New Planets Shouldn’t Rock Your World
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Don’t be scared, if you think you’ll have to memorize the potentially growing number of planets.
US ITER project completes management team
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A team of scientists and engineers has been chosen to manage the United States' role in a multinational project to harness the power of fusion, the project manager announced Monday.
SMART-1 impact: last call for ground based observations
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If you are a professional or amateur astronomer and want to contribute to the final phase of the SMART-1 mission, join ESA on the impact ground observation campaign.
Snapdragons take the evolutionary high-road
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Roses are red, violets are blue, but why aren't snapdragons orange? Norwich scientists from the John Innes Centre (JIC) and the University of East Anglia (UEA) in collaboration with the Université Paul Sabatier ...
More female computer scientists wanted
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The University of Wisconsin-Madison has a new freshman-level computer science program aimed at enticing women to become computer scientists.
Strokes to cost U.S. $2.2 trillion by 2050
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A University of Michigan study indicates strokes will cost the United States $2.2 trillion by 2050 if prevention and treatment don't improve.
CO2 may help some trees weather ice storms
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U.S. scientists say higher levels of carbon dioxide predicted for later this century might help reduce damage to some trees caused by ice storms.
Turbulent fibers
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From car interiors to diapers – non-woven tissues are used every-where. Manufacturers are aiming to produce increasingly hard-wearing non-woven tissues from as little plastic as possible. A simulation model ...
Satellites Will Improve Understanding of the Sun
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 17, 2006 |
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NASA's Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory mission will dramatically improve understanding of the powerful solar eruptions that can send more than a billion tons of the sun's outer atmosphere hurtling into ...
Brain cell potassium regulator is studied
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U.S. scientists say proteins regulating brain-cell activity by controlling potassium ion flow behave more like volume controls than on-off switches.
High income: lower disability rates
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A University of California-Berkeley-led study has found health disparities exist even between those with higher incomes.
NASA to hold ISS missions briefing
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NASA officials say they will hold two briefings next week concerning the current and next mission to the International Space Station.
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