Archive: 10/16/2008
Babies distinguish between happy, sad music
(PhysOrg.com) -- Babies as young as 5 months old can distinguish an upbeat song from among gloomier compositions; and by the time they're 9 months, they can also pick out the sad song from among the happy ones. That's according ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 16, 2008 |
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Samsung Demonstrates First Color Carbon Nanotube-Based Electrophoretic Display
Unidym, Inc., a majority-owned subsidiary of Arrowhead Research Corporation, announced today that Samsung Electronics is demonstrating the world’s first carbon nanotube-based color active matrix electrophoretic display (EPD) ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Oct 16, 2008 |
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Martian Polar Layer Erosion Looks Striking
(PhysOrg.com) -- An odd, solitary hill rising part-way down an eroding slope in Mars' north polar layered terrain may be the remnant of a buried impact crater, suggests a University of Arizona planetary scientist ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 16, 2008 |
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Researchers uncover new links between stem cells, aging and cancer
(PhysOrg.com) -- Four genes previously implicated in the control of cancer have been shown by University of Michigan scientists to play key roles in the aging process and stem-cell regulation.
Oct 16, 2008 |
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Experiments support alternative theory of information processing in the cortex
Neurons in the sound-processing part of the brain's cortex are experts at timing. With remarkable precision, they fire electrochemical pulses or "spikes" in sync with the cues they receive from other neurons, even when these ...
Oct 16, 2008 |
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ER staffs: Gaps exist in hospital preparedness for dirty bombs
Emergency room doctors and nurses around the nation worry that hospitals are not adequately prepared to handle casualties from a radioactive 'dirty bomb,' said researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).
Oct 16, 2008 |
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Study reveals embolic neuroprotection system reduces risk of cardiac events
Results of a study on the use of the FiberNet® Embolic Protection System in carotid artery stenting were reported today during the 20th annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium, sponsored ...
Oct 16, 2008 |
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Emotion and scent create lasting memories -- even in a sleeping brain
When French memoirist Marcel Proust dipped a pastry into his tea, the distinctive scent it produced suddenly opened the flood gates of his memory.
Oct 16, 2008 |
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Better beer: College team creating anticancer brew
College students often spend their free time thinking about beer, but a group of Rice University students are taking it to the next level. They're using genetic engineering to create beer that contains resveratrol, a chemical ...
Biology /
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At the magical age of eight, belief synchs with behavior
(PhysOrg.com) -- I think I can, I think I can. Believe. You can fly if you just believe. I won't die if you just believe.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 16, 2008 |
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Income gap between whites, Latinos has grown at four-year colleges
(PhysOrg.com) -- Over the past three decades, the income disparity between Latino and non-Hispanic white students entering four-year colleges and universities has increased fourfold, with the difference in median household ...
Oct 16, 2008 |
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Intel Ships Enterprise-Class Solid-State Drives
Intel Corp. has begun shipping its highest- performing solid-state drive (SSD), the Intel X-25E Extreme SATA Solid-State Drive, aimed at server, workstation and storage systems. Unlike mechanical drives, the ...
Oct 16, 2008 |
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Digital TV Transition Will Be Messy
(PhysOrg.com) -- The pending mandatory switch of all U.S. televisions to digital will be messy, a federal communications official said on Tuesday, urging broadcasters to step up local efforts to educate the ...
Oct 16, 2008 |
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Smart fabrics make clever (medical) clothing
(PhysOrg.com) -- European researchers have developed a smart fabric that can monitor muscular overload and help prevent repetitive strain injury or RSI. But that is just the beginning. The team is also exploring a pregnancy ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Oct 16, 2008 |
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The earliest blacksmiths may have been bacteria
(PhysOrg.com) -- Talk about a Cold Case. This mystery goes back to when there was no oxygen on the planet and bacteria were the most sophisticated life form. But Kurt Konhauser holds a clue to answering some ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 16, 2008 |
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