Energy from ceramics
Aug 17, 2006 |
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Micro fuel cells are already being acclaimed as an alternative to batteries. However, producing them from hundreds of tiny separate parts is complex and expensive. An alternative is now available: ceramic fuel ...
Findings Suggest Jets Bursting From Martian Ice Cap
Aug 17, 2006 |
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Every spring brings violent eruptions to the south polar ice cap of Mars, according to researchers interpreting new observations by NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter.
Artificial muscles may enable more lifelike color displays
Aug 17, 2006 |
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Scientists have unveiled a new technology that could lead to video displays that faithfully reproduce a fuller range of colors than current models, giving such a life-like viewing experience that it could be ...
Molecules spontaneously form honeycomb network featuring pores of unprecedented size
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Aug 17, 2006 |
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UC Riverside researchers have discovered a new way in which nature creates complex patterns: the assembly of molecules with no guidance from an outside source. Potential applications of the finding are paints, ...
Mystery of Quintuplet stars in Milky Way solved
Aug 17, 2006 |
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For the first time, scientists have identified the cluster of Quintuplet stars in the Milky Way's galactic center, next to the super massive black hole, as massive binary stars nearing the end of their life ...
Study Provides Insight Into How the Brain Loses Plasticity of Youth
Aug 17, 2006 |
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A protein once thought to play a role only in the immune system could hold a clue to one of the great puzzles of neuroscience: how do the highly malleable and plastic brains of youth settle down into a relatively stable adult ...
Hubble Sees Faintest Stars in a Globular Cluster
Aug 17, 2006 |
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NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has uncovered what astronomers are reporting as the dimmest stars ever seen in any globular star cluster. Globular clusters are spherical concentrations of hundreds of thousands ...
Brain's cannabinoid system fights seizures
Aug 17, 2006 |
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A German-led study shows the brain area that responds to the active chemical in marijuana also provides central "on-demand" protection against seizures.
Spinal cord bridge bypasses injury to restore mobility
Aug 17, 2006 |
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The body's spinal cord is like a super highway of nerves. When an injury occurs, the body's policing defenses put up a roadblock in the form of a scar to prevent further injury, but it stops all neural traffic from moving ...
Probing Question: Does eating while watching TV harm kids?
Aug 17, 2006 |
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Fixing a plate of animal crackers and a glass of milk for your little one to snack on while watching Dora the Explorer or Bob the Builder sounds harmless, doesn't it? After all, eating in front of the TV is ...
Novel microorganisms play major role in one of nature's most important processes
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 17, 2006 |
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Researchers have uncovered evidence that recently discovered microorganisms – unseen to the human eye – are playing a major role in helping to support life on Earth.
Study finds brain cell regulator is volume control, not on/off switch
Aug 17, 2006 |
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UC Davis researchers have discovered that proteins that regulate brain-cell activity by controlling the flow of potassium ions behave more like volume controls on stereos rather than on/off power switches. The research, which ...
Racial misidentification causes distress
Aug 17, 2006 |
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University of Iowa sociologists suggest routine racial misidentification causes high levels of emotional distress and might lead to suicide.
Some online video games found to promote 'sociability,' researchers say
Aug 17, 2006 |
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Hang in there, parents. There is some hopeful news on the video-gaming front. Researchers have found that some of the large and hugely popular online video games – although condemned by many as time-gobbling, people-isolating ...
Scientists use electron beam to unravel the secrets of an 'atomic switch'
Aug 17, 2006 |
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Scientists at the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have used a beam of electrons to move a single atom in a small molecule back and forth between two positions on ...
