Tiny Brain-Like Transistor Controls Nanobots
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For years, researchers have been building tiny nanobots that could one day serve a variety of purposes. But, until now, nanobots couldn't work together.
Scientists identify new longevity genes
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Scientists at the University of Washington and other institutions have identified 25 genes regulating lifespan in two organisms separated by about 1.5 billion years in evolutionary change. At least 15 of those genes have ...
Single-crystal semiconductor wire built into an optical fiber
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Mar 12, 2008 |
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An international science team from Penn State University in the United States and the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom has developed a process for growing a single-crystal semiconductor inside ...
Algorithm finds the network -- for genes or the Internet
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Human diseases and social networks seem to have little in common. However, at the crux of these two lies a network, communities within the network, and farther even, substructures of the communities. In a ...
Research could put penicillin back in battle against antibiotic resistant bugs that kill millions
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Research led by the University of Warwick has uncovered exactly how the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae has become resistant to the antibiotic penicillin. The same research could also open up MRSA to attack ...
Swiss researchers test high-speed WLAN network
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According to the communication theory, only a limited amount of data can be transmitted within a given bandwidth for wireless communication. Ever since these limits were revealed 60 years ago, we have been ...
The fight against obesity -- a new insight
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With obesity still on the increase, it appears that the main weapon in the fight against it - reducing energy consumption by eating less - is ineffective. There is evident need to search for new treatment strategies dealing ...
E.T. not likely to have human-like intelligence: Astronomer
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
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Extraterrestrials will probably never ‘phone’ Earth in a way we’d understand as they’re unlikely to have evolved human-like intelligence – but that doesn’t mean we should give up the search for life beyond our planet, an ...
Nanomaterials Show Unexpected Strength Under Stress
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In yet another twist on the strangeness of the nanoworld, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the University of Maryland-College Park have discovered that materials such as ...
A new mouse model of mania
Mar 12, 2008 |
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Bipolar Disorder (BPD or manic-depressive illness) is one of the most serious of all mental disorders, affecting millions of individuals worldwide. Affected individuals alternate between states of deep depression and mania.
10 questions shaping 21st-century earth science identified
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 12, 2008 |
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Ten questions driving the geological and planetary sciences were identified today in a new report by the National Research Council. Aimed at reflecting the major scientific issues facing earth science at the start of the ...
Icy Promethei Planum
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 12, 2008 |
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Promethei Planum, an area seasonally covered with a more than 3500 m thick layer of ice in the martian south polar region, was the subject of the High Resolution Stereo Camera’s focus on 22 September 2005 ...
From the backyard to the ocean: New study shows streams act as key nitrogen filters
Mar 12, 2008 |
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As spring arrives across the country, tourists returning to beaches will face the reality of "red tide" -- harmful blooms of algae that make water unfit for swimming and pose risks to humans and sea life.
Is a cup of tea really the answer to everything -- even anthrax?
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A cup of black tea could be the next line of defence in the threat of bio-terrorism according to new international research.
The price paid for higher energy is highly dangerous to teeth
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For more than 10 years, energy drinks in the United States have been on the rise, promising consumers more “oomph” in their day. In fact, it is estimated that the energy drink market will hit $10 billion by 2010. While that ...
