Scientists discover new planet orbiting dangerously close to giant star
Nov 18, 2008 |
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A team of astronomers from Penn State and Nicolaus Copernicus University in Poland has discovered a new planet that is closely orbiting a red-giant star, HD 102272, which is much older than our own Sun. The ...
Brain compound 'throws gasoline onto the fire' of schizophrenia
Nov 18, 2008 |
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New research has traced elevated levels of a specific compound in the brain to problem-solving deficits in patients with schizophrenia.
The psychology of deja vu
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 18, 2008 |
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All of us have experienced being in a new place and feeling certain that we have been there before. This mysterious feeling, commonly known as déjà vu, occurs when we feel that a new situation is familiar, even if there is ...
Nanocoatings boost industrial energy efficiency
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Nov 18, 2008 |
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Friction is the bane of any machine. When moving parts are subject to friction, it takes more energy to move them, the machine doesn't operate as efficiently, and the parts have a tendency to wear out over ...
A first in online gaming: Humans team up with AI software
Technology / Computer Sciences
Nov 18, 2008 |
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Hey, online gamers, artificial intelligence researchers need your help! As part of an international team of researchers, Northwestern University has officially released the first online game in which human players partner ...
Study finds that corporate culture is most important factor in driving innovation
Nov 18, 2008 |
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Innovation is integral to the growth, success and wealth of firms and nations. What predicts the increase of radical innovation, and the profits that often ensue, is a mystery most firms are trying to solve. The answer that ...
New Virtual Tool Can Train Athlete Brains to React 53 Percent Faster, Improve Their Game
Nov 18, 2008 |
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All great athletes know that in order to perform well, they can't just depend on their physical capabilities. Speed and efficiency in decision-making are just as essential. Two researchers from the School ...
Anthropologists discover long-lost primate in Indonesia
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Nov 18, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A team led by a Texas A&M University anthropologist has discovered a group of primates not seen alive in 85 years. The pygmy tarsiers, furry Furby/gremlin-looking* creatures about the size ...
Precise measurement of phenomenon advances solar cell understanding
Nov 18, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- "One type of solar cell design starts with a chain of chromophores strung between two electrodes," explained Dewey Holten, Ph.D., professor of chemistry in Arts & Sciences. "This chain absorbs ...
Dancing droplets
Nov 18, 2008 |
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Our blood, sweat and tears are three precious fluids that can answer lots of questions about the state of our health but testing small amounts of bodily fluids, without contaminating them through contact with ...
New filtering technology has environmental, industrial applications
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Materials engineers have created a new type of membrane that separates oil from water and, if perfected, might be used for environmental cleanup, water purification and industrial applications.
What cures you may also ail you: Antibiotics, your gut and you
Biology /
Nov 18, 2008 |
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We are always being told by marketers of healthy yogurts that the human gut contains a bustling community of different bacteria, both good and bad, and that this balance is vital to keeping you healthy. But if you target ...
Exercise increases brain growth factor and receptors, prevents stem cell drop in middle age
Nov 18, 2008 |
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A new study confirms that exercise can reverse the age-related decline in the production of neural stem cells in the hippocampus of the mouse brain, and suggests that this happens because exercise restores a brain chemical ...
Carbon dioxide already in danger zone, warns study
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A group of 10 prominent scientists says that the level of globe-warming carbon dioxide in the air has probably already reached a point where world climate will change disastrously unless the level can be reduced in coming ...
New study pinpoints potential 'green collar' job growth in US
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During the presidential campaign, Barack Obama proposed an economic plan that would create 5 million jobs in environmental industries. These so-called "green collar" jobs do, in fact, present the next frontier for U.S. manufacturing, ...
