Researchers Move Closer To New Class of Memory
Apr 11, 2008 |
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Computer memory that combines the high performance and reliability of flash with the low cost and high capacity of the hard disk drive could be closer than you think, thanks to a team of IBM scientists.
One virtual step for man, one real leap for mankind
Apr 11, 2008 |
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Imagine being able to take a step back in time and walk through the streets of ancient Pompeii hours before the eruption of Vesuvius. In April 2008, European researchers will demonstrate that walking through ...
Journey to the center of the earth: Discovery sheds light on mantle formation
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 11, 2008 |
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Uncovering a rare, two-billion-year-old window into the Earth’s mantle, a University of Houston professor and his team have found our planet’s geological history is more complex than previously thought.
Hubble Pinpoints Record-Breaking Explosion
Apr 11, 2008 |
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Researchers working at the University of Warwick, with colleagues in Leicester University, ESA and NASA, have used NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to pin point what remains of what was the brightest naked-eye ...
Researchers Find New Treatment for Hepatitis C
Apr 11, 2008 |
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Researchers at the Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center have found a new use for an old drug. Their findings appear online in the American Journal of Gastroenterology.
Phoenix Mars Lander Fine Tunes Course for May Landing
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 11, 2008 |
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NASA engineers have adjusted the flight path of the Phoenix Mars Lander, setting the spacecraft on course for its May 25 landing on the Red Planet.
Keep boys and girls together, research suggests
Apr 11, 2008 |
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Boys and girls may learn differently, but American parents should think twice before moving their children to sex-segregated schools. A new Tel Aviv University study has found that girls improve boys’ grades markedly at school.
Macadamia nuts can be included in heart healthy diet
Apr 11, 2008 |
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Macadamia nuts included in a heart healthy diet reduced low-density cholesterol (bad cholesterol) and should be included among nuts with qualified health claims, according to researchers.
Live-animal nerve regeneration study gets a boost
Biology /
Apr 11, 2008 |
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An MIT team has improved upon its landmark technology reported last year in which the researchers used a fingernail-sized lab on a chip to image, perform surgery on and sort tiny worms to study nerve regeneration.
Beyond chess: Deep green models rapid change for combat commanders
Technology / Computer Sciences
Apr 11, 2008 |
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The USC Information Sciences Institute is playing a $7.6 million part in a DARPA research effort called Deep Green aimed at creating a system that can do so, one that might help future combat commanders in ...
Slightly abnormal blood test may point to a 'silent' form of hepatitis B
Apr 11, 2008 |
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Silence isn’t always golden. In the case of hepatitis B, people with a past — and seemingly resolved — infection often don’t know that they still have a silent form of the disorder. Now, new research suggests that slightly ...
Moondust in the Wind
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 11, 2008 |
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Moondust is dry, desiccated stuff, and may seem like a dull topic to write about. Indeed, you could search a ton of moondust without finding a single molecule of water, so it could make for a pretty "dry" ...
Elastic stresses influence formation of leaf veins
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Apr 11, 2008 |
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Elastic stresses may play a crucial role in determining a leaf's venation pattern, according to a joint Argentinian-French study published April 11th in the open-access journal PLoS Computational Biology. The researchers have d ...
Stem cells offer cartilage repair hope for arthritis sufferers
Apr 11, 2008 |
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Research being presented today at the UK National Stem Cell Network Annual Science Meeting in Edinburgh could offer hope that bone stem cells may be harnessed to repair the damaged cartilage that is one of the main symptoms ...
Tourist information wherever you are
Apr 11, 2008 |
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Would you like instant access to information on the buildings and scenery you see on your travels? A novel mobile phone programme, able to provide information on what you see when you see it, was a regional ...
