New manufacturing process represents next step in flexible, liquid crystal display technology
Sep 16, 2008 |
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Kent Displays Inc. (KDI), a Kent State University partner, yesterday took delivery of a roll-to-roll production line which enables the manufacture of flexible displays, representing a significant change in the way liquid ...
Researchers Discover Nanoparticles Can Break On Through
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Sep 16, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In a finding that could speed the use of sensors or barcodes at the nanoscale, North Carolina State University engineers have shown that certain types of tiny organic particles, when heated to the proper ...
Viral 'magic bullet' targets cancer cells with help of new compound
Sep 16, 2008 |
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Researchers at McGill University and the affiliated Lady Davis Research Institute of the Jewish General Hospital – along with colleagues at the University of Ottawa and the Ottawa Health Research Institute (OHRI)–report a ...
'Biological clock' genes control plant growth
Biology /
Sep 16, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- More than 125 years ago Charles Darwin first reported that most plants grow in a spurt during the night, not the day – and this week, scientists are reporting the discovery of the genes that ...
An 'HIV-test' equivalent for the early detection of lung cancer
Sep 16, 2008 |
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A team of researchers led by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center reports online today in the Journal of Clinical Oncology the validation of a potential "HIV-test" equivalent for the early detection of lung cancer. The te ...
Iron-moving malfunction may underlie neurodegenerative diseases, aging
Sep 16, 2008 |
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A glitch in the ability to move iron around in cells may underlie a disease known as Type IV mucolipidosis (ML4) and the suite of symptoms—mental retardation, poor vision and diminished motor abilities—that ...
Researchers seek to make standardized tests accessible
Sep 16, 2008 |
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Standardized testing is an inescapable part of modern education; however, these tests often fail to meet the needs of students with learning disabilities. Vanderbilt University Learning Sciences Institute researchers Stephen ...
McCain health-care plan transforms US health insurance but few gains in numbers of insured
Sep 16, 2008 |
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A paper published in the journal Health Affairs highlights the cost and coverage implications of Senator John McCain's healthcare plan and describes its likely impact on the level and stability of insurance coverage as well ...
Exposure to family violence especially harmful to previously abused children
Sep 16, 2008 |
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Millions of American children are exposed to violence in their homes each year, putting them at risk for a variety of emotional and behavioral problems. According to a new study in the September/October 2008 issue of the ...
Kopernikus, observing our planet for a safer world
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 16, 2008 |
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The new name of the European GMES Programme (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security) has been unveiled: Kopernikus. The European Commission Vice President Günter Verheugen announced the name today ...
Move over mean girls -- boys can be socially aggressive, too
Sep 16, 2008 |
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Society holds that when it comes to aggression, boys hit and punch, while girls spread rumors, gossip, and intentionally exclude others, a type of aggression that's called indirect, relational, or social. Now a new analysis ...
Sole use of impaired limb improves recovery in spinal cord injury
Sep 16, 2008 |
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A new study finds that following minor spinal cord injury, rats that had to use impaired limbs showed full recovery due to increased growth of healthy nerve fibers and the formation of new nerve cell connections. Published ...
Roman York skeleton could be early TB victim
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Sep 16, 2008 |
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The skeleton of a man discovered by archaeologists in a shallow grave on the site of the University of York's campus expansion could be that of one of Britain's earliest victims of tuberculosis. Radiocarbon dating suggests ...
Putting pictures into words
Technology / Computer Sciences
Sep 16, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Visual images can contain a wealth of information, but they are difficult to catalogue in a searchable way. European researchers are generating and combining scraps of information to create a searchable picture.
Prostate cancer genes behave like those in embryo
Sep 16, 2008 |
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Gene activity in prostate cancer is reminiscent of that in the developing fetal prostate, providing further evidence that all cancers are not equal, Johns Hopkins researchers report. The finding could help scientists investigate ...
