Mystery spiral galaxy arms explained?
Apr 10, 2007 |
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Using a quartet of space observatories, University of Maryland astronomers may have cracked a 45-year mystery surrounding two ghostly spiral arms in the galaxy M106.
Physicists Find Light-sensitive Molecule Can Heal Itself in the Dark
Apr 10, 2007 |
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Sometimes all an overworked molecule needs is a good night’s rest. According to a study by physicist Mark Kuzyk and colleagues at Washington State University, a molecule that loses its ability to fluoresce when struck by ...
For the first time the LHC reaches temperatures colder than outer space
Apr 10, 2007 |
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Geneva, 10 April 2007. The first sector of CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC) to be cooled down has reached a temperature of 1.9 K (-271°C), colder than deep outer space.
Assistive robot adapts to people, new places
Apr 10, 2007 |
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In the futuristic cartoon series "The Jetsons," a robotic maid named Rosie whizzed around the Jetsons' home doing household chores--cleaning, cooking dinner and washing dishes.
Tropical forests: Earth's air conditioner
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 10, 2007 |
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How effective are new trees in offsetting the carbon footprint? A new study suggests that the location of the new trees is an important factor when considering such carbon offset projects. Planting and preserving ...
Computer scientists develop P2P system that promises faster music, movie downloads
Technology / Computer Sciences
Apr 10, 2007 |
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A Carnegie Mellon University computer scientist says transferring large data files, such as movies and music, over the Internet could be sped up significantly if peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing services were configured to ...
Math of elections says voters win with 'winner take all'
Apr 10, 2007 |
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If we want individuals and small groups to have the democratic power to elect the president fairly, we must score presidential elections by winner-take-all states--not in a single giant national district too large for small ...
Review: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 -- Some Assembly Required
Apr 10, 2007 |
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Version 5 of Red Hat's Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system hit the streets last month, complete with a truckload of updated open-source components and brand-new support for server virtualization - courtesy of the Xen ...
Surfing the blues -- Internet questionnaire can accurately identify depression
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 10, 2007 |
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The Internet offers a valuable opportunity for the public to screen themselves for depression. This is the conclusion of a study published today in BMC Psychiatry, which demonstrates that a Chinese online tool for assess ...
Nanoparticles improve delivery of medicines and diagnostics
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Apr 10, 2007 |
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Tiny, biodegradable particles filled with medicine may also contain answers to some of the biggest human health problems, including cancer and tuberculosis. The secret is the size of the package.
Microsoft ANI Patch Causes Problems with Third-Party Apps
Apr 10, 2007 |
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Microsoft updates its hotfix to address problems in a handful of thirdy-party programs.
Structural basis for photoswitching in fluorescent proteins brought into focus
Apr 10, 2007 |
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University of Oregon scientists have identified molecular features that determine the light-emitting ability green fluorescent proteins, and by strategically inserting a single oxygen atom they were able ...
Study finds dietary fat interacts with genes
Apr 10, 2007 |
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Research published in the Journal of Molecular Medicine examines how calories from fat, carbohydrate, and protein might interact with genes to affect body mass index (BMI), or body weight-for-height, and risk of obesity among ...
Guns in homes strongly associated with higher rates of suicide
Apr 10, 2007 |
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In the first nationally representative study to examine the relationship between survey measures of household firearm ownership and state level rates of suicide in the U.S., researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health ...
Number of severely obese people increasing
Apr 10, 2007 |
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The number of Americans 100 pounds or more overweight increased 50 percent from 2000 to 2005, twice as fast as moderately obese people.
