New nanocrystals show potential for cheap lasers, new lighting
May 10, 2009 |
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For more than a decade, scientists have been frustrated in their attempts to create continuously emitting light sources from individual molecules because of an optical quirk called "blinking," but now scientists ...
Hubble: a time machine that revolutionized astronomy
May 10, 2009 |
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The Hubble space telescope, the object of NASA's fifth and last servicing mission next week, is a veritable time machine that has revolutionized humankind's vision and comprehension of the universe.
Hubble: From cosmic joke to cherished eye in space
May 10, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Using the power of pictures, the Hubble Space Telescope has snapped away at the mystery of the universe.
In S.C., high-tech bet on hydrogen-powered cars may be move in wrong direction
May 10, 2009 |
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The Obama administration's plan to cut research dollars for hydrogen-powered cars is not good news for South Carolina and its capital city Columbia, which just last month opened two hydrogen fueling stations and unveiled ...
Rescue shuttle at launch pad for Hubble trip
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 10, 2009 |
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(AP) -- In what's expected to be the last time ever, both of NASA's shuttle launch pads are occupied. Atlantis is on one, primed for a flight this coming week to the Hubble Space Telescope. Endeavour sits ...
NASA clears Atlantis for Monday launch to Hubble
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 10, 2009 |
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(AP) -- After months of delay, NASA cleared space shuttle Atlantis for a Monday launch to the Hubble Space Telescope.
Fight to save the 'Amazon of the oceans'
May 10, 2009 |
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With its pleasure boats dipping on the horizon and clustered tourist restaurants, the Indonesian island of Nusa Lembongan looks little like the edge of a great wilderness.
Impaired brain plasticity linked to Angelman syndrome learning deficits
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
May 10, 2009 |
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How might disruption of a single gene in the brain cause the severe cognitive deficits associated with Angelman syndrome, a neurogenetic disorder? Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of ...
Study establishes major new treatment target in diseased arteries
May 10, 2009 |
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Removing a single protein prevents early damage in blood vessels from triggering a later-stage, frequently lethal complication of atherosclerosis, according to research published online today in the journal Nature Medicine. By eli ...
Asking a machine to spot threats human eyes miss
May 10, 2009 |
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The surveillance cameras at Big Y, a Massachusetts grocery chain, are not just passively recording customers and staff. They're studying checkout lines for signs of "sweethearting."
New genes implicated in high blood pressure
May 10, 2009 |
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Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, along with an international team of collaborators, have identified common genetic changes associated with blood pressure and hypertension. The study, reporting ...
Google prime target for regulators
May 10, 2009 |
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Google's unabashed success as an Internet search and advertising juggernaut has placed it in the crosshairs of regulators worried the firm will trample free market competition.
Recalling the fear, heavy toll of the 1918 flu outbreak
May 10, 2009 |
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Given his age, H. Byran Poff figures he has seen just about everything that can happen to mankind.
Brain surgery patient left in OR after doc no-show
May 10, 2009 |
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(AP) -- One of the highest-paid doctors in New York refused to perform brain surgery on an already-anesthetized patient whose scheduled surgeon had failed to show up, and the state health department is investigating.
In swine flu, key moments and decisions lie ahead
May 10, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The most pivotal moments in the swine flu saga are yet to come. Will it sweep through impoverished Southern Hemisphere countries in the next few months? Will it roar back in the rest of the world ...
