Study Reveals Dogs Can Smell Cancer in Patients' Breath
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A new study reported by the National Geographic has revealed that dogs can detect cancer by smelling a patient’s breath. Domestic dogs can distinguish between infected lung and breast cancer patients and healthy ...
Nano-finding points to new computer technologies based on magnetic spin
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An unusual pool of scientific talent at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory, combined with new nanofabrication and nanocharacterization instruments, is helping to open a new frontier ...
Study: Implausible 'Oil Weapon' Constrains U.S. Policy in the Middle East
Jan 18, 2006 |
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U.S. policy in the Middle East is driven by baseless fears that an "oil weapon" can cut off our fuel supply, a Johns Hopkins researcher has concluded.
Scientists stretch carbon nanotubes at high temperature
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Physicists at Boston College have for the first time shown that carbon nanotubes can be stretched at high temperature to nearly four times their original length, a finding that could have implications for future ...
Yogurt bacteria may soon fight HIV
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Brown University scientists say they've genetically modified some of the 'friendly bacteria' found in yogurt to release a drug that blocks HIV infection.
Physics turns a corner with three-point turn atoms
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You may think making a three-point turn in your car is easy, but how about doing the same with a single-charged atom?
Small device controls light, advances optical interconnects technology
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An electrical engineer at the University of Texas at Austin has made a laser light blink while passing through a miniaturized silicon chip, a major step toward developing commercially viable optical interconnects ...
In spite of ourselves
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Humans have a strong desire to help each other, but is spite also part of the human condition? In a study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Academy, Keith Jensen and colleagues from the Max Planck Ins ...
Seagate Ships World's First 160GB Notebook PC Hard Drives with Perpendicular Recording Technology
Jan 18, 2006 |
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Seagate Technology has begun shipping the industry's first 2.5-inch notebook PC disc drive built on perpendicular recording technology to the worldwide distribution channel. Delivering up to 160GB of capacity, the most available ...
Study: How the Brain Makes a Whole out of Parts
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When a human looks at a number, letter or other shape, neurons in various areas of the brain's visual center respond to different components of that shape, almost instantaneously fitting them together like a puzzle to create ...
Nano World: New nanotech law called for
Jan 18, 2006 |
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A new law specifically targeting nanotechnology could prove necessary to regulate its potential risks and promoting its continued development, experts told UPI's Nano World.
Riding the dimer
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New view attained of electronic orbitals of separating molecules Imagine you are standing, John Wayne style, on the backs of two runaway horses pulling a stagecoach. You try to bring the horses to a stop ...
UW astronomer hits cosmic paydirt with Stardust
Jan 18, 2006 |
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Scientists at the Johnson Space Center in Houston were excited and awed Tuesday by what they saw when the sample-return canister from the Stardust spacecraft was opened.
Researchers create nanocages to enclose drug, pesticide molecules
Jan 18, 2006 |
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Tiny chemical cages created by researchers at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, show potential for delivering drugs to organs or tissues where they're needed without causing harm elsewhere.
'Cry for help' gene identified in plants
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A genetic mechanism that enables corn plants to "cry for help" and attract beneficial insects has been clarified by scientists from the University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland and the Max Planck Institute for ...
