Archive: 12/14/2007
Newer, simpler fixes restore corroded pipelines
Researchers are taking the guesswork out of repairing corroded oil and gas pipelines with two recent studies that appeared in the journal Experimental Techniques.
Dec 14, 2007 |
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Twin Satellites Will Study Moon's Gravitational Pull
MIT will lead a $375-million mission to map the moon's interior and reconstruct its thermal history, NASA announced this week.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 14, 2007 |
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What's The Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 All About
Microsoft has announced an upcoming Windows XP Service Pack 3. There is a test version available. The Windows XP SP3 is primarily a package of previously released updates, security updates and hotfixes. However, ...
Dec 14, 2007 |
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Aging gracefully requires taking out the trash
Suppressing a cellular cleanup-mechanism known as autophagy can accelerate the accumulation of protein aggregates that leads to neural degeneration. In an upcoming issue of Autophagy, scientists at the Sa ...
Biology /
Dec 14, 2007 |
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How molecular muscles help cells divide
Time-lapse videos and computer simulations provide the first concrete molecular explanation of how a cell flexes tiny muscle-like structures to pinch itself into two daughter cells at the end of each cell division, according ...
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Dec 14, 2007 |
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Increasing the rate of return on a gift challenge does little to boost giving
A little encouragement makes a big difference in people’s motivation to give to a charity, but upgrading the encouragement doesn’t automatically boost giving, according to a University of Chicago study on the impact of matching ...
Dec 14, 2007 |
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Theorists make discovery in odd triplet pairing
In a paper which will shortly appear in Physical Review Letters, School of Physics and Astronomy Professor Oriol Valls along with lead author Klaus Halterman (China Lake, Naval Warfare Center) and co-author Paul Barsic (Unive ...
Dec 14, 2007 |
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Technology Start-Ups Get Tips on Starting Out
Talk more about business and less about technology. Have a solid team. And consider calling on angels. Those were some of the key lessons at a UT Dallas workshop last week for would-be entrepreneurs seeking capital to turn ...
Dec 14, 2007 |
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IBM Alliances Announce Advancement in High-K/Metal Gate Technology
IBM and its joint development partners -- AMD, Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, Freescale, Infineon, and Samsung -- announced an innovative approach to speed the implementation of a breakthrough material ...
Dec 14, 2007 |
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Four dolphins found dead on Florida beach
Researchers are examining four dead dolphins that washed ashore on Florida's Canaveral National Seashore.
Biology /
Dec 14, 2007 |
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Face transplant doctors recount recovery
The medical team that performed the first face transplant says their French patient is satisfied with the results of the 2005 operation.
Dec 14, 2007 |
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Study Looks at Social Structure of Prison Communities
In community settings, there’s always at least one person or perhaps a group of individuals who are most highly respected. Prison systems are no different; one’s social status results from interpersonal dynamics. To better ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 14, 2007 |
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NASA Sends Spacecraft on Mission to Comet Hartley 2
NASA has approved the retargeting of the EPOXI mission for a flyby of comet Hartley 2 on Oct. 11, 2010. Hartley 2 was chosen as EPOXI's destination after the initial target, comet Boethin, could not be found. ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 14, 2007 |
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Sperm's immune-protection properties could provide link to how cancers spread
Sugar-based markers on human sperm cells which may prevent them from being attacked by the female immune system could provide a vital clue to how some cancers spread in the human body, according to new research ...
Dec 14, 2007 |
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Herceptin helps women with multiple chromosomes containing HER2 gene, study finds
The targeted therapy Herceptin helps women with HER2+ type of breast cancer independent of whether patients have extra copies of chromosome 17, home to the HER2 gene which produces the HER2 protein that fuels cancer growth. ...
Dec 14, 2007 |
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