Archive: 10/11/2006
Researchers Develop Nanoparticle Sensor
(AP) -- New Mexico Tech researchers have developed a sensor that uses the light-emitting properties of some nanoparticles to analyze and identify individual components of single strands of DNA and RNA.
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Oct 11, 2006 |
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Toward Next Chip Generation: Researchers Demonstrate Powerful EUV Light Source
A University of Central Florida research team has made a substantial inroad toward establishing extreme ultraviolet light (EUV) as a primary power source for manufacturing the next generation of computer chips.
Oct 11, 2006 |
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Rapid Sea Level Rise in the Arctic Ocean May Alter Views of Human Migration
Scientists have found new evidence that the Bering Strait near Alaska flooded into the Arctic Ocean about 11,000 years ago, about 1,000 years earlier than widely believed, closing off the land bridge thought to be the major ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 11, 2006 |
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Study: Lasik safer than contact lenses
Portland, Ore., researchers have said contact lens users are more likely than Lasik surgery patients to develop complications leading to further vision loss.
Oct 11, 2006 |
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China alerts about dengue fever
China has issued an alert against dengue fever as the peak season for the mosquito-borne disease continues in the southern parts of the country.
Oct 11, 2006 |
2.3 / 5 (4) |
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Report criticizes British science program
A British think tank has criticized the country's new science curriculum for failing to teach the fundamentals of chemistry, physics and biology.
Oct 11, 2006 |
2.1 / 5 (7) |
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Revolutionary map of the universe planned
German astronomers are leading a worldwide effort to produce a revolutionary map and first digital "movie" of the universe.
Oct 11, 2006 |
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Meeting to focus on infectious diseases
More than 4,000 people are expected in Toronto for the first meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America outside the United States.
Oct 11, 2006 |
1.5 / 5 (2) |
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Novel mechanism of action of new drug for MS identified
Virginia Commonwealth University researchers have identified a unique mechanism of action of a new drug that shows great promise for the treatment of multiple sclerosis.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Oct 11, 2006 |
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Giant Insects Might Reign If Only There Was More Oxygen in the Air
The delicate lady bug in your garden could be frighteningly large if only there was a greater concentration of oxygen in the air, a new study concludes. The study adds support to the theory that some insects were much larger ...
Biology /
Oct 11, 2006 |
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Have Traits, Will Travel: Some Butterflies Travel Farther, Reproduce Faster
Researchers have uncovered physiological differences among female Glanville fritillary butterflies that allows some to move away from their birth place and establish new colonies. These venturesome butterflies ...
Biology /
Oct 11, 2006 |
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Rising Ocean Temperatures, Pollution Have Oysters in Hot Water
Oysters exposed to high water temperatures and a common heavy metal are unable to obtain sufficient oxygen and convert it to cellular energy, according to a new study presented at The American Physiological ...
Oct 11, 2006 |
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Saturn's Rings Show Evidence of a Modern-Day Collision
Scientists with NASA's Cassini mission have spied a new, continuously changing feature that provides circumstantial evidence that a comet or asteroid recently collided with Saturn's innermost ring, the faint ...
Oct 11, 2006 |
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NASA Finds Saturn's Moons May be Creating New Rings
Cassini scientists are on the trail of the missing moons of Saturn. A recent observation by the spacecraft leads them to believe that they will find the moons near newly discovered rings around the planet.
Oct 11, 2006 |
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Cassini Image Shows Saturn Draped in a String of Pearls
Saturn appears dressed to the nines, "wearing" a strand of "pearls" in a stunning infrared image from the Cassini spacecraft that showcases a meteorological phenomenon.
Oct 11, 2006 |
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