NASA satellites watch as China constructs giant dam
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Jun 12, 2007 |
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Some call it the eighth wonder of world. Others say it's the next Great Wall of China. Upon completion in 2009, the Three Gorges Dam along China’s Yangtze River will be the world's largest hydroelectric power generator and ...
First study of gun shows California laws reduce illegal gun purchases
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The potential for gun shows to serve as places where criminals obtain firearms can be curbed through increased regulation without adversely affecting attendance or business, according to a pioneering study published this ...
Scientists Create Electron Surf Machine
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Scientists at the UK's National Physical Laboratory and the Cavendish Laboratory of Cambridge University have found a new way to control the movement of individual electrons -- they are making them ride the crests of energy ...
Tether Origami
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 12, 2007 |
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NASA is joining a Japanese team in a space experiment that uses reverse origami to show the way to help keep satellites in their proper orbits, or to return spent rocket stages quickly to Earth.
Guessing robots predict their environments, navigate better
Jun 12, 2007 |
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Engineers at Purdue University are developing robots able to make "educated guesses" about what lies ahead as they traverse unfamiliar surroundings, reducing the amount of time it takes to successfully navigate ...
Nokia N77 multimedia computer starts shipping
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Jun 12, 2007 |
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Finland is the first to experience optimized mobile TV with the Nokia N77 multimedia computer. Later this month also Vietnam and India will start shipments of the Nokia N77. Consumers will now be able to keep ...
Study shows lizard moms dress their children for success
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Jun 12, 2007 |
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Mothers know best when it comes to dressing their children, at least among side-blotched lizards, a common species in the western United States. Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have ...
Scientists discover how cells responsible for wakefulness turn on and off
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Scientists may have discovered an underlying reason why individuals who suffer from sleep apnea, the disorder characterised by pauses in respiration during sleep, wake suddenly once they stop breathing.
Study helps preserve Arctic whale, Eskimo subsistence hunt
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Research on one of the oldest-living mammals - the bowhead whale - has helped preserve a primary food source for Eskimos in the far reaches of Alaska, and also may provide a useful tool for studying genetic ...
Massive herds of animals found to still exist in Southern Sudan
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Aerial surveys by the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society confirm the existence of more than 1.2 million white-eared kob, tiang antelope and Mongalla gazelle in Southern Sudan, where wildlife was thought to have ...
Fruit Bats are not 'Blind as a Bat'
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Jun 12, 2007 |
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The retinas of most mammals contain two types of photoreceptor cells, the cones for daylight vision and colour vision, and the more sensitive rods for night vision. Nocturnal bats were traditionally believed ...
ESA satellite guides polar explorers across disintegrating sea ice
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 12, 2007 |
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Two Belgian explorers currently nearing the end of a staggering 2 000 km trek across the Arctic Ocean were recently guided through hazardous conditions using observations from Envisat, as sea ice in the Lincoln ...
Research shows connection between testosterone, dietary antioxidants and bird coloration
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Jun 12, 2007 |
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Mom may have been right all along, especially when we were hormone-raging teenagers, eat your veggies and good things will happen.
Researchers Reveal Structure of Protein Altered in Autism
Jun 12, 2007 |
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As a result of mapping the structure of the protein complex implicated in autism spectrum disorders, a research team led by scientists at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Skaggs School of Pharmacy ...
Mathematical model improves reactor efficiency
Jun 12, 2007 |
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During his PhD project at Eindhoven University of Technology, Dutch researcher Vinit Chilekar developed a mathematical model for the design of a so-called slurry bubble column. That is a reactor for large-scale chemical processes, ...
