Graph States and Entanglement
Oct 17, 2006 |
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One of the bigger problems with current experiments on linear optics quantum information is that as the system is scaled up, it leads to inefficient scaling, and this in turn limits implementation to small systems. Luming ...
More Than a Meteor Likely Killed Dinosaurs 65 Million Years Ago
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 17, 2006 |
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Growing evidence shows that the dinosaurs and their contemporaries were not wiped out by the famed Chicxulub meteor impact alone, according to a paleontologist who says multiple meteor impacts, massive volcanism ...
Portable 'lab on a chip' could speed blood tests
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Oct 17, 2006 |
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Testing soldiers to see if they have been exposed to biological or chemical weapons could soon be much faster and easier, thanks to MIT researchers who are helping to develop a tiny diagnostic device that could ...
Researchers Recommend Safe Listening Levels for Apple iPod
Oct 17, 2006 |
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Hearing researchers will present the first-ever detailed guidelines on safe volume levels for listening to the Apple iPod portable music player with earphones. In a second study, researchers found that in-ear ...
Colliding galaxies make love, not war
Oct 17, 2006 |
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A new Hubble image of the Antennae galaxies is the sharpest yet of this merging pair of galaxies. As the two galaxies smash together, billions of stars are born, mostly in groups and clusters of stars. The ...
New technique reveals inner lives of red blood cells
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Oct 17, 2006 |
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For the first time, researchers at MIT can see every vibration of a cell membrane, using a technique that could one day allow scientists to create three-dimensional images of the inner workings of living cells.
Biofuel cells without the bio cells
Oct 17, 2006 |
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Proteins keep cells humming. Some are enzymes that taxi electrons to chemicals outside the cell, to discharge excess energy generated during metabolism. This maintains energy flow in the cell and, in turn, ...
Biologists Discover Amphibian Eggs Defend Themselves Against Water Molds
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Oct 17, 2006 |
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Boston University (BU) scientists have discovered that several species of amphibians use defense mechanisms to protect themselves against deadly water molds found in vernal pools of New England.
Making more functional biopolymers
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Oct 17, 2006 |
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Whether its contents are heavy-duty deli takeout for dinner or your child's new favorite toy, plastic packaging often withstands a good deal of abuse before it reaches the landfill.
Americans living longer – but can we live better?
Oct 17, 2006 |
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Early this morning (Tuesday, Oct. 17), the population of the United States swelled to 300 million, in part because of longer life expectancy. But while Americans are definitely living longer – the average man can expect to ...
Study Finds Stronger Link Between Human Activity And Particulate Pollution
Oct 17, 2006 |
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Air pollutants mainly from cars, trucks and industrial activity are contributing significantly more to the formation of urban haze than previously thought, according to a new study.
New data hint at oncoming cocaine epidemic
Oct 17, 2006 |
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Like some drug deja vu, cocaine use is once again on the rise among students and the rich and famous, a trend University of Florida researchers say likely signals a recurring epidemic of abuse.
Researchers find a neural signature of bilingualism
Oct 17, 2006 |
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Dartmouth researchers have found areas in the brain that indicate bilingualism. The finding sheds new light on decades of debate about how the human brain's language centers may actually be enhanced when faced ...
Fruit fly 'hibernation' linked to single important gene
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Oct 17, 2006 |
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University of Toronto at Mississauga scientists have isolated a gene responsible for whether or not fruit flies ‘overwinter’ – that is, whether they will stop reproducing and go into a rest state as days get shorter – uncovering ...
New study gives further hope that vitamin D can fight breast cancer
Oct 17, 2006 |
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Vitamin D may help curb breast cancer progression, according to a study published today in the Journal of Clinical Pathology. The authors, from Imperial College London, measured the levels of vitamin D in the blood serum ...
