Nanotechnology innovation may revolutionize gene detection in a single cell
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jan 10, 2008 |
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Scientists at Arizona State University’s Biodesign Institute have developed the world’s first gene detection platform made up entirely from self-assembled DNA nanostructures. The results, appearing in the ...
Feeling the Heat: Berkeley Researchers Make Thermoelectric Breakthrough in Silicon Nanowires
Jan 10, 2008 |
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Energy now lost as heat during the production of electricity could be harnessed through the use of silicon nanowires synthesized via a technique developed by researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy’s ...
Forces out of nothing
Jan 10, 2008 |
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When a machine jams, it’s the fault of the engineer - or of physics. The latter is true at least for the first simple nanomachines which are slowed down by the Casimir effect. This force only works on the ...
Tata Motors unveils the $2,500 'People's Car'
Jan 10, 2008 |
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At the 9th Auto Expo in New Delhi today, Indian company Tata Motors has unveiled a tiny vehicle that is also affordable, safe, and fuel-efficient. While the official name for the vehicle is "the People's Car," ...
Hubble Sees Double Einstein Ring
Jan 10, 2008 |
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The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has revealed a never-before-seen optical alignment in space: a pair of glowing rings, one nestled inside the other like a bull's-eye pattern. The double-ring pattern is ...
Astronomers produce first detailed map of dark matter in a supercluster
Jan 10, 2008 |
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For the first time astronomers are able to see indirect evidence of dark matter and how this invisible force impacts on the crowded and violent lives of galaxies. University of British Columbia researcher ...
NASA Scientists Predict Black Hole Light Echo Show
Jan 10, 2008 |
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It’s well known that black holes can slow time to a crawl and tidally stretch large objects into spaghetti-like strands. But according to new theoretical research from two NASA astrophysicists, the wrenching ...
Physicists uncover new solution for cosmic collisions
Jan 10, 2008 |
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It turns out that our math teachers were right: being able to solve problems without a calculator does come in handy in the “real” world. Two theoretical physicists at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have used what they ...
A warming climate can support glacial ice
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 10, 2008 |
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New research challenges the generally accepted belief that substantial ice sheets could not have existed on Earth during past super-warm climate events. The study by researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography ...
Researchers report breakthrough in lowering bad cholesterol, fatty acid levels
Jan 10, 2008 |
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There is “heartening” news out of the University of Alberta for those who may have overindulged during the recent holidays.
Even Thin Galaxies Can Grow Fat Black Holes
Jan 10, 2008 |
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NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has detected plump black holes where least expected -- skinny galaxies.
Africa's biggest mammals key to ant-plant teamwork
Biology /
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Now researchers are reporting that in Africa, this plant-insect teamwork depends on the very antagonist it is intended to ward off: Africa’s big browsing mammals.
Circumstellar Dust Takes Flight in 'The Moth'
Jan 10, 2008 |
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What superficially resembles a giant moth floating in space is giving astronomers new insight into the formation and evolution of planetary systems.
Overactive nerves in head and neck may account for 'ringing in the ears'
Jan 10, 2008 |
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Do your ears ring after a loud concert" Nerves that sense touch in your face and neck may be behind the racket in your brain, University of Michigan researchers say.
Protein in human hair shows promise for regenerating nerves
Jan 10, 2008 |
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A protein found in human hair shows promise for promoting the regeneration of nerve tissue and could lead to a new treatment option when nerves are cut or crushed from trauma.
