Matter-antimatter molecules of positronium observed in the lab for the first time
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Physicists at UC Riverside have created molecular positronium, an entirely new object in the laboratory. Briefly stable, each molecule is made up of a pair of electrons and a pair of their antiparticles, called ...
Taxol bristle ball: a wrench in the works for cancer
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Rice University chemists have discovered a way to load dozens of molecules of the anti-cancer drug paclitaxel onto tiny gold spheres. The result is a tiny ball, many times smaller than a living cell that literally ...
Software transforms digital photos into old-fashioned paintings
Technology / Computer Sciences
Sep 12, 2007 |
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While today’s most cutting-edge digital imaging technology strives for high-res and high focus, Stephen Brooks is interested in distorting photos and deliberately making them unfocused. His system can produce ...
Astronomers discover planet that offers clues to Earth's future
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An international team of astronomers that includes Steve Kawaler of Iowa State University has announced the first discovery of a planet orbiting a star near the end of its life.
Dark, but Light: Smallest Galaxies Ever Seen Solve a Big Problem
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Mauna Kea scientists may have solved a discrepancy between the number of extremely small, faint galaxies predicted to exist near the Milky Way and the number actually observed. In an attempt to resolve the “Missing Dwarf ...
Physicists pin down spin of surface atoms
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Scientists who dream of shrinking computers to the nanoscale look to atomic spin as one possible building block for both processor and memory, yet setting the spin of an atom, let alone measuring it, has been ...
New evidence on the role of climate in Neanderthal extinction
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Sep 12, 2007 |
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The mystery of what killed the Neanderthals has moved a step closer to resolution after an international study led by the University of Leeds has ruled out one of the competing theories – catastrophic climate change – as ...
Method Safely Deposits Novel Metal Oxide Thin Films on Substrates
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Sep 12, 2007 |
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University at Buffalo chemists have developed a novel way to grow chemically pure, zinc oxide thin films characterized by dense, bristle-like nanostructures and a new method for depositing them on temperature-sensitive ...
Astronomers find bizarre planet-mass object orbiting neutron star
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Using NASA’s Swift and Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) satellites, astronomers have discovered one of the most bizarre planet-mass objects ever found.
Study: Men shed light on the mystery of human longevity
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It turns out that older men chasing younger women contributes to human longevity and the survival of the species, according to new findings by researchers at Stanford and the University of California-Santa Barbara.
The mysterious ridges at the mouth of Tiu Valles
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 12, 2007 |
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These images taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board Mars Express show the mouth of the Tiu Valles channel system on the red planet.
Cassini Gets Close-Up Views of Saturn's Moon Iapetus
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 12, 2007 |
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Cassini completed its closest flyby of the odd moon Iapetus on Sept. 10, 2007. The spacecraft flew about 1,640 kilometers (1,000 miles) from Iapetus' surface and is returning amazing views of the bizarre moon. ...
Gorillas classified as critically endangered
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The World Conservation Union (IUCN) has released its newly revised Red List of Threatened Species. One notable change is the elevation of western gorillas to the highest threat status, Critically Endangered. ...
Mathematician wins Shaw Prize for prime numbers, symmetry unification
Sep 12, 2007 |
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Herchel Smith Professor of Mathematics Richard Taylor has been awarded the Shaw Prize in Mathematical Sciences for work that unified the diverse fields of prime numbers and symmetry.
260-million-year-old ear discovered
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
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German paleobiologists studying 260-million-year-old fossils found in Russia have discovered what's believe to be the first anatomically modern ear.
