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Tunneling Across a Ferroelectric

University of Nebraska-Lincoln physicist Evgeny Tsymbal's groundbreaking identification of an emerging research field in electronic devices earned publication this week in Science magazine.

Physics / General Physics

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Women more likely to be perpetrators of abuse as well as victims

Women are more likely than men to stalk, attack and psychologically abuse their partners, according to a University of Florida study that finds college women have a new view of the dating scene.

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Researchers strive to make robotic systems more decisive

The Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics is a partner in the Integrated Research Project BACS (Bayesian Approach to Cognitive Systems), which is being sponsored by the EU and will run until 2010. ...

Technology / Other

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Study: Drugs from sewage not dangerous

A Canadian study has suggested adverse effects are unlikely on aquatic life from drugs passed through human waste released from sewage treatment plants.

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Cases of childhood autism increasing in UK

Autism in Britain is three times more common than previously thought, affecting 1 in every 100 children, a study found.

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Illinois counting its chickens

A research scientist in Illinois wants to bring the state's prairie chicken population back to the level it was when Abraham Lincoln was alive.

Other Sciences / Other

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In Brief: Samsung, Sony to expand TV panel output

Sony and Samsung have signed an agreement for an additional production line for TFT-LCD television panels in South Korea.

Technology / Business

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U.S. buys water to protect minnow

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is buying water from Santa Fe, N.M., to protect the endangered silvery minnow swimming in the Rio Grande.

Space & Earth / Environment

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Bird flu claims 41st life in Indonesia

A 3-year-old Indonesian girl has died from avian influenza in Indonesia, bringing the country's total deaths from the disease to 41.

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Alternative malaria treatment may not work

British health authorities are urging tourists not to rely on alternative treatment such as homeopathy to fight malaria.

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In Brief: Wash. first U.S. state with '211' calling

Washington is the first state to wrap multiple call centers together into a single call-and-data management system that may be accessed by dialing 2-1-1.

Technology / Telecom

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In Brief: LG could lose S. Korea 3G wireless license

South Korea's No. 3 wireless company could lose its 3G license as early as next week due to its alleged failure to comply with its commitment to launch on time.

Technology / Business

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Landscapes from the ancient and eroded lunar far side

This image, taken by the advanced Moon Imaging Experiment (AMIE) on board ESA's SMART-1 spacecraft, shows a highly eroded highland area on the lunar far side, close to the equator.

Space & Earth / Astronomy

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Mercury atomic clock keeps time with record accuracy

An experimental atomic clock based on a single mercury atom is now at least five times more precise than the national standard clock based on a "fountain" of cesium atoms, according to a paper by physicists ...

Physics / General Physics

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Coming soon: 3-D imaging that flies 'through' and 'around' cancer

Stanford University researchers demonstrated for the first time the ability to create 3-D positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) images for "fly-through" and "fly-around viewing" of cancer in the lungs ...

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