Nagging Spouse? You May Have An Excuse For Not Responding
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 13, 2007 |
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New research findings now appearing online in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology began with a professor's desire to understand why her husband often seemed to ignore her requests for help around the house.
Controlling the Movement of Water Through Nanotube Membranes
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Feb 13, 2007 |
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By fusing wet and dry nanotechnologies, researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have found a way to control the flow of water through carbon nanotube membranes with an unprecedented level of precision.
Researchers create new super-thin laser mirror
Feb 13, 2007 |
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Engineers at the University of California, Berkeley, have created a new high-performance mirror that could dramatically improve the design and efficiency of the next generation of devices relying upon laser ...
The Colorful Demise of a Sun-Like Star
Feb 13, 2007 |
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This image, taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, shows the colorful "last hurrah" of a star like our Sun. The star is ending its life by casting off its outer layers of gas, which formed a cocoon around ...
Controlling Photons for Use in Quantum Computing
Feb 13, 2007 |
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“Quantum information science makes use of the quantum nature of particles to perform computation,” Gerhard Rempe explains to PhysOrg.com. “One approach is to use single particles of light – photons – as the basis of the co ...
Love Bugs: Breakthrough Study of Cockroach Sex
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Feb 13, 2007 |
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Wanted: Mature males looking for a good time. Must have all six legs, strong antennae and love city life. Proclivity to procreate a must. Apply at crack in the bathroom wall, apartment 8B.
Is there a pilot in the insect?
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Feb 13, 2007 |
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When they fly, insects use their vision for piloting, just like human pilots. The electric signals from their facetted eyes travel through specialized neurons to stimulate the wing muscles, which let the insects correct their ...
RIM Introduced BlackBerry 8800 Smartphone
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Feb 13, 2007 |
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Research In Motion introduced the thinnest BlackBerry handset yet. The quad-band GSM/GPRS and EDGE-enabled BlackBerry 8800 is equipped with a full, highly tactile QWERTY keyboard and RIM's user-friendly trackball ...
Biochip allows genes to express themselves
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Feb 13, 2007 |
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Biochip platforms that work as artificial cells are attractive for medical diagnostics, interrogation of biological processes, and for the production of important biomolecules. However, to match the complexity of nature, ...
Lunar Eclipse
Feb 13, 2007 |
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Picture this: The year is 2025 and you're on the moon. "Home" is 100 meters away—an outpost on the rim of Shackleton Crater. NASA started building it five years earlier, and it is growing fast. You're one of ...
SanDisk Introduces 4GB micro SDHC
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Feb 13, 2007 |
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SanDisk today introduced a 4-gigabyte microSD High Capacity (SDHC) card —the largest capacity of the world’s smallest removable flash memory card.
Building a Molecular Computer Chip
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For Dr. Jerry Bernholc, a trip to Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is like a suburbanite’s trek to Costco. Bulk consumption is the name of the game.
Researcher seeks 'missing piece' in climate change models
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Feb 13, 2007 |
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To most people, soil is just dirt. But to microbiologists, it is a veritable zoo of bacteria, fungi and nematodes. It's also a vast carbon dioxide factory. As these microorganisms consume carbon-based materials found in soil, ...
Sony Delivers Living Room PC With Blu-Ray Disc
Feb 13, 2007 |
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Sony today introduced a high-definition living room PC with integrated Blu-ray Disc technology.
Flu shot might also offer some protection against H5N1
Feb 13, 2007 |
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The yearly influenza vaccine that health officials urge people to get each fall might also offer certain individuals some cross protection against the H5N1 virus, commonly known as bird flu, according to investigators at ...
