Alarming growth in expected CO2 emissions in China
Mar 10, 2008 |
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The growth in China's carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions is far outpacing previous estimates, making the goal of stabilizing atmospheric greenhouse gases even more difficult, according to a new analysis by economists at the Uni ...
Team achieves nuclear fuel performance milestone
Mar 10, 2008 |
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Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory, in partnership with three other science and engineering powerhouses, reached a major domestic milestone relating to nuclear fuel performance on March ...
All done with mirrors: Microscope tracks nanoparticles in 3-D
Mar 10, 2008 |
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A clever new microscope design allows nanotechnology researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to track the motions of nanoparticles in solution as they dart around in three ...
Thinner, stronger and more flexible research
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Mar 10, 2008 |
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You wouldn't normally associate golf balls with condoms but for University of Queensland researcher Dr Darren Martin, it is all about covering things.
Measurement technique probes surface structure of gold nanocrystals
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Mar 10, 2008 |
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In the hands of jewelers, gold can be fashioned into rings and pendants of long-lasting beauty. But, when reduced in size to nanocrystals containing a few thousand atoms, this noble metal is a surprisingly ...
Cassini Spacecraft to Dive Into Water Plume of Saturn Moon
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 10, 2008 |
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NASA's Cassini spacecraft will make an unprecedented "in your face" flyby of Saturn's moon Enceladus on Wed., March 12.
Efficient Catalysts for Making Oxygen for 'Artificial Photosynthesis'
Mar 10, 2008 |
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Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory and the Institute for Molecular Science in Japan are trying to mimic part of the complex natural process of photosynthesis with ...
Experts prepare for lunar 'Doomsday Ark'
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 10, 2008 |
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Plans are being made for the installation of an information storage bank on the moon, experts said at a science meeting Strasbourg, France.
Thirsty hybrid and electric cars could triple demands on scarce water resources
Mar 10, 2008 |
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Eco-minded drivers in drought-prone states take note: A new study concludes that producing electricity for hybrid and fully electric vehicles could sharply increase water consumption in the United States. ...
Micronesian Islands colonized by small-bodied humans
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Mar 10, 2008 |
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Since the reporting of the so-called “hobbit” fossil from the island of Flores in Indonesia, debate has raged as to whether these remains are of modern humans (Homo sapiens), reduced, for some reason, in stature, or whether ...
Pain in fibromyalgia is linked to changes in brain molecule
Mar 10, 2008 |
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Researchers at the University of Michigan Health System have found a key linkage between pain and a specific brain molecule, a discovery that lends new insight into fibromyalgia, an often-baffling chronic pain condition.
Houston says benzene levels rising
Mar 10, 2008 |
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Chemical industry officials deny a claim by public officials that levels of benzene have increased in the Houston region, a published report said Sunday.
How do infections and toxins launch a cell's self-destruct and alarm system?
Mar 10, 2008 |
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Cells are coded with several programs for self-destruction. Many cells die peacefully. Others cause a ruckus on their way out.
Poor sleep more dangerous for women
Mar 10, 2008 |
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Researchers at Duke University Medical Center say they may have figured out why poor sleep does more harm to cardiovascular health in women than in men.
Mind over body: new hope for quadriplegics
Mar 10, 2008 |
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Around 2.5 million people worldwide are wheelchair bound because of spinal injuries. Half of them are quadriplegic, paralysed from the neck down. European researchers are now offering them new hope thanks to groundbreaking ...
