Archive: 09/18/2006
Researchers Developing More Powerful Solar Cells
Sure, Iowa has its share of rainy, snowy and cloudy days. But look out the window. “We have a lot of sunlight,” said Vikram Dalal as sunshine lit up a late-summer morning and the south-facing windows of his office at Iowa ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
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Report: Scientists 'teleport' two photons
Scientists in Germany say they have successfully teleported the combined quantum state of two photons.
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First penis transplant patient hated it
A Chinese accident victim who became the world's first successful recipient of a transplanted penis psychologically rejected it and asked for its removal.
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Bitter Taste Identifies Poisons in Foods
Scientists at the Monell Chemical Senses Center report that bitter taste perception of vegetables is influenced by an interaction between variants of taste genes and the presence of naturally-occurring toxins ...
Sep 18, 2006 |
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Why Evolution Drives Some Cells to Altruism
Nature has been capitalizing on the benefits of a specialized labor force long before Henry Ford made it popular. New research suggests the same principles Ford used have driven the evolution of complex organisms.
Biology /
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Research shows who dies when and where
In the United States, the best-off people, like Asian women in Bergen County, N.J., have a life expectancy 33 years longer than the worst-off, Native American males in some South Dakota counties - 91 versus 58 years. So concludes ...
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Metal deformation studies lead to new understanding of materials at extreme conditions
Researchers have found a new tool to explore materials at extreme conditions. By combining very large-scale molecular dynamics simulations with time-resolved data from laser experiments of shock wave propagation through specific ...
Sep 18, 2006 |
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Detecting Cancer with Silica Nanoparticles
Tumor necrosis factor-alpha is a widely accepted biomarker for cancer, but the minute amounts of this protein circulating in blood makes detecting the molecule and measuring its concentration accurately a technological challenge.
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
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Research finds that large(ish) objects can follow the rules of the microscopic world
Miles Blencowe, a quantum theorist with the physics and astronomy department at Dartmouth, is part of a team working to connect the macroscopic and the microscopic worlds by seeing if they can make larger objects obey the ...
Sep 18, 2006 |
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Project uses nanotubes to sniff out heavy metals
A team of researchers from Arizona State University and Motorola Labs has developed sensors based on carbon nanotubes, microscopically small structures that possess excellent electronic properties. In early tests, the new ...
Sep 18, 2006 |
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Swotting up on sex differences
A University of Queensland researcher is investigating the genetic triggers of key differences between males and females including longevity and particular disease rates.
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Researchers Grow Neural, Blood Vessel Cells from Adult Stem Cells
Scientists have predicted that embryonic stem cells might lead to cures for various diseases and conditions such as heart disease, Parkinson's or spinal cord injuries. Now, a University of Missouri-Columbia researcher has ...
Sep 18, 2006 |
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Materials scientists tame tricky carbon nanotubes
Based on a new theory, MIT scientists may be able to manipulate carbon nanotubes -- one of the strongest known materials and one of the trickiest to work with -- without destroying their extraordinary electrical ...
Sep 18, 2006 |
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Evolutionary software to be released free of charge
New software developed by researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign allows scientists to more effectively analyze and compare both sequence and structure data from a growing library of proteins and nucleic ...
Sep 18, 2006 |
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UCI scientists use near real-time sensor data to detect coastal ocean pollution
A discovery by UC Irvine scientists could help public health officials know instantly when pollution has moved into the coastal ocean -- a breakthrough that could enable authorities to post warnings or close beaches in minutes ...
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