Sol-gel inks produce complex shapes with nanoscale features
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Oct 11, 2007 |
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New sol-gel inks developed by researchers at the University of Illinois can be printed into patterns to produce three-dimensional structures of metal oxides with nanoscale features.
Patterns reveal sci-tech ideas at Digital'07 art expo
Oct 11, 2007 |
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What does the sound of a Minke whale look like? Is it possible to read secret messages in broken eggs that hide an abbreviated form of binary code?
NIST Light Source Illuminates Fusion Power Diagnostics
Oct 11, 2007 |
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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 ...
Cassini's new view of land of lakes and seas
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 11, 2007 |
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The best views of the hydrocarbon lakes and seas on Saturn's moon Titan taken by the Cassini spacecraft are being released today.
NASA Orbiter Provides Color Views of Mars Landing Site Candidates
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 11, 2007 |
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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.
European XFEL Project Shines a New Light for Research
Oct 11, 2007 |
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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.
Stem cell nuclei are soft 'hard drives,' study finds
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Oct 11, 2007 |
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Biophysicists at the University of Pennsylvania have discovered that the nuclei of human stem cells are particularly soft and flexible, rather than hard, making it easier for stem cells to migrate through ...
Methane drizzle on Saturn's moon Titan
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 11, 2007 |
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Noted for its bizarre hydrocarbon lakes and frozen methane clouds, Saturn's largest moon, Titan, also appears to have widespread drizzles of methane, according to a team of astronomers at the University of ...
Australia leads CO2 capturing effort
Oct 11, 2007 |
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Australia is trying to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by capturing carbon dioxide and storing it in underground reservoirs.
New molecules discovered that block cancer cells from modifying cell DNA
Oct 11, 2007 |
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Researchers have discovered new small molecules that may prevent prostate cancer cells from turning off normal genes in a process that transforms normal cells into cancer cells. This significant discovery in the field of ...
How to Protect Your Web Server from Attacks
Oct 11, 2007 |
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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,” ...
MIT uncovers key blood protein
Oct 11, 2007 |
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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.
Expensive trainers are a waste of money
Oct 11, 2007 |
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Expensive trainers are not worth the money, finds a small study published ahead of print in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
Scientists Sequence Genome of Soil-Dwelling Green Alga
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Oct 11, 2007 |
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The genome analysis of a tiny green alga has uncovered hundreds of genes that are uniquely associated with carbon dioxide capture and generation of biomass. Among the 15,000-plus genes revealed in the study ...
Study of bacterial communities may provide climate-change clues
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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.
