Archive: 06/14/2007
Study: Why cold is such a pain
German scientists have identified a key molecule that helps animals feel pain associated with low temperatures.
Jun 14, 2007 |
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Counterfeit toothpaste is discovered
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said a counterfeit toothpaste falsely packaged as "Colgate" has been found in four states.
Jun 14, 2007 |
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Scientists tailor light waves to desired frequencies
The ability to control light is vital for many of today’s technologies, most notably in communications and advanced computing. For example, by using materials from mirrors to nanoparticles, scientists can ...
Jun 14, 2007 |
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Pluto Isn't Even Largest Dwarf Planet
Die-hard Pluto fans still seeking redemption for their demoted planet have cause for despair this week. New data shows that the dwarf planet Eris is 27 percent more massive than Pluto, thereby strengthening the decree last ...
Jun 14, 2007 |
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Double-Duty Nanoparticles Overcome Drug Resistance in Tumors
Cancer cells, like bacteria, can develop resistance to drug therapy. In fact, research suggests strongly that multidrug resistant cancer cells that remain alive after chemotherapy are responsible for the reappearance of tumors ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jun 14, 2007 |
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Robots from 33 Countries Clash at RoboCup 2007
Nearly 300 teams from 33 countries are gearing up to compete at RoboCup 2007 Atlanta, the world’s most renowned competition for research robotics, at the Georgia Institute of Technology July 3-10.
Jun 14, 2007 |
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Study to search for more answers on autism subject
A research study that may provide hope of finding an effective, alternative intervention for children with autism who do not respond to Intensive Behavioural Intervention (IBI), is being conducted under the leadership of ...
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Nano technique allows precise injection of living cells
Specialized pulsed lasers have been used to inject individual cells with a variety of materials, but little is known about how this type of injection might affect living cells. For the first time, researchers at Rensselaer ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jun 14, 2007 |
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Paying taxes, according to the brain, can bring satisfaction
Want to light up the pleasure center in your brain? Just pay your taxes, and then give a little extra voluntarily to your local food bank. University of Oregon scientists have found that doing those deeds can give you the ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 14, 2007 |
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Samsung Introduces 70'' Full-HD LCD TV with Local Dimming Technology
Samsung Electronics has introduced the largest (70 inch) commercially available full high-definition LCD TV in Korea.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jun 14, 2007 |
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Plastic that grows on trees
Scientists took a giant step closer to the biorefinery this week, reporting in the June 15 issue of the journal Science that they have directly converted sugars ubiquitous in nature to an alternative source ...
Jun 14, 2007 |
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Sensing light with 'liquid Lego'
Scientists at Oxford University and Duke University in the United States have used tiny water droplets to build a unique microscopic light sensor.
Jun 14, 2007 |
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Assessment of ESA’s ATV mission readiness results in a new launch window
Europe’s first Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) is ready for launch and will be shipped to Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, in mid-July for a launch campaign that will last several months.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 14, 2007 |
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New invention may allow thirsty crops to signal farmers
Corn and potato crops may soon provide information to farmers about when they need water and how much should be delivered, thanks to a University of Colorado at Boulder invention optioned to AgriHouse Inc., ...
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Jun 14, 2007 |
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Screening approach leads to discovery of gene linked to breast cancer
Using a novel three-part screening process, scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have identified a gene that is made inappropriately in about a third of all breast cancers. The discovery, reached in collaboration with ...
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