New synthetic self-assembling macromolecules mimic nature
Mar 19, 2007 |
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We take "self-assembly" for granted when it is carried out by the biopolymers which are our hair, teeth, or skin. But when scientists devise new ways for molecules to self assemble into new materials, it is an important achievement.
ISS gets ready for new computer system
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 19, 2007 |
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The International Space Station crew installed a new window last week and has started preparing for upcoming missions, as well as a new computer system.
New cigarette designs don't offer lower predicted cancer risks
Mar 19, 2007 |
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The tobacco company's description of its new cigarette brand seems to promise a lot.
NASA Glenn to Test Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 19, 2007 |
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NASA's Glenn Research Center will conduct integrated environmental testing of the Orion crew exploration vehicle in the Space Power Facility at the center's Plum Brook Station in Sandusky, Ohio.
Neighbors gone, fruits gone, species gone
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Mar 19, 2007 |
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Neighbors gone, sex gone, fruits gone, species gone. This is the ultra-short conclusion of the findings in a study by Dennis Hansen, Heine Kiesbüy, and Christine Müller from Zurich University, and Carl Jones ...
Some caterpillers just don't want to grow up
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For many years, ecologists from the Centre of Environment and Hydrology (CEH) have investigated the ecology of Maculinea rebeli, a Lycaenid butterfly whose caterpillars live as parasites inside colonies of Myrmica ants, where ...
Researcher to create robotic locomotion that mimics amoeba
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Creating a robotic locomotion mechanism based on the motion of single-cell organisms is the goal of Virginia Tech College of Engineering researcher Dennis Hong, who has received a National Science Foundation Faculty Early ...
Professor Bets Math Can Help Fight Terrorists
Technology / Computer Sciences
Mar 19, 2007 |
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University of California, Riverside Assistant Professor of computer science Christian Shelton will be working over the next three years on algorithms to help the U.S. Air Force conduct computer modeling to help predict the ...
New Russian drug may help fight bird flu
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Russian scientists have created a new anti-virus drug that they allege can help neutralize the potentially deadly H5N1 bird flu virus.
Late Registrants More Likely to Vote, Finds Study of Voter Participation
Mar 19, 2007 |
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"Later is better" when it comes to voter registration in national elections, according a new study of voter participation in the 2000 presidential election.
More Video Games, Fewer Books at Schools?
Mar 19, 2007 |
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Of all of the proposals aimed at improving America's failing schools, there's one idea kids will really like: more video games and fewer books. At least a number of educators hope so, arguing that children would get more ...
As opinions flow through blogs and Internet, political power relocates, diffusely
Mar 19, 2007 |
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There are many ways to define power, but Manuel Castells, Distinguished Visiting Professor of Technology and Society, defines power as the ability to make people think the way you want them to think--or to convince those ...
China names asteroids after astronauts
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 19, 2007 |
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Authorities at the Purple Mountain Observatory under the Chinese Academy of Sciences have named two asteroids after Chinese astronauts.
Children's OTC medicines could be harmful
Medicine & Health / Medications
Mar 19, 2007 |
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Many top U.S. pediatricians say cough and cold remedies for children are not effective and can even cause harm.
Samsung, STMicroelectronics, Metalink Unveil Wireless HD IPTV Set-Top Box at CeBIT
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 19, 2007 |
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Samsung Electronics, STMicroelectronics and Metalink today announced their collaboration to launch a revolutionary set-top box, which supports high-definition (HD) TV quality based on 802.11n wireless IPTV standard, at CeBIT ...
