual selection” are typically found in ...
Biology /
Jan 10, 2007 |
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Age is more than a number -- In barn owls, it reveals how susceptible one is to climate change
Fluctuations in weather and the environment affect survival and reproduction of animals. But are all individuals within a population equally susceptible? Theory on the evolution in age-structured populations ...
Biology /
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