'Calm before storm' may foreshadow climatic tipping point
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Abrupt climate change has occurred on earth many times over the past millions of years. Climate scientists hypothesize that these sharp transitions may be caused when the earth system reaches ...
White roofs, streets could curb global warming
Sep 17, 2008 |
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The idea of painting our roofs and roads white to offset global warming is not new, but a recent study has calculated just how significantly white surfaces could impact greenhouse gas emissions. Last week, researchers at ...
Scientists find black hole 'missing link'
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Scientists at Durham University have found the "missing link" between small and super-massive black holes.
Scientists turn human skin cells into insulin-producing cells
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine have transformed cells from human skin into cells that produce insulin, the hormone used to treat diabetes.
Research supports correlation between finger lengths and stress hormones
Sep 17, 2008 |
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If you find yourself lacking in motivation to go for a run or hit the gym, you may want to check your fingers. According to a joint University of Alberta/ University of California- Riverside research study to be published ...
Global warming's ecosystem double whammy
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Plants and soils act like sponges for atmospheric carbon dioxide, but new research finds that one abnormally warm year can suppress the amount of carbon dioxide taken up by some grassland ecosystems for up to two years. The ...
Warming world in range of dangerous consequences
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 17, 2008 |
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The earth will warm about 2.4° C (4.3° F) above pre-industrial levels even under extremely conservative greenhouse-gas emission scenarios and under the assumption that efforts to clean up particulate pollution ...
Smart desks make sci-fi a reality in the classroom
Sep 17, 2008 |
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Schools are set for a Star Trek make-over thanks to the development of the world's first interactive classroom by experts at Durham University.
Benchmark cyanobacterium sequenced could be cheap renewable energy source
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of researchers headed by biologists at Washington University in St. Louis has sequenced the genome of a unique bacterium that manages two disparate operations — photosynthesis and nitrogen ...
New technique sees into tissue at greater depth, resolution
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Sep 17, 2008 |
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By coupling a kicked-up version of microscopy with miniscule particles of gold, Duke University scientists are now able to peer so deep into living tissue that they can see molecules interacting.
IBM Develops Computational Scaling Solution for Next Generation '22nm' Semiconductors
Sep 17, 2008 |
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In response to ever increasing demands for smaller, more powerful and energy-efficient devices for cloud computing and high-performance servers, IBM today announced the semiconductor industry's first computationally based ...
Latest Electoral College forecast shows McCain ahead by as many as 27 votes
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A new approach to determining which candidate will win the most electoral votes in the U.S. Presidential race factors in lessons learned from the 2004 election and uses sophisticated math modeling. The research will be presented ...
Muscle stem cell identity confirmed by Stanford researchers
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A single cell can repopulate damaged skeletal muscle in mice, say scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine, who devised a way to track the cell's fate in living animals. The research is the first to confirm ...
To survive, tiger moths are bright for birds, click for bats
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(PhysOrg.com) -- If you ate a spoiled hamburger from a fast-food restaurant, chances are you would be reminded of the experience every time you saw the chain's logo.
A blood marker may indicate Alzheimer’s risk
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A simple blood test capable of predicting if a person might develop Alzheimer’s disease is within sight, and could eventually be used to help scientists reverse onset of the disease in those most at risk.
