Garlic boosts hydrogen sulfide to relax arteries
Oct 15, 2007 |
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Eating garlic is one of the best ways to lower high blood pressure and protect yourself from cardiovascular disease. A new study from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) shows this protective effect is closely linked ...
Think Round: Japanese Company Develops Spherical Solar Cell
Oct 15, 2007 |
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Kyosemi Corporation has developed a highly efficient round solar cell. The Sphelar is a registered trademark of Kyosemi Corp. The advantages of the Sphelar is its unique ability to capture the sun in all directions ...
Hitachi Achieves Nanotechnology Milestone for Quadrupling Terabyte Hard Drive
Oct 15, 2007 |
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Hitachi, Ltd. announced today they have developed the world’s smallest read-head technology for hard disk drives, which is expected to quadruple current storage capacity limits to four terabytes (TB) on a desktop hard drive ...
Blood may help us think
Oct 15, 2007 |
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MIT scientists propose that blood may help us think, in addition to its well-known role as the conveyor of fuel and oxygen to brain cells.
Good vibrations in nanotube research
Oct 15, 2007 |
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IBM scientists have measured distribution of electrical charges in tubes of carbon that measure less than 2 nanometers in diameter, 50,000 times thinner than a strand of human hair. The technique provides ...
Free Music Service to Compete with iTunes
Oct 15, 2007 |
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Universal Music plans to launch a new mobile music service where all songs will be free, according to a recent article in BusinessWeek. To be called "Total Music," the concept would include iPod alternatives ...
LG Electronics Introduces LG Viewty Mobile Phone
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 15, 2007 |
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LG Electronics, a worldwide technology leader in mobile communications, introduced its new LG Viewty, LG-KU990 mobile phone with advanced digital camera features and the ability to record video at up to 120 ...
What chimpanzees can teach us about economics
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Oct 15, 2007 |
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In a long-standing enigma of economics and psychology, humans tend to immediately value an item they've just been given more highly than the maximum amount they would have paid if they had acquired it themselves. ...
Epson Develops Long-life OLED Display System Capable of Reproducing 'the Ultimate Black'
Oct 15, 2007 |
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Seiko Epson Corp. has developed an organic light-emitting diode ("OLED") display system capable of producing "the ultimate black." Having resolved the problem of achieving long life for the device, a longstanding ...
In human grid, we're the cogs
Technology / Computer Sciences
Oct 15, 2007 |
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Before you can post a comment to most blogs, you have to type in a series of distorted letters and numbers (a CAPTCHA) to prove that you are a person and not a computer attempting to add comment spam to the ...
Chemistry turns killer gas into potential cure
Oct 15, 2007 |
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Despite its deadly reputation, the gas carbon monoxide (CO) could actually save lives and boost health in future as a result of leading-edge UK research.
Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Retain Antioxidants Long After Purchase
Oct 15, 2007 |
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The next time you think about throwing out those aging strawberries or very ripe grapes, consider this: Belgian scientists report that fruits and vegetables do not lose any antioxidant content in the days ...
Mirror technology propels 2007 U-M Solar Car team
Oct 15, 2007 |
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Mirrors hold the hopes of the 2007 University of Michigan Solar Car Team. The storied student organization with more than 100 members has a potentially game-changing car design for the upcoming Panasonic World Solar Challenge, ...
Structure of influenza B virus protein gives clues to next pandemic
Oct 15, 2007 |
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Determining the structure of a protein called hemagglutinin on the surface of influenza B is giving researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Rice University in Houston clues as to what kinds of mutations could spark ...
Scientists ramp up ability of poplar plants to disarm toxic pollutants
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Scientists since the early '90s have seen the potential for cleaning up contaminated sites by growing plants able to take up nasty groundwater pollutants through their roots. Then the plants break certain ...
