Archive: 02/19/2007
Computer scientist reveals the math and science behind blockbuster movies
On Feb. 19 at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in San Francisco, movie lovers get a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the physics-based simulations that breathe life into fantasy.
Technology / Computer Sciences
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Highly accomplished people more prone to failure than others when under stress
Talented people often choke under pressure because the distraction caused by stress consumes their working memory, research in Psychology has found.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 19, 2007 |
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The quality of a father-child relationship effects intimate relationships in adulthood
Recent research at the University of Haifa School of Social Work revealed a connection between father-child relationship and the ability to achieve interrelation intimacy in adulthood. The research, conducted by Dr. Nurit ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 19, 2007 |
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Study shows teens become less active as they grow older
As they grow older, teenagers are spending more time in front of the computer and television and less time participating in physical activities, according to researchers at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. ...
Feb 19, 2007 |
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Crystal clues to better batteries
Longer-lasting laptop and mobile phone batteries could be a step closer thanks to research by scientists at the University of Oxford.
Feb 19, 2007 |
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Boreal ecosystems linkage is discovered
U.S. researchers say they have found links between both spring and autumn temperature changes and the uptake and loss of carbon dioxide.
Feb 19, 2007 |
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Study unclear on new wave of U.S. violence
A criminology expert said, despite a recent increase in the U.S. murder rate, it's not yet clear whether the nation faces a new wave of violent crime.
Feb 19, 2007 |
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Apollo 1 capsule moved to new facility
The historic Apollo 1 capsule has been moved to a newer, environmentally controlled warehouse at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 19, 2007 |
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Cancer is a stem cell issue
There is an urgent reason to study stem cells: stem cells are at the heart of some, if not all, cancers. Mounting evidence implicates a clutch of rogue stem cells brandishing ‘epigenetic’ marks as the main culprits in cancer. ...
Feb 19, 2007 |
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Computer science trouble lies in education, not jobs, professor says
Contrary to tales of doom about the decline of America's computer science industry, the biggest problem facing computing today is not a lack of jobs but a shortage of qualified workers to fill those jobs, says Stanford Professor ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Feb 19, 2007 |
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Problem forgetting may be a natural mechanism gone awry
Better tie that string around your finger a little tighter. It may turn out the reason some people grow increasingly forgetful as they age is less about how old they are and more about subtle changes in the way the brain ...
Feb 19, 2007 |
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Surprises from the Sun's South Pole
Although very close to the minimum of its 11-year sunspot cycle, the Sun showed that it is still capable of producing a series of remarkably energetic outbursts - ESA-NASA Ulysses mission revealed.
Feb 19, 2007 |
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DNA analysis reveals rapid population shift among Pleistocene cave bears
Studying DNA obtained from teeth of ancient cave bears, researchers have been able to identify a shift in a particular population of the bears inhabiting a European valley in the late Pleistocene era. The findings illustrate ...
Biology /
Feb 19, 2007 |
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Mouse stem cell line advance suggests potential for IVF-incompetent eggs
Researchers have found that mouse oocytes that fail to become fertilized during in vitro fertilization are nevertheless often capable of succeeding as "cytoplasmic donors" during a subsequent cloning step using so-called ...
Biology /
Feb 19, 2007 |
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SlySoft Releases AnyDVD HD, Cracks HD DVD AACS Protection
SlySoft, a software company based in Antigua, announced the first official release of AnyDVD HD which "supports HD DVD and AACS". It makes it possible to get around the previously uncrackable AACS copy protection ...
Feb 19, 2007 |
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