Artists 'draw on air' to create 3D illustrations
Technology / Computer Sciences
Sep 19, 2007 |
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By putting on a virtual reality mask, holding a stylus in one hand and a tracking device in the other, an artist can draw 3D objects in the air with unprecedented precision. This new system is called “Drawing ...
A Giant Trilobite on the Sun
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 19, 2007 |
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"We've never seen anything quite like it," says solar physicist Lika Guhathakurta from NASA headquarters.
Human ancestors more primitive that once thought
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Sep 19, 2007 |
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A team of researchers, including Herman Pontzer, Ph.D., assistant professor of physical anthropology in Arts & Sciences, has determined through analysis of the earliest known hominid fossils outside of Africa, recently discovered ...
21st-century pack mule: MIT's 'exoskeleton' lightens the load
Sep 19, 2007 |
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Researchers in the MIT Media Lab's Biomechatronics Group have created a device to lighten the burden for soldiers and others who carry heavy packs and equipment.
Researchers reassess theories on formation of Earth's atmosphere
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 19, 2007 |
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Geochemists at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are challenging commonly held ideas about how gases are expelled from the Earth. Their theory, which is described in the Sept. 20 issue of the journal Nature, could ...
Batters may achieve dramatic increases in home runs through steroids
Sep 19, 2007 |
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Steroid use by a Major League Baseball slugger may produce only modest increases in muscle mass and bat and ball speed but still boost home run production by 50 percent or more, according to a new study by Tufts University ...
Industry Leaders Proposed Superspeed USB 3.0 Specification
Sep 19, 2007 |
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Intel and other industry leaders have formed the USB 3.0 Promoter Group to create a superspeed personal USB interconnect that can deliver over 10 times the speed of today's connection.
AMD announces three new AMD Athlon 64 processor models
Sep 19, 2007 |
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At the Embedded Systems Conference this week, AMD announced the addition of three new low power AMD Athlon 64 processors to its embedded product lineup, giving embedded systems designers the benefits of AMD64 technology in ...
Swirled to the Left or Right? Nanofibers Align in Stirred Liquid
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Sep 19, 2007 |
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Is the vortex in a stirred liquid swirling clockwise or counterclockwise? A zinc porphyrin dendrimer—a branched molecule with a central zinc atom—can answer this question. As Japanese researchers report in the journal Angewandte Ch ...
How the brain handles surprise, good and bad
Sep 19, 2007 |
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Whether it’s a mugger or a friend who jumps out of the bushes, you’re still surprised. But your response—to flee or to hug—must be very different. Now, researchers have begun to distinguish the circuitry in the brain’s emotion ...
Severe heart attack damage limited by hydrogen sulfide
Sep 19, 2007 |
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Administering hydrogen sulfide (H2S) directly into the heart during a simulated heart attack significantly reduces the tissue and cell damage often seen in oxygen-starved organs, according to a new study from researchers at the Uni ...
Using video-game technology to find oil, gas
Technology / Computer Sciences
Sep 19, 2007 |
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What do video games and seismic explorations have in common? Both require very demanding computer applications that call for the ability to process massive quantities of data rapidly. Using computer technology ...
Why are some groups of animals so diverse?
Biology /
Sep 19, 2007 |
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A new study of finger-sized Australian lizards sheds light on one of the most striking yet largely unexplained patterns in nature: why is it that some groups of animals have evolved into hundreds, even thousands of species, ...
Ancient British bog provides clue to global warming
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 19, 2007 |
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Analysis of sediments from a British bog suggest that methane emissions increased due to intense global warming around 55 million years ago.
Stem cells in adult testes provide alternative to embryonic stem cells for organ regeneration
Sep 19, 2007 |
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Easily accessed and plentiful, adult stem cells found in a male patient's testicles might someday be used to create a wide range of tissue types to help him fight disease -- getting around the need for more controversial ...
