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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
Creating Nanodevices for Delivery of Vaccines
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Oct 17, 2006 |
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A team of Yale biomedical engineers and cell biologists received a $1-million award from the National Science Foundation to develop “smart nanoparticles” for the delivery of vaccines.
Portable, Life-Saving Seat Belt Created Following Tragic Crash
Oct 17, 2006 |
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A lightweight, portable seat belt that could save many of the hundreds of lives lost each year by Americans traveling abroad, has been created by a group of engineering undergraduates at the University of Massachusetts ...
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.
Fruit fly 'hibernation' linked to single important gene
Biology /
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 ...
2007 vehicle fuel economy list released
Oct 17, 2006 |
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The Toyota Prius gets the top fuel economy rating, while the Lamborghini L-147 ranks last on the 2007 U.S. government Fuel Economy Guide.
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.
Hormone creams may trigger puberty
Oct 17, 2006 |
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U.S. researchers say skin creams and other cosmetic products containing hormones may put children at higher risk of early puberty.
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.
