New power cell works for nearly 20 years
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University of Missouri-Columbia scientists say they've developed a power cell capable of providing continuous power for years.
Can an Electron be in Two Places at the Same Time?
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Max Planck Researchers in Berlin show that for electrons from nitrogen molecules, the wave-particle character exists simultaneously. In something akin to a double-slit experiment, scientists at the Fritz Haber Institute of t ...
Embryonic stem cells can kill cancer cells
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University of Minnesota scientists, in groundbreaking research, say they have used human embryonic stem cells to kill cancer cells.
Putting relativity to the test: was Einstein right?
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Almost 90 years after Einstein postulated his general theory of relativity — our current theory of gravity — scientists have finally finished collecting the data that will put this theory to an experimental ...
Cell-phone pioneer urges caution on 3G
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The man who invented the cell phone says the tech world should not get carried away with the prospects of 3G technology.
Study: Female crickets steered by sound
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Cambridge University scientists in England say female crickets react to, and make steering corrections toward, the sound pattern in a male cricket's song.
Scientists to Advance Biology-Liquid Crystal Research
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Scientists at Kent State University are poised to take biological research to a new level, thanks to a grant of $860,000 from the W. M. Keck Foundation. This is the third endorsement by the Keck Foundation received by Kent ...
More 'Hobbit' bones are discovered
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Paleontologists digging on the remote Indonesian island of Flores say they've found more bones of Homo floresiensis, a tiny hominin species.
Researchers analyze liquid that lies 180 km beneath the surface
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While we generally think of water in nature as a cool liquid that we can see -- streams, lakes, oceans -- there is a great deal of "hot fluid" activity taking place far out of sight, deep within the earth, ...
Nokia to support GSM technology on 450 MHz frequency band for mobile phones
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Nokia today underlined its interest in GSM technology on the 450 MHz frequency band. Nokia believes that a GSM450 frequency is a viable solution in providing affordable handsets and mobile voice-centered services to new growth ...
Mosquitoes supply spider with blood
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Scientists in Sydney, Australia, say they've determined an East African species of jumping spider prefers to prey on blood-engorged female mosquitoes. And that, the Macquarie University researchers said, demonstrates a rare ...
Chinese Benefit From Booming Space Technology
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"What a sweet, jucy and tasty fruit it is!" says Li Xiaoliang, a local resident in this national capital, while enjoying a kind of grape known as "Space Grape" with its seeds bred with space technology.
Atoms Under Control
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Max Planck researchers lay the foundations for a distributed quantum computer with the "quasipermanent" storing of an atom between two mirrors Complex computing operations could be greatly accelerated through m ...
Neighborhood quality not a factor in effect of spanking
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The quality of the neighborhood has little effect on whether parent's use of corporal punishment is related to children's behavior problems, a new report by the University of Michigan says.
Climate change will stress stormwater drainage systems
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The storm that dropped over 10 inches of rain on the Keene, NH area this past weekend will be a more frequent phenomenon due to climate change, according to two New Hampshire researchers. Michael Simpson and Latham Stack ...
