Brain network related to intelligence identified
Sep 11, 2007 |
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A primary mystery puzzling neuroscientists -- where in the brain lies intelligence" -- just may have a unified answer.
Nano-Sun: From Traditional Printing to High Resolution Nano-Printing
Sep 11, 2007 |
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IBM researchers in collaboration with scientists from the ETH Zurich have demonstrated a new, efficient and precise technique to “print” at the nanoscale.
A new look at the proton
Sep 11, 2007 |
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Dutch researcher Paul van der Nat investigated more than three million collisions between electrons and protons. In his PhD thesis he demonstrates -for the first time– that the spin contribution of quarks ...
Nanomaterials with a Bright Future
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Sep 11, 2007 |
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An innovative and inexpensive way of making nanomaterials on a large scale has resulted in novel forms of advanced materials that pave the way for exceptional and unexpected optical properties. The new fabrication ...
9/11 'conspiracy' theories challenged by Cambridge research
Sep 11, 2007 |
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A new mathematical analysis of the collapse of the World Trade Centre has been published by a Cambridge University academic, with results that challenge conspiracy theories surrounding the September 11th attacks.
Researchers Extend Life of Hot Temperature Electronic Chip
Sep 11, 2007 |
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NASA researchers have designed and built a new circuit chip that can take the heat like never before.
Health food supplement may curb addiction of pathological gamblers
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 11, 2007 |
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University of Minnesota researchers have discovered that a common amino acid, available as a health food supplement, may help curb pathological gamblers’ addiction.
Was ability to run early man's Achilles heel?
Biology /
Sep 11, 2007 |
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The earliest humans almost certainly walked upright on two legs but may have struggled to run at even half the speed of modern man, new research suggests.
Scientists Use the 'Dark Web' to Snag Extremists and Terrorists Online
Technology / Computer Sciences
Sep 11, 2007 |
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Terrorists and extremists have set up shop on the Internet, using it to recruit new members, spread propaganda and plan attacks across the world. The size and scope of these dark corners of the Web are vast ...
Research finds diesel exhaust kills throat cells
Sep 11, 2007 |
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Researchers at Deakin University have found that diesel exhaust is far more damaging to our health than exhaust from biodiesel, the plant-based fuel.
Stem cells make new heart valves
Sep 11, 2007 |
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Researchers have coaxed adult stem cells into forming artificial heart valves that could one day mean fewer surgeries for children suffering from heart defects.
Nice but naughty -- our addiction to chocolate
Sep 11, 2007 |
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Chocolate is the most widely and frequently craved food. People readily admit to being ‘addicted to chocolate’ or willingly label themselves as ‘chocoholics’. A popular explanation for this is that chocolate contains mood-enhancing ...
Cluster and double star uncover more on bright aurorae
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 11, 2007 |
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Cluster data has helped provide scientists with a new view of magnetospheric processes, challenging existing theories about magnetic substorms that cause aurorae and perturbations in GPS signals.
Hubble Captures Stars Going Out in Style
Sep 11, 2007 |
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The colorful, intricate shapes in these NASA Hubble Space Telescope images reveal how the glowing gas ejected by dying Sun-like stars evolves dramatically over time.
Palm Vein Biometric PC Mouse Goes on Sale
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 11, 2007 |
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Fujitsu today announced that it has developed a PC Login Kit for use with the PalmSecure palm vein biometric authentication device and begun sales of a mouse model and a standard model for corporate users.
