Herschel's daring test: A glimpse of things to come
Jun 19, 2009 |
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Herschel opened its 'eyes' on 14 June and the Photoconductor Array Camera and Spectrometer obtained images of M51, 'the whirlpool galaxy' for a first test observation. Scientists obtained images in three colours ...
'Look Mom No Electricity': Transmitting Information with Chemistry
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Jun 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- While information technology is generally thought to require electrons or photons for transmitting information, scientists have recently demonstrated a third method of transmission: chemical ...
Apollo astronaut Aldrin urges US to land on Mars
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 19, 2009 |
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NASA should focus on sending a man to Mars and helping other nations travel in space, Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin said Friday.
Mayo researchers: Dramatic outcomes in prostate cancer study
Jun 19, 2009 |
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Two Mayo Clinic patients whose prostate cancer had been considered inoperable are now cancer free thanks in part to an experimental drug therapy that was used in combination with standardized hormone treatment and radiation ...
'Milking' microscopic algae could yield massive amounts of oil
Jun 19, 2009 |
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Scientists in Canada and India are proposing a surprising new solution to the global energy crisis —“milking” oil from the tiny, single-cell algae known as diatoms, renowned for their intricate, beautifully ...
Plant communication: Sagebrush engage in self-recognition and warn of danger
Jun 19, 2009 |
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"To thine own self be true" may take on a new meaning—not with people or animal behavior but with plant behavior.
Cutting greenhouse gases could grow the economy
Jun 19, 2009 |
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Over £14 ($23) billion more in products and services could be produced in Northern Ireland's economy each year if greenhouse gas producing resources were used as efficiently as they are in the rest of the UK, a research group ...
Study: Tobacco companies changed design of cigarettes without alerting smokers
Jun 19, 2009 |
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As President Obama prepares to sign a bill giving the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) oversight of the tobacco industry, a new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers shows that tobacco manufacturers ...
US woman to pay 1.92 mln dlrs in music piracy case
Jun 19, 2009 |
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A US jury has ordered a 32-year-old woman to pay nearly two million dollars in damages for illegally downloading 24 songs over the Internet in a high-profile digital piracy case.
NASA launches LCROSS Lunar Impactor
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 19, 2009 |
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NASA launched its first moon shot in a decade Thursday, sending up a pair of unmanned science probes that will help determine where astronauts could land and set up camp in years to come.
Study advises Chinese government to change fuel in millions of households
Jun 19, 2009 |
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Scientists in China are recommending that the Chinese government consider phasing out the direct burning of traditional chunks of coal in millions of households. It suggests that the government substitute ...
Green tea may affect prostate cancer progression
Jun 19, 2009 |
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According to results of a study published in Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, men with prostate cancer who consumed the active compounds in green tea demonstrated a sign ...
Just how friendly are those probiotics in your food?
Jun 19, 2009 |
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Ready for some live, active cultures in your chocolate? How about your breakfast cereal? Probiotics, the so-called "friendly" bacteria with health benefits, have busted out of the dairy case and are colonizing other areas ...
New evidence that vinegar may be natural fat-fighter
Jun 19, 2009 |
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Researchers in Japan are reporting new evidence that the ordinary vinegar -- a staple in oil-and-vinegar salad dressings, pickles, and other foods -- may live up to its age-old reputation in folk medicine ...
Researchers achieve breakthrough in effort to develop tiny biological fuel cells
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jun 19, 2009 |
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University of Georgia researchers have developed a successful way to grow molecular wire brushes that conduct electrical charges, a first step in developing biological fuel cells that could power pacemakers, cochlear implants ...
