New material stops bleeding in seconds
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Oct 10, 2006 |
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MIT and Hong Kong University researchers have shown that some simple biodegradable liquids can stop bleeding in wounded rodents within seconds, a development that could significantly impact medicine.
Bacteria to run our cars, warm our homes
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Oct 10, 2006 |
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The United States Department of Energy has devoted $1.6 million to sequencing the DNA of six photosynthetic bacteria that Washington University in St. Louis biologists will examine for their potential as one ...
Teenager moves video icons just by imagination
Oct 10, 2006 |
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Now, a St. Louis-area teenage boy and a computer game have gone hands-off, thanks to a unique experiment conducted by a team of neurosurgeons, neurologists, and engineers at Washington University in St. Louis.
Jupiter's Little Red Spot Growing Stronger
Oct 10, 2006 |
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The highest wind speeds in Jupiter's Little Red Spot have increased and are now equal to those in its older and larger sibling, the Great Red Spot, according to observations with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.
Samsung Starts Selling World's First 10 Megapixel Camera Phone
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 10, 2006 |
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Samsung Electronics on Tuesday started selling the world's first 10 megapixel mobile phone (model: SCH-B600) in South Korean market.
Sending secret messages over public internet lines can take place with new technique
Oct 10, 2006 |
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A new technique sends secret messages under other people's noses so cleverly that it would impress James Bond--yet the procedure is so firmly rooted in the real world that it can be instantly used with existing equipment ...
More Secure Optical Communications Via 'Antisqueezed' Light
Oct 10, 2006 |
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Using light to transmit information – optical communication – is the basis of several technologies, most commonly fiber-optic cables, which are used in imaging and telecommunications. But sending information securely using ...
Evolutionary First: Parasite Reaches Beyond Host to Play Havoc with Others' Sex Lives
Biology /
Oct 10, 2006 |
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Scientists revealed today that a prolific parasite is helping shape the destiny of a species it does not even infect. The complex relationship between the parasite, its host, and the unconnected species is ...
Samsung Announces First 40-nanometer Device 32 Gb NAND Flash with Revolutionary Charge Trap Technology
Oct 10, 2006 |
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Samsung Electronics today announced that it has developed the industry's first 40-nanometer memory device. The new 32 Gigabit (Gb) NAND flash device is the first memory to incorporate a Charge Trap Flash (CTF) ...
Forget Basal Body Temperature -- Check Out Her Clothes
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 10, 2006 |
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Was Chris De Burgh's sexy "Lady in Red," perhaps, ovulating? A new UCLA and University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire study finds evidence that women put more effort into their clothing and grooming during their most fertile periods.
Study: Dust may dampen hurricane fury
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 10, 2006 |
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After more than a dozen hurricanes battered the Atlantic Ocean last year, scientists are wondering what — if anything — might be causing stronger and more frequent storms. Some have pointed to rising ocean ...
Leaked contaminated water pools grow
Oct 10, 2006 |
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New York's Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant is leaking radioactive water into the ground, it was reported Monday.
Science Behind Health Benefits of Moderate Beer Consumption
Oct 10, 2006 |
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There is mounting scientific evidence that moderate consumption of beer or other alcoholic beverages -- defined by the government as one to two servings daily -- may actually have health benefits over not consuming alcohol ...
A new way to treat colon cancer?
Oct 10, 2006 |
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Researchers at University of Utah's Huntsman Cancer Institute have discovered a new target for possible future colon cancer treatments – a molecule that is implicated in 85 percent of colon cancer cases.
Tree-destroying wasp spreads in Hawaii
Biology /
Oct 10, 2006 |
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A non-native species of wasp that threatens the wiliwili trees found only in Hawaii has spread to Maui's remote south coast, a report said.
