Archive: 09/11/2006
New Orleans 'toxic soup' a less serious problem than initially believed
Despite the tragic human and economic toll from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita along the Gulf Coast in 2005, the much-discussed "toxic-soup" environmental pollution was nowhere close to being as bad as people thought.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 11, 2006 |
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An artificial cornea is in sight, thanks to biomimetic hydrogels
If eyes are "the windows of the soul," corneas are the panes in those windows. They shield the eye from dust and germs. They also act as the eye's outermost lens, contributing up to 75 percent of the eye's focusing power. ...
Sep 11, 2006 |
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Human Activities Are Boosting Ocean Temperatures in Areas Where Hurricanes Form
Rising ocean temperatures in key hurricane breeding grounds of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans are due primarily to human-caused increases in greenhouse gas concentrations, according to a study published online in the September ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 11, 2006 |
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Cardiac death patients often show symptoms
A University of Berlin study has said patients who succumb to sudden cardiac death often show symptoms of cardiac arrest two hours before dying.
Sep 11, 2006 |
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Lettuce object of California health study
Farms in California's Salinas Valley are being evaluated to determine why leafy greens grown in the area are linked with E. coli.
Sep 11, 2006 |
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DNA linking various peoples
DNA samples being taken from living people and ancient remains are startling U.S. anthropologists by linking people thousands of miles and years apart.
Biology /
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Memory-Tech, Toshiba Announce Latest Advance in Single-sided, Three- layer TWIN Format Disc for DVD and HD DVD
Memory-Tech Corporation and Toshiba Corporation today announced the latest advance in DVD disc technology: a jointly developed, single-sided, three-layer ROM disc supporting high capacity storage and playback of both DVD ...
Sep 11, 2006 |
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Scientists and engineers simulate jet colliding with World Trade Center
Researchers at Purdue University have created a simulation that uses scientific principles to study in detail what likely happened when a commercial airliner crashed into the World Trade Center's North Tower ...
Sep 11, 2006 |
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Scent of father checks daughter’s maturity
Chemical cues from fathers may be delaying the onset of sexual maturity in daughters, as part of an evolutionary strategy to prevent inbreeding, according to researchers at Penn State.
Biology /
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Mechanism to Organize Nervous System Conserved in Evolution
A study led by University of California, San Diego biologists suggests that, contrary to the prevailing view, the process in early development that partitions the nervous system in fruit flies and vertebrates, ...
Biology /
Sep 11, 2006 |
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Astronauts Prepare for Spacewalk With Campout
STS-115 Mission Specialists Joe Tanner and Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper are on a “campout” in the International Space Station’s Quest Airlock. They are spending the night in the airlock in preparation for their ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 11, 2006 |
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Artificial Nanoscale Cholesterol Carrier Targets Brain Tumors
Low-density lipoprotein, better known as LDL, is one of the chief villains involved in the development of coronary artery disease. But new research results suggest that for cancer patients with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Sep 11, 2006 |
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Electric Jolt Triggers Release of Biomolecules, Nanoparticles
Johns Hopkins researchers have devised a way to use a brief burst of electricity to release biomolecules and nanoparticles from a tiny gold launch pad. The technique could someday be used to dispense small amounts of medicine ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Sep 11, 2006 |
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Nicotine Lessens Symptoms of Depression in Nonsmokers
Nicotine may improve the symptoms of depression in people who do not smoke, Duke University Medical Center scientists have discovered.
Sep 11, 2006 |
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Russia, China plan moon exploration
(AP) -- Russia will cooperate closely with China on moon exploration, and the two nations could sign space cooperation agreements by the year's end, the Russian space chief said Monday.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 11, 2006 |
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