Japanese study shows overweight people live longest
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Good news at last for chubby people having a few love handles may help a person live longer, a recent study showed.
Human eye inspires advance in computer vision (w/Video)
Technology / Computer Sciences
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Inspired by the behavior of the human eye, Boston College computer scientists have developed a technique that lets computers see objects as fleeting as a butterfly or tropical fish with nearly double the accuracy and 10 times ...
Big impact from tiny semiconductor lasers (w/Video)
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A massive European effort to develop high-brightness semiconductor lasers could transform healthcare, telecoms and display applications and make Europe an undisputed leader in the field.
New technology enables high-speed data transfer
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GridFTP, a protocol developed by researchers at Argonne National Laboratory, has been used to transfer unprecedented amounts of data over the Department of Energy's (DOE) Energy Sciences Network (ESnet), which provides a ...
Ancient drought and rapid cooling drastically altered climate
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
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Two abrupt and drastic climate events, 700 years apart and more than 45 centuries ago, are teasing scientists who are now trying to use ancient records to predict future world climate.
Scientists reach milestone in study of emergent magnetism
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago have reached a milestone in the study of emergent magnetism.
3D printing for new tissues and organs
Technology / Computer Sciences
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A more effective way to build plastic scaffolds on which new tissues and even whole organs might be grown in the laboratory is being developed by an international collaboration between teams in Portugal and the UK.
Natural deep earth pump fuels earthquakes
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
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For the first time scientists have discovered the presence of a natural deep earth pump that is a crucial element in the formation of ore deposits and earthquakes.
A water snake that predicts which way fish will turn when it attacks
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Forget the old folk tales about snakes hypnotizing their prey. The tentacled snake from South East Asia has developed a more effective technique. The small water snake has found a way to startle its prey so ...
New discovery suggests mammoths survived in Britain until 14,000 years ago
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
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Research which finally proves that bones found in Shropshire, England provide the most geologically recent evidence of woolly mammoths in North Western Europe publishes today in the Geological Journal. Analysis of both t ...
Researchers predict large 2009 Gulf of Mexico 'dead zone'
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University of Michigan aquatic ecologist Donald Scavia and his colleagues say this year's Gulf of Mexico "dead zone" could be one of the largest on record, continuing a decades-long trend that threatens the health of a half-billion-dollar ...
China slams Google over porn
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China stepped up its war on Internet censorship Thursday, slamming Google China for allowing pornographic content to seep into the nation and threatening to punish the search engine.
Omega-3 fatty acids appear to impact age-related macular degeneration progression
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Omega-3 fatty acids found in fatty fish such as tuna and salmon may protect against progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), but the benefits appear to depend on the stage of disease and whether certain supplements ...
British Climate Act 'failed before it started'
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The British Climate Act is flawed and comprised of unrealistic and unobtainable targets, writes US academic Roger A Pielke Jr, in a journal paper published in IOP Publishing's Environmental Research Letters.
Light sensor breakthrough could enhance digital cameras
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New research by a team of University of Toronto scientists could lead to substantial advancements in the performance of a variety of electronic devices including digital cameras.
