Scientists: No link cloud coverage and global warming
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 11, 2009 |
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With the U.S. Congress beginning to consider regulations on greenhouse gases, a troubling hypothesis about how the sun may impact global warming is finally laid to rest.
Brain's problem-solving function at work when we daydream
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 11, 2009 |
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A new University of British Columbia study finds that our brains are much more active when we daydream than previously thought.
Lightweight electric motor on track
May 11, 2009 |
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A lightweight electric motor designed by Oxford University engineers is to power a new four-seat coupé, with track tests scheduled for the end of 2009.
Race to preserve the world's oldest submerged town
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
May 11, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The oldest submerged town in the world is about to give up its secrets — with the help of equipment that could revolutionise underwater archaeology.
Novel Superlens Offers a Simplified Subwavelength Imaging Technique
May 11, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Since the first demonstrations of subwavelength imaging just a few years ago, scientists have been making great improvements, developing a variety of new methods for realizing high-resolution imaging. Recently, ...
Research finds kava is safe and effective
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 11, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- UQ research has found a traditional extract of kava, a medicinal plant from the South Pacific, to be safe and effective in reducing anxiety.
More 'Star Trek' than 'Snuggie': Student design to protect lunar outpost from dangerous radiation
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 11, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Alien creatures are the least of NASA's worries when it comes to moon travel. There are several potential threats to future missions - with space radiation at the top of the list. Now, a group ...
Equivalence principle in space test
May 11, 2009 |
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Since Galileo Galilei and Newton, the assumption is valid that inert and heavy mass are equivalent. This is, however, questioned by new physical theories such as the String theory. Now, the equivalence principle ...
Spiral swimmers may prove micro workhorses (w/Video)
May 11, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Harvard researchers have created a new type of microscopic swimmer: a magnetized spiral that corkscrews through liquids and is able to deliver chemicals and push loads larger than itself.
High-pressure compound could be key to hydrogen-powered vehicles
May 11, 2009 |
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A hydrogen-rich compound discovered by Stanford researchers is packed with promise of helping overcome one of the biggest hurdles to using hydrogen for fuel--namely, how do you stuff enough hydrogen into a volume that is ...
Dogs, maybe not, but old genes can learn new tricks
May 11, 2009 |
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A popular view among evolutionary biologists that fundamental genes do not acquire new functions was challenged this week by a new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
New tissue scaffold regrows cartilage and bone
May 11, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- MIT engineers and colleagues have built a new tissue scaffold that can stimulate bone and cartilage growth when transplanted into the knees and other joints.
Planck Satellite ready to measure the Big Bang
May 11, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The last tests of the Ariane 5 rocket system have been finished and ESA's Planck satellite is sitting ready for launch at the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou. Together with ESA's space telescope ...
Israeli sperm bank posts diminishing returns
May 11, 2009 |
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Wall Street giants are not the only banks hit by diminishing assets. New research for an Israeli sperm bank shows that depositors are 40 per cent less fertile than a decade ago, the Haaretz daily reported.
The Camera That Saved Hubble... Twice: JPL's Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2
May 11, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- First motion is almost always a big event in the world of space exploration. Whether the first motion is of a wheel beginning to rotate or a rocket lifting off the pad, first motion means ...
