First Direct Images of Carbon Nanotubes Entering Cells
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Nov 15, 2007 |
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For the first time, scientists have directly imaged carbon nanotubes entering and migrating within human cells, determining as a result that whether the nanotubes cause cell death depends on the dose and exposure ...
Research shows the brain's processing speed is significantly faster than real time
Nov 15, 2007 |
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Scientists at The University of Arizona have added another piece of the puzzle of how the brain processes memory.
Hubble zooms in on heart of mystery comet
Nov 15, 2007 |
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Astronomers have used Hubble’s powerful resolution to study Comet Holmes’ core for clues about how the comet brightened. The orbiting observatory’s Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2) monitored the comet ...
The hormone of darkness: melatonin could hurt memory formation at night
Biology /
Nov 15, 2007 |
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What do you do when a naturally occurring hormone in your body turns against you? What do you do when that same hormone – melatonin – is a popular supplement you take to help you sleep? A University of Houston ...
Menstruation proves more than a curse
Nov 15, 2007 |
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The cells which thicken the womb wall during a woman's menstrual cycle contain a newly discovered type of stem cell, and could be used in the treatment of damaged and/or old tissue, according to research published today in ...
Study Finds That Sitting May Increase Risk of Disease
Nov 15, 2007 |
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Most people spend most of their day sitting with relatively idle muscles. Health professionals advise that at least 30 minutes of activity at least 5 days a week will counteract health concerns, such as cardiovascular disease, ...
Dinosaur from Sahara ate like a 'Mesozoic cow'
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Nov 15, 2007 |
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A 110 million-year-old dinosaur that had a mouth that worked like a vacuum cleaner, hundreds of tiny teeth and nearly translucent skull bones will be unveiled Thursday, Nov. 15, at the National Geographic ...
Researchers develop optical technique for controlling electron spins in quantum dot ensembles
Nov 15, 2007 |
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Scientists are closer to developing novel devices for optics-based quantum computing and quantum information processing, as a result of a breakthrough in understanding how to make all the spins in an ensemble of quantum dots ...
Watching Galaxies Grow Old Gracefully
Nov 15, 2007 |
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In the early 1900s, Edwin Hubble made the startling discovery that our Milky Way galaxy is not alone. It is just one of many galaxies, or "island universes," as Hubble dubbed them, swimming in the sea of space.
How new planets form near the Seven Sisters
Nov 15, 2007 |
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Rocky terrestrial planets, perhaps like Earth, Mars or Venus, appear to be forming or to have recently formed around a star in the Pleiades ("seven sisters") star cluster, the result of "monster collisions" ...
Nestle applies quantum mechanics to optimize food taste, texture, nutrition
Nov 15, 2007 |
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Researchers from Nestle and the University of California have investigated the physics of food structure, and their results may help scientists create foods with optimal stability, nutrient delivery, flavors ...
'Ultrasound' of Earth's crust reveals inner workings of a tsunami factory
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 15, 2007 |
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Research announced this week by a team of U.S. and Japanese geoscientists may help explain why part of the seafloor near the southwest coast of Japan is particularly good at generating devastating tsunamis, ...
Environment plays key role in children's readiness for school
Nov 15, 2007 |
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Early school success seems to depend largely on children entering school ready to learn, and many policy initiatives have highlighted the importance of preparing children for school entry. A new study finds that children’s ...
Remembering the future
Nov 15, 2007 |
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As electronics designers cram more and more components onto each chip, current technologies for making random-access memory (RAM) are running out of room. European researchers have a strong position in a new ...
Tailoring the ILC
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What's the best way to dig a 72 km-long tunnel complex and install it with 2,000 cryomodules, over 13,000 magnets and approximately 540 high-level radio frequency stations? Such is the monumental question the Conventional ...
