Huachuca Biometrics Device Separates Friends from Foes
Mar 17, 2008 |
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A new mobile device is enabling US soldiers in Iraq to determine if individuals on the streets are civilians or insurgents, no matter what kind of clothing they wear or names they give.
An Oxygen Factory in a Nearby Galaxy
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This Chandra X-ray Observatory image shows the debris of a massive star explosion in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a small galaxy about 160,000 light years from Earth.
New portrait of Earth shows land cover as never before
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 17, 2008 |
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A new global portrait taken from space details Earth’s land cover with a resolution never before obtained. ESA, in partnership with the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation, presented the preliminary version of the map to ...
Problems getting around in old age? Blame your brain
Mar 17, 2008 |
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New research shows how well people get around and keep their balance in old age is linked to the severity of changes happening in their brains. The study is published in the March 18, 2008, issue of Neurology. White matter ...
Preventing School Violence Needs to Start at Young Age
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By the time a child enters third grade, it may be too late to change behavioral issues that could lead to more serious problems later in life, including violent and aggressive behavior. A University of Missouri professor ...
Gecko's 'Active' Tail Key to Preventing Falls and Aerial Maneuvers
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How useful is an animal's tail? For the gecko, unlike most animals, it could be a matter of life or death, according to new research from the University of California, Berkeley.
Researchers discover new way to control particle motion
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Chemical engineers at The University of Texas at Austin have discovered a new way to control the motion of fluid particles through tiny channels, potentially aiding the development of micro- and nano-scale technologies such ...
Wine labels with animals: Why they work
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Traditional brand research argues that logos should be highly relevant to the product they represent in order to be successful. However, marketers have recently begun using unusual visual identifiers that have little, if ...
Hissing Cockroaches Are Popular, But They Also Host Potent Mold Allergens
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Their gentle nature, large size, odd sounds and low-maintenance care have made Madagascar hissing cockroaches popular educational tools and pets for years. But the giant insects also have one unfortunate characteristic: ...
Eco-Friendly Pyrotechnics
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You know it is chemistry when it stinks and goes boom—and entrances us. “No other application in the field of chemistry has such a positive association for the general population as fireworks,” says Thomas Klapötke (University ...
Biotechnology needs 21st century patent system: Expert
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Mar 17, 2008 |
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Biotechnology discoveries – like the method for creating synthetic life forms – are at risk of being unduly hindered or taken hostage by private corporations unless patent systems are brought into the 21st century, an expert ...
A new industrial-scale process for making big molecules with a big future
Mar 17, 2008 |
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Scientists are reporting discovery of a new method that will enable manufacturers to produce industrial-size batches of dendrimers for the first time. Dendrimers are giant molecules with tree-like branches ...
Zebrafish enables cell regeneration studies to help understand, treat human disease
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One aquarium fish’s uncanny ability to regenerate essentially any cell type has given scientists a way to mimic cell loss that occurs in diseases such as Parkinson’s and diabetes then watch how the fish make more of them.
Researchers develop method to rapidly ID optimal drug cocktails
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UCLA researchers have developed a feedback control scheme that can search for the most effective drug combinations to treat a variety of conditions, including cancers and infections. The discovery could play a significant ...
Like sweets? You're more like a fruit fly than you think
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According to researchers at the Monell Center, fruit flies are more like humans in their responses to many sweet tastes than are almost any other species.
