Carbon Nanotubes Compromise the Functions of Certain Protozoa, Study Shows
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jun 18, 2008 |
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A new study by researchers from the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, hints that carbon nanotubes may be toxic to microorganisms. When cultures of a certain key protozoan, a single-cell organism, ...
Trap and zap: Harnessing the power of light to pattern surfaces on the nanoscale
Jun 18, 2008 |
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Princeton engineers have invented an affordable technique that uses lasers and plastic beads to create the ultrasmall features that are needed for new generations of microchips.
Study shows male homosexuality can be explained through a specific model of Darwinian evolution
Biology /
Jun 18, 2008 |
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Reporting in this week's PLoS ONE, an Italian research team, consisting of Andrea Camperio Ciani and Giovanni Zanzotto at the University of Padova and Paolo Cermelli at the University of Torino, found that the evolutionary origin ...
Ocean temperatures and sea level increases 50 percent higher than previously estimated
Jun 18, 2008 |
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New research suggests that ocean temperature and associated sea level increases between 1961 and 2003 were 50 percent larger than estimated in the 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report.
Scientists discover that protons partner with neutrons more often than with other protons
Jun 18, 2008 |
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Fast-moving protons are much more likely to pair up with fast-moving neutrons than with other protons in the nuclei of atoms, according to a recent experiment performed at the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas ...
Black holes have simple feeding habits
Jun 18, 2008 |
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The biggest black holes may feed just like the smallest ones, according to data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and ground-based telescopes. This discovery supports the implication of Einstein's relativity ...
UC Davis researcher leads climate-change discovery
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 18, 2008 |
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A team of researchers led by a first-year UC Davis faculty member has resolved a longstanding paradox in the plant world, which should lead to far more accurate predictions of global climate change.
Newly born identical twin stars show surprising differences
Jun 18, 2008 |
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The analysis of the youngest pair of identical twin stars yet discovered has revealed surprising differences in brightness, surface temperature and possibly even the size of the two.
Great apes think ahead
Biology /
Jun 18, 2008 |
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Apes can plan for their future needs just as we humans can – by using self-control and imagining future events. Mathias and Helena Osvath's research, from Lunds University Cognitive Science in Sweden, is the first to provide ...
New computer does Windows 3,000 times faster
Jun 18, 2008 |
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The most powerful Windows-based computer in Europe is being installed in Sweden's Umeå University. Nicknamed "Akka", the supercomputer incorporates IBM Power microprocessors, Cell Broadband Engines and Intel processors and ...
Sprinters closest to starter pistol have advantage over those farther away, says study
Jun 18, 2008 |
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On your marks, get set... go to lane 1? Researchers at the University of Alberta in Edmonton studying the connection between loud sounds and reaction time are reporting findings that may have sprinters thinking twice about ...
Toxic to aliens -- but key to health of planet
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 18, 2008 |
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Scientists at the University of Leicester are using an ingredient found in common shampoos to investigate how the oxygen content of the oceans has changed over geologically recent time.
Musical Robot Tags Along as your Serenading Sidekick
Jun 18, 2008 |
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If you ever thought it would be cool to be serenaded by a robot, you might get a kick out of the new A.M.P. Bot. Developed by Hasbro Tiger Electronics, the 2.5-foot-tall humanoid rolls around on a Segway-type platform, blasting ...
How female chimps call off the competition
Biology /
Jun 18, 2008 |
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Female chimps are more concerned with having sex with many different males than finding the strongest mate, according to researchers.
New system estimates geographic location of photos
Technology / Computer Sciences
Jun 18, 2008 |
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Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have devised the first computerized method that can analyze a single photograph and determine where in the world the image likely was taken. It's a feat made possible ...
