Archive: 12/12/2007
NIST Encasement Now Protecting 'America's Birth Certificate'
A hermetically sealed glass and aluminum encasement built by the National Institute of Standards and Technology will protect the first world map to label the lands of the New World as “America” when the “Exploring ...
Dec 12, 2007 |
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Study examines how women label abuse
U.S. social scientists have found women assaulted by those known to them are less likely to label the experience as abusive violence.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 12, 2007 |
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Mexican 'Barrilito' syrup candy recalled
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the recall of imported Mexican "Barrilito" candy because of a health hazard.
Dec 12, 2007 |
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Cholesterol-lowering drugs and the risk of hemorrhagic stroke
People taking cholesterol-lowering drugs such as atorvastatin after a stroke may be at an increased risk of hemorrhagic stroke, or bleeding in the brain, a risk not found in patients taking statins who have never had a stroke. ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Dec 12, 2007 |
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Deep-sea drilling yields clues to mega-earthquakes
During a successful first expedition to one of the most active earthquake fault zones on the planet, scientists unearthed initial clues to the geophysical fault properties that may underlie devastating earthquakes and tsunamis.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 12, 2007 |
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'Retrospective rubber' remembers its old identities
Researchers at the University of Rochester have developed a shape-memory rubber that may enable applications as diverse as biomedical implants, conformal face-masks, self-sealing sutures, and “smart” labels.
Dec 12, 2007 |
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Shared Crack Pipes May Spread Hepatitis C Virus
A new study by the University of Victoria’s Centre for Addictions Research (CARBC) suggests that the Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) could possibly be passed on between crack smokers who share pipes. As the vast majority of new HCV ...
Dec 12, 2007 |
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Toshiba develops basic technology for world's smallest flash memory element in 10nm generation
Toshiba Corporation today announced that it has developed a new double tunneling layer technology applicable to future 10nm generation flash memories.
Dec 12, 2007 |
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The B-Factory Returns for its Last Hurrah
This week, the B-Factory will begin running practically non-stop for 10 months, aiming for the endurance of a marathoner and the peak performance of a sprinter. Early this week, the PEP-II accelerator crew ...
Dec 12, 2007 |
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NASA Satellites Help Lift Cloud of Uncertainty on Climate Change
New findings from NASA's CloudSat and other spacecraft in NASA's "A-Train" constellation of five Earth observing satellites offer important insights into this year's record reduction of Arctic sea ice, global ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 12, 2007 |
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Desktop device generates and traps rare ultracold molecules
Physicists at the University of Rochester have combined an atom-chiller with a molecule trap, creating for the first time a device that can generate and trap huge numbers of elusive-yet-valuable ultracold ...
Dec 12, 2007 |
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Brown researchers create first-ever HIV rapid test video
Researchers at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University have created the first educational video for patients to explain rapid tests for HIV, a relatively new tool in the fight against the AIDS epidemic.
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Dec 12, 2007 |
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Researchers Discover Virus Using Same Tools as Host Cell
Duke University Medical Center researchers have discovered that the virus which causes Kaposi's Sarcoma encodes a molecule for controlling gene regulation nearly identical to one found normally in human cells. Both versions ...
Dec 12, 2007 |
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Can massage chairs or a vibrating mouse prevent computer-related injuries?
A chair that undulates, a mouse that vibrates, a monitor suspended over a desk on a movable arm. These are some of the kinds of newfangled ergonomic products that Alan Hedge, international authority on office ...
Dec 12, 2007 |
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Mixed results: Combining scaffold ingredients yields surprising nanoporous structure
With a novel twist on existing techniques used to create porous crystals, University of Michigan researchers have developed a new, high-capacity material that may be useful in storing hydrogen, methane and carbon dioxide.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Dec 12, 2007 |
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