Archive: 04/11/2006
People don't always want bigger and better
Marketing scientists from Indiana, Northwestern and New York universities say some people don't seek products marketed as better or more effective.
Apr 11, 2006 |
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No More Broken Antennas at the Carwash
Imagine a trip to the carwash without that feeling of panic when you realize you’ve left your radio antenna up. That worry could become a thing of the past thanks to a new, flexible material developed by University of Maryland ...
Apr 11, 2006 |
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Hubble Finds the 'Tenth Planet' is Slightly Larger than Pluto
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has resolved the "tenth planet," nicknamed "Xena," for the first time and has found that it is only just a little larger than Pluto.
Apr 11, 2006 |
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Building a hand-held lab-on-a-chip to simplify blood tests
A cell phone-sized blood-count machine requiring less blood than a mosquito bite will make blood tests easier for many patients, from neonatal units to astronauts in space.
Apr 11, 2006 |
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Antibiotic resistance evolution is studied
Harvard University scientists say Darwinian evolution follows very few of the available mutational pathways to attain fitter proteins.
Apr 11, 2006 |
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Better altimetry; better El Nino forecasts
Oceanographers at the University of New Hampshire say improvements in measuring sea level by satellite are helping predict El Nino events.
Apr 11, 2006 |
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2006 Webby Awards nominees released
Top blogs and podcasts will be decided at this year's 10th Annual Webby Awards on May 9. The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences released Tuesday its nominations for this year's awards, which honors excellence ...
Apr 11, 2006 |
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Wedding ring use studied by psychologist
A University of Alberta psychologist says people who don't wear wedding rings are more neglectful of children compared with people who do wear rings.
Apr 11, 2006 |
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Gender-changing fish are studied
A University of New Hampshire scientist is trying to determine what causes sex reversals among black sea bass and how to prevent it.
Apr 11, 2006 |
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La Niña could make spring a bumpy ride
The current La Niña-controlled weather patterns have the potential to produce additional severe weather like what has hit Indiana, the Midwest and the South during the past couple of weeks, said state climatologist Dev Niyogi.
Apr 11, 2006 |
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New research reveals deep-sea fish population boom
A new study exploring the vast, dark plains at the bottom of the ocean has produced a rare insight into the animal populations in the deep sea. A team of researchers in the US, led by University of Aberdeen ...
Apr 11, 2006 |
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Scientific research to expand in Wisconsin
A $50-million gift is being used to pioneer scientific collaborations at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Apr 11, 2006 |
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Nano World: Nano-drugs cure mouse prostate
A single injection of nanoparticles loaded with drugs completely eliminated prostate tumors in mice, experts told UPI's Nano World.
Apr 11, 2006 |
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'Dead Zone' kills billions of mussels
A 2001 "dead zone" that formed in Rhode Island's Narragansett Bay reportedly killed billions of mussels and destroyed at least one reef.
Apr 11, 2006 |
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Older Children Not Smarter Than Their Younger Sibs, Study Finds
A recent study provides some of the best evidence to date that birth order really doesn't have an effect on intelligence. The findings contradict many studies over the years that had reported that older children are generally ...
Apr 11, 2006 |
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