For Better Nanowires, Just Add Diamond
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Nov 15, 2006 |
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Among the positive characteristics of diamond, such as its beauty and unsurpassed hardness, are less well known properties that make it a valuable material in the electronics industry. Now, according to two scientists at ...
Neanderthal genome unlocks secrets of human evolution
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Nov 15, 2006 |
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The veil of mystery surrounding our extinct hominid cousins, the Neanderthals, has been at least partially lifted to reveal surprising results. Scientists with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley ...
Researchers use laser, nanotechnology to rapidly detect viruses
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Nov 15, 2006 |
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Waiting a day or more to get lab results back from the doctor's office soon could become a thing of a past. Using nanotechnology, a team of University of Georgia researchers has developed a diagnostic test that can detect ...
Chandra discovers relativistic pinball machine
Nov 15, 2006 |
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New clues about the origins of cosmic rays, mysterious high-energy particles that bombard the Earth, have been revealed using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. An extraordinarily detailed image of the remains ...
Red Storm upgrade lifts Sandia supercomputer to 2nd in world, but 1st in scalability, say researchers
Nov 15, 2006 |
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A $15 million upgrade to Sandia’s Red Storm computer has increased its peak speed from 41.5 to 124.4 teraflops in a computing terrain in which a single teraflop was a big deal only 6 years ago.
Scientists set 'Five Grand Challenges' for nanotechnology risk research
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Nov 15, 2006 |
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Society is in danger of squandering the powerful potential of nanotechnology due to a lack of clear information about its risks, conclude 14 top international scientists in a major paper published in the November 16th issue ...
Global Warming Reduces Polar Bear Survival
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Nov 15, 2006 |
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Researchers for the first time have shown a connection between global warming and decreased polar bear survival, says a University of Wyoming scientist.
Researchers use nanoparticles to target brain cancer
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Nov 15, 2006 |
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Tiny particles one-billionth of a meter in size can be loaded with high concentrations of drugs designed to kill brain cancer. What's more, these nanoparticles can be used to image and track tumors as well as destroy them, ...
Researchers Stimulate Growth of Neural Stem Cells in Adult Brain for Treatment of Neurological Disorders
Nov 15, 2006 |
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In a development that could potentially benefit victims of degenerative neurological diseases, researchers have succeeded in stimulating the growth of neural stem cells in the adult brain. Such cells could then be directed ...
H5N1 mutations could help predict pandemics
Nov 15, 2006 |
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An international research team has identified genetic mutations in the H5N1 birdflu virus enabling it to infect human cells, according to Thursday's edition of the science journal Nature.
New vaccine stimulates colorectal cancer patient's immune systems to fight cancerous cells
Nov 15, 2006 |
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British researchers have developed a vaccine that stimulates colorectal cancer patients' immune systems to fight cancerous cells.
Study: Chickens are smarter than thought
Biology /
Nov 15, 2006 |
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Australian scientists have discovered chickens are far more sophisticated in communicating than has been thought.
Brain, behavior may have changed as social insect colonies evolved
Biology /
Nov 15, 2006 |
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A new study suggests that brain and behavior relationships may have changed in a profound way as larger, more complex insect societies evolved from smaller, simpler ones.
Listening to gunshots may save lives
Nov 15, 2006 |
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From the crack of a supersonic bullet, Montana State University electrical engineering professor Rob Maher is exploring how sound can be used for everything from saving soldiers from snipers to saving wilderness ...
First Research Confirms That Eating Slowly Inhibits Appetite
Nov 15, 2006 |
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For more than 30 years, dieters have been told to eat slowly to reduce their intake of food. But until now, there has been no scientific evidence to support the theory.
