Superconducting Turbojet
Jun 18, 2007 |
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An all-electric aircraft could soon appear over the horizon thanks to high-flying scientific research published today in the Institute of Physics' journal, Superconductor Science and Technology. The new type of aircraft, curren ...
Electron beam 'carves' the world's smallest devices
Jun 18, 2007 |
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Physicists at the University of Pennsylvania are using a new technique to craft some of the tiniest metal nanostructures ever created, none larger than 10 nanometers.
Mystery of Earth's Innermost Core Solved
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 18, 2007 |
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New studies show that iron, the principal constituent of the innermost parts of the earth’s core, becomes unusually ‘soft’ at the extreme pressures and temperatures that prevail there. The findings, now being published in ...
Burning fat and carbohydrate during exercise
Jun 18, 2007 |
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In a paper published in The Journal of Physiology, researchers from Copenhagen shed light on fat oxidation during exercise and physical activity. Their observations suggest that fat oxidation during exercise reflects a fine ...
Everyday text shows that Old Persian was probably more commonly used than previously thought
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jun 18, 2007 |
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For the first time, a text has been found in Old Persian language that shows the written language in use for practical recording and not only for royal display. The text is inscribed on a damaged clay tablet ...
Study reveals molecular breakdown at the sub-20 nanometer scale
Jun 18, 2007 |
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Engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln have discovered a novel nanomachining process that will help manufacturers produce superior nanoscale devices to perform important ...
Voyage to the Giant Asteroids
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 18, 2007 |
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The asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter is like the solar system's cluttered old attic. The dusty, forgotten objects there are relics from a time long ago, each asteroid with its own story to tell about ...
Physicist demonstrates how light can be used to remotely operate micromachines
Jun 18, 2007 |
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A research team led by Umar Mohideen, a physicist at the University of California, Riverside, has demonstrated in the laboratory that the Casimir force – the small attractive force that acts between two close parallel uncharged ...
Researcher determines link between foie gras and diseases
Jun 18, 2007 |
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University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine professor and researcher Alan Solomon, M.D., director of the Human Immunology and Cancer/Alzheimer’s Disease and Amyloid-Related Disorders Research Program, led a team that ...
Anthropologists discover remains of earliest giant panda
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Jun 18, 2007 |
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Although it may sound like an oxymoron, a University of Iowa anthropologist and his colleagues report the first discovery of a skull from a "pygmy-sized" giant panda -- the earliest-known ancestor of the giant panda -- that ...
Nanoparticle offers promise for treating glaucoma
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jun 18, 2007 |
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A unique nanoparticle made in a laboratory at the University of Central Florida is proving promising as a drug delivery device for treating glaucoma, an eye disease that can cause blindness and affects millions of people ...
Scientists study 'stealth' tsunami that killed 600 in Java last summer
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 18, 2007 |
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Though categorized as magnitude 7.8, the earthquake could scarcely be felt by beachgoers that afternoon. A low tide and wind-driven waves disguised the signs of receding water, so when the tsunami struck, ...
Reconstructing the biology of extinct species: A new approach
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Jun 18, 2007 |
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An international research team has documented the link between the way an animal moves and the dimensions of an important part of its organ of balance, the three semicircular canals of the inner ear on each ...
Researchers discover 'acquired' DNA key to certain bacterial infection
Jun 18, 2007 |
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Researchers announced this week the discovery of a mechanism by which Mycobacterium avium – a bacterium which can result in serious lung infections and is prevalent in emphysema and AIDS patients among others – infects tissue ...
Biologists link calorie restriction, endocrine function in worm longevity
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Jun 18, 2007 |
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The link between calorie restriction and a longer, healthier life may lie in the head, not in the gut, MIT biologists report.
