Multi-wavelength images help astronomers study star birth, death
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Black and white reproductions of Vincent van Gogh's "The Starry Night" lack the beauty and depth of the original oil painting. In a similar fashion, images of stars and galaxies composed of a single wavelength ...
Research reveals star forming activity
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Where do elements, such as iron in our blood or calcium in our bones, come from? Astronomers say they come from thermonuclear reactions in hundreds of millions of stars that burn at high temperatures in our ...
Study highlights role of hit-and-run collisions in planet formation
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Hit-and-run collisions between embryonic planets during a critical period in the early history of the Solar System may account for some previously unexplained properties of planets, asteroids, and meteorites, according to ...
Carnegie Mellon scientist to build unique mass spectrometer
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Carnegie Mellon University's Mark Bier has received a $546,000 grant from the National Science Foundation's Instrument Development for Biological Research program to build a heavy-ion mass spectrometer. This one-of-a-kind ...
Farming destroying Brazil's wetlands
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A new study says deforestation is destroying Brazil's vast Pantanal wetlands.
Brain important in lowering blood sugar
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A new study says the brain plays a major role in the ability of insulin therapy to lower blood sugar in animals with diabetes.
Five centers to get nanoelectronic boost
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In a push to accelerate nanoelectronics, the National Science Foundation and an industry consortium is providing $2 million to five university centers.
NanoViricides And Vietnamese Govt To Develop Bird Flu Virus Drug
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NanoViricides company officials recently met with senior officials in the Vietnam Government's Ministry of Health. These meetings resulted in the signing of Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) with governmental agencies responsible ...
Wearable iPod gear at Macworld
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Sometimes it's the strange and almost accidental discoveries that become the most useful. This is especially true at a technology conference like Macworld Expo, wherein an obscure but good idea can be transformed into a wide ...
Study finds clue to migrating cancer cells
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Scientists have uncovered a clue to explain the invasive nature of aggressive brain tumors called gliomas.
Users react to Macworld announcements
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Amid iPods, plasma monitors, flashing displays, loud music, free trinkets and luxury leather beanbag chairs for tired Macworld Expo attendees to fall into, users reacted to Apple's multiple product announcements and product ...
Scientists 'RAVE-ing' about most ambitious star survey ever
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An international team of astronomers today announced the first results from the Radial Velocity Experiment, an ambitious all-sky spectroscopic survey aimed at measuring the speed, temperature, surface gravity ...
XM Radio set to battle Apple's iPod
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XM Radio is the latest company to step in the ring with Apple's iPod. The satellite radio provider has teamed up with Samsung and Pioneer Electronics to create a pair of devices that combine on-the-go XM service with MP3 ...
NASA gives posthumous award to Bahcall
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NASA has awarded its Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal posthumously to acclaimed U.S. astronomer and astrophysicist John Bahcall.
The Web: 'Digital home' comes of age
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The "digital home" came of age in the last year as global revenues from sales of Internet-related products surged past the $100 billion mark for the first time, experts tell United Press International's The Web.
