Conspiracy! Fact and fiction are closer than we think
Jan 15, 2008 |
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Conspiracy theories which claim to shed more light on the 2001 twin towers disaster in New York are often closer to official versions than first thought - according to new research.
Self-Paced Brain-Computer Interface Gets Closer to Reality
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Using the human mind to control computers could lead to a wide range of applications, such as giving people with limited motion the ability to operate machines. However, translating thoughts into actions is ...
Graphene quantum dot may solve some quantum computing problems
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Around the world, many scientists are working on various models of a quantum computer. One of the proposed models is a quantum computer that makes use of electron spins. And while quantum dots in gallium arsenide have been ...
New techniques create butanol -- biofuel superior to ethanol
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A team of researchers headed by an environmental engineer at Washington University in St. Louis is plying new techniques to produce a biofuel superior to ethanol.
Distant galaxy holds key ingredients for life, astronomers report
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Astronomers from Arecibo Observatory radio telescope in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, have detected for the first time the molecules methanimine and hydrogen cyanide -- two ingredients that build life-forming amino acids -- in a ...
Penn engineers create carbon nanopipettes that are smaller than cells and measure electric current
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University of Pennsylvania engineers and physicians have developed a carbon nanopipette thousands of times thinner than a human hair that measures electric current and delivers fluids into cells. Researchers ...
New study suggests Columbus brought syphilis to Europe from New World
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Did Columbus and his men introduce the syphilis pathogen into Renaissance Europe after contracting it during their voyage to the New World? Or does syphilis have a much longer history in the Old World? The most comprehensive ...
Geoscientist Finds Surprise Hidden in the Pacific
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 15, 2008 |
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UT Dallas geoscientist Dr. Robert J. Stern and former master’s student Neil Basu were part of a research team that discovered and studied an extinct underwater volcano near the southern Mariana islands, near Guam, in the ...
Popular osteoporosis drugs triple risk of bone necrosis
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jan 15, 2008 |
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A University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute study has found that a popular class of osteoporosis drugs nearly triples the risk of developing bone necrosis, a condition that can lead to ...
Aspirin in Heart Attack Prevention: How Much, How Long?
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A low dose of aspirin appears to be just as effective as a higher dose in preventing a heart attack, stroke or death among patients with stable cardiovascular disease, say researchers at Duke University Medical Center.
Mapping of Greenland may aid understanding of sea-level mystery
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 15, 2008 |
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A University of Alberta Arctic ice researcher is closing in on some real understanding about the process that might be feeding rising sea levels.
Alaska glacier speed-up tied to internal plumbing issues
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 15, 2008 |
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A University of Colorado at Boulder study indicates meltwater periodically overwhelms the interior drainpipes of Alaska's Kennicott Glacier and causes it to lurch forward, similar to processes that may help ...
MSU researcher finds renewed interest in turning algae into fuel
Biology /
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The same brown algae that cover rocks and cause anglers to slip while fly fishing contain oil that can be turned into diesel fuel, says a Montana State University microbiologist.
Trials find no benefits of Zetia
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jan 15, 2008 |
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The U.S. makers of the cholesterol-lowering drug Zetia say a clinical trial failed to identify any medical benefits of the medication.
Ulysses Flyby of the Sun's North Pole
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 15, 2008 |
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Consider it a case of exquisite timing. Just last week, solar physicists announced the beginning of a new solar cycle and now, Jan. 14th, the Ulysses spacecraft is flying over a key region of solar activity--the ...
