Nanotechnology paves way for super iPods
Apr 18, 2008 |
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A breakthrough by scientists from the University of Glasgow could see the storage capacity of an iPod increase 150,000 times.
Can three-photon absorption lead to better bio-imaging?
Apr 18, 2008 |
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One of the more interesting concepts being looked at in terms of quantum chemistry is that of three-photon absorption (3PA). 3PA works when three photons are simultaneously absorbed in one event. Because three photon absorption ...
Black hole sheds light on a galaxy
Apr 18, 2008 |
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A light echo occurs when interstellar gas is heated by radiation and reacts by emission of light. An international team led by Stefanie Komossa from the Max Planck Institute for extraterrestrial Physics in ...
Scientists Show First 3-D Image of Antibody Gene
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Apr 18, 2008 |
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Using a multidisciplinary mix of geometry, biological research and techniques developed to solve problems on supercomputers, scientists at the University of California, San Diego have shown for the first time ...
Solar flares set the Sun quaking
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 18, 2008 |
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Data from the ESA/NASA spacecraft SOHO shows clearly that powerful starquakes ripple around the Sun in the wake of mighty solar flares that explode above its surface. The observations give solar physicists ...
Researchers devise new method for protecting private data
Technology / Computer Sciences
Apr 18, 2008 |
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Companies and organizations that keep sensitive personal information on millions of Americans have become attractive targets for hackers in recent years, resulting in billions of dollars in losses for U.S. businesses and ...
Researchers look at cannabinoids, genes, medicines and brain scans to find better anxiety treatments
Apr 18, 2008 |
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Right now, about half of all people who take medicine for an anxiety disorder don’t get much help from it. And doctors have no definitive way to predict who will, and who won’t, benefit from each anti-anxiety ...
Huge owl moves into English village
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Apr 18, 2008 |
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A large eagle owl has moved into a village in Northern England, scaring some residents and fascinating others.
Seismometer image captured from this morning's Midwest earthquake
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 18, 2008 |
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A University of Wisconsin-Madison geology department seismometer in Weeks Hall recorded the tremors of a southern Illinois earthquake that shook many areas of the Midwest this morning.
Canada to ban BPA baby bottles
Apr 18, 2008 |
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Canada became the first country to declare the widely used chemical bisphenol A unsuitable for use in baby bottles and set a ban mechanism in motion Friday.
The next step in robot development is child’s play
Apr 18, 2008 |
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Teaching robots to understand enough about the real world to allow them act independently has proved to be much more difficult than first thought.
Vitamin D and breast cancer risk
Apr 18, 2008 |
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A connection between vitamin D level and the risk of developing breast cancer has been implicated for a long time, but its clinical relevance had not yet been proven. Sascha Abbas and colleagues from the working group headed ...
Nanoparticles Provide Detailed View Inside Living Animals
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Apr 18, 2008 |
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Using nanoparticles designed specifically to produce a bright Raman spectroscopic signal, a team of investigators at the Center for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence Focused on Therapy Response (Stanford CCNE) has shown that ...
New molecule could be key to anti-heart attack drug
Apr 18, 2008 |
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When too many blood platelets stick together in the bloodstream, they form dangerous clots that can clog blood vessels and cause a heart attack. If a clot doesn’t get dissolved or rapidly removed, it can cause permanent damage ...
Norway may halt salmon fishing season
Apr 18, 2008 |
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Norwegian wildlife management officials said stocks of wild salmon have dropped so low they may have to halt the salmon fishing season.
