Spineless tales provide strong backbone to human brain research
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University of Oregon biologist Nathan Tublitz talked about moths, flies and cephalopods, telling an audience of scientists meeting in Australia this week that research on these spineless creatures is unveiling the mechanics ...
Mental retardation cause detailed
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European and U.S. studies describe a recurrent cause of mental retardation resulting from the deletion of a big segment of DNA from chromosome 17.
Lenovo, Novell Unveil Linux-enabled ThinkPad Mobile Workstation Based on Intel Technology
Aug 15, 2006 |
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Lenovo and Novell today announced the industry's first Linux-based ThinkPad mobile workstations, which will run Novell's recently released SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 operating system. The workstations are based on Intel ...
Study Shows How Secondhand Smoke Injures Babies' Lungs
Aug 15, 2006 |
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UC Davis researchers today described in unprecedented biochemical and anatomical detail how cigarette smoke damages the lungs of unborn and newborn children.
Opportunity Recovers from Brief Operational Anomaly
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
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While Opportunity was collecting images with the panoramic camera on the rover's 902nd Martian day, or sol (Aug. 7, 2006), a spacecraft anomaly at 11:19 a.m. local solar time caused the rover's fault protection ...
British hunters kill 22M birds each year
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Researchers say more than 22 million birds are shot legally in Britain every year -- part of a European total of more than 100 million.
In Brief: Oldest terracotta figurines found
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Aug 15, 2006 |
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Two terracotta figurines dating to 2,500 years ago may be the oldest terracotta figurines produced by China's Qin State circa 221 B.C.
Current desires distort children's choices about the future
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When it comes to predicting what they want in the future, even a crystal ball probably wouldn't help preschool children figure out what they might want tomorrow. Psychologists looking at the largely unknown world of how children ...
Software speeds up the discovery process worldwide
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Biomedical and computational scientists at The University if Queensland have combined forces to create a powerful new tool that will greatly increase the amount of data bio-scientists can expect to process in a week.
Researchers Working to Keep Airliner Air Quality Healthy, Safe
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In a tightly enclosed area, such as an airplane, the quality and safety of the air is of utmost importance. In addition to concerns about general air quality, added recent concerns have included accidental contamination of ...
SpaceDev Awarded Patent For Hybrid Propulsion Technology
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 15, 2006 |
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SpaceDev has been issued a United States patent for its hybrid propulsion technology. The U.S. Patent Office issued U.S. Patent No. 7,069,717, entitled "Hybrid Propulsion System," to SpaceDev for technology related to fine ...
Sandia’s Rapidly Deployable Chemical Detection System tested at McAfee Stadium
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Baseball fans cheering on their beloved Oakland A's in a recent homestand may have been happy about the team's play, but the best news for those visitors to McAfee Stadium didn't take place on the field and ...
Hearing loss linked with dental tools
Aug 15, 2006 |
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U.S. scientists at the Oregon Health and Science University are exploring a possible link between high speed dental tools and dentists' hearing loss.
SWAN system to help blind and firefighters navigate environment
Aug 15, 2006 |
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Imagine being blind and trying to find your way around a city you've never visited before -- that can be challenging for a sighted person. Georgia Tech researchers are developing a wearable computing system ...
Research lights up biochip potential
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New research from a University of Alberta optics expert is shining a light on some of the challenges facing lab-on-a-chip technology. Electrical engineering professor Dr. Jim McMullin has developed a new type ...
