Archive: 10/11/2007
MIT uncovers key blood protein
Scientists working in the only lab at MIT doing hematology research have uncovered a protein that plays a key role in the recycling of iron from blood.
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Study of bacterial communities may provide climate-change clues
As part of the world carbon cycle, bacterial communities in freshwater lakes break down carbon in decaying organic matter, converting it into carbon dioxide that is released into the atmosphere.
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Astronomers find most powerful supernova
Astronomer Robert Quimby has again found the most luminous supernova. Quimby discovered the current record holder, supernova 2006gy, last year as part of his Texas Supernova Search project. Now he has announced ...
Oct 11, 2007 |
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New Finding Opens Path for Designing Novel Complex Oxide Nanomaterials
A University of Arkansas researcher and his colleagues have found a novel way to "look" at atomic orbitals, and have directly shown for the first time that they change substantially when interacting at the ...
Oct 11, 2007 |
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NASA Orbiter Provides Color Views of Mars Landing Site Candidates
Less than a year since beginning the prime science phase of its mission, NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has passed a mission-success milestone for the amount of data returned.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 11, 2007 |
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European XFEL Project Shines a New Light for Research
A colossal project called XFEL located in Germany will allow the collective sciences gain understanding of solar cells, fuel cells and watch how atoms and molecules combine.
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X-Effect: Female Chromosome Confirmed a Prime Driver of Speciation
Researchers at the University of Rochester believe they have just confirmed a controversial theory of evolution. The X chromosome is a strikingly powerful force in the origin of new species.
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Rejection sets off alarms for folks with low self-esteem
Few can tolerate such romantic or professional rebuffs as "It's not you, it's me" and "we regret to inform you that your application was not successful." But while a healthy dose of self-esteem can absorb ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 11, 2007 |
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Online Competition Brings Down Wine Prices In Local Stores
New research suggests a good way to significantly reduce the price many Americans pay for a bottle of wine: knock down the trade barriers between states.
Oct 11, 2007 |
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NIST Light Source Illuminates Fusion Power Diagnostics
Using a device that can turn a tiny piece of laboratory space into an ion cloud as hot as those found in a nuclear fusion reactor, physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology are helping ...
Oct 11, 2007 |
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How to Protect Your Web Server from Attacks
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released a new publication that provides detailed tips on how to make web servers more resistant to potential attacks. Called “Guidelines on Securing Public Web Servers,” ...
Oct 11, 2007 |
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New Quantum Dot Transistor Counts Individual Photons
A transistor containing quantum dots that can count individual photons (the smallest particles of light) has been designed and demonstrated at the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Oct 11, 2007 |
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Self-help treatment for social anxiety will ease burden on mental health services and for sufferers
New research from Macquarie University suggests certain self-help treatments for social anxiety disorder may be just as effective as more traditional, therapist only treatments.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
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Ice age not a global phenomenon: study
If the Earth is heading for a new ice age, Australia may not be as affected as countries in the Northern Hemisphere, according to new research from The Australian National University published today in Science.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 11, 2007 |
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Giant Atmospheric Waves Over Iowa
Pop quiz: define undular bore. If your answer included words such as dull or tiresome, i.e., boring, think again. Or better yet, click on the image below to see an undular bore in action.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
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