Unhappy people watch TV, happy people read/socialize, says study
Nov 14, 2008 |
4.2 / 5 (101) |
23
A new study by sociologists at the University of Maryland concludes that unhappy people watch more TV, while people who describe themselves as very happy spend more time reading and socializing. The study appears in the December ...
SETI Astronomer Envisions Technology Capable of Receiving ET Signals by 2032
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 14, 2008 |
3.5 / 5 (43) |
12
(PhysOrg.com) -- SETI, (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Senior Astronomer Seth Shostak and host of the weekly radio show "Are We Alone," predicted during a recent conference in San Francisco that ...
Researchers break world record for drive systems
Nov 14, 2008 |
4.3 / 5 (24) |
2
In future it can be expected that the drill used in material processing will become even faster and the compressor used for vehicles and airplanes even more compact. In order to drive these rotary applications ...
Can alkaline earth metals be used in quantum computing?
Nov 14, 2008 |
4.9 / 5 (19) |
1
(PhysOrg.com) -- "There are a number of different proposals for quantum computing," Andrew Daley tells PhysOrg.com. "These include solid state or semiconductor as well as atomic and molecular systems. We are considering atomic ...
HTC Unveils World's First GSM/WiMAX Mobile Phone
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 14, 2008 |
3.7 / 5 (23) |
1
(PhysOrg.com) -- HTC has just announced the world's first GSM/WiMAX headset. The device will be available in Russia on the Yota Mobile WiMAX network. The MAX 4G appears similar to the super high-end HTC Touch ...
Soluble fiber, antispasmodics and peppermint oil should be used to treat IBS
Nov 14, 2008 |
4.4 / 5 (19) |
0
Fibre, antispasmodics and peppermint oil are all effective therapies for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and should become first-line treatments, according to a study on bmj.com today.
Children distressed by family fighting have higher stress hormones
Nov 14, 2008 |
4.7 / 5 (17) |
0
Children who become very upset when their parents fight are more likely to develop psychological problems. But little is known about what happens beyond these behavioral reactions in terms of children's biological responses. ...
Nanotube Construction Set
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Nov 14, 2008 |
4.1 / 5 (17) |
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- Organic nanotubes could make rapid strides as functional nanomaterials in a new approach to nanoelectronics and biomedicine, as they can be made of easily varied and modified building blocks.
'Nanobamas' fuse art, science, technology and politics
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Nov 14, 2008 |
3.2 / 5 (18) |
1
(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Michigan professor has created 3-D portraits of the president-elect that are smaller than a grain of salt. He calls them "nanobamas."
Breakthrough in cell-type analysis offers new ways to study development and disease
Biology /
Nov 14, 2008 |
4.6 / 5 (9) |
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- Like skilled assassins, many diseases seem to know exactly what types of cells to attack. While decimating one cadre of cells, diseases will inexplicably spare a seemingly identical group ...
Surface plasmon resonances of metal nanoparticles in array can have narrower spectral widths
Nov 14, 2008 |
4.2 / 5 (9) |
0
Researchers at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have demonstrated experimentally and theoretically that the surface plasmon resonances of metal nanoparticles in a periodic array can have considerably ...
New research identifies key contributor to Alzheimer's disease process
Nov 14, 2008 |
4.1 / 5 (8) |
1
Walter J. Lukiw, PhD, Associate Professor of Neuroscience and Ophthalmology at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, is the lead author of a paper identifying, for the first time, a specific function of a fragment of ribonucleic ...
Researchers identify toehold for HIV's assault on brain
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Nov 14, 2008 |
4.8 / 5 (5) |
0
Scientists have unraveled in unprecedented detail the cascade of events that go wrong in brain cells affected by HIV, a virus whose assault on the nervous system continues unabated despite antiviral medications that can keep ...
'Cascading effect' of childhood experiences may explain serious teen violence
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 14, 2008 |
4.4 / 5 (5) |
0
Adverse experiences early in life can lead to minor childhood behavior problems, which can grow into serious acts of teen violence, according to new research. This "cascading effect" of repeated negative incidents and behaviors ...
Novel regulatory step during HIV replication
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Nov 14, 2008 |
4.4 / 5 (5) |
0
A previously unknown regulatory step during human immunodeficiency (HIV) replication provides a potentially valuable new target for HIV/AIDS therapy, report researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies and the ...
