Archive: 12/19/2006
Celestial Season's Greetings from Hubble
Swirls of gas and dust reside in this ethereal-looking region of star formation imaged by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. This majestic view, located in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), reveals a region where ...
Dec 19, 2006 |
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Mayo Clinic study explores link between nanoparticles and kidney stones
Researchers at Mayo Clinic have successfully isolated nanoparticles from human kidney stones in cell cultures and have isolated proteins, RNA and DNA that appear to be associated with nanoparticles. The findings, which appear ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Dec 19, 2006 |
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UI licenses flex electronics technology
The University of Illinois-Champaign has signed a licensing agreement regarding the development of flexible, stretchable and printable electronic circuitry.
Dec 19, 2006 |
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Minority group materials scientists sought
A group of U.S. nanomaterials scientists in Maryland is starting a program designed to attract and train materials scientists from minority groups.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Dec 19, 2006 |
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Study: Louisiana moving down and south
U.S. geologists say they have determined Louisiana is subsiding vertically and moving southward in respect to North America.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 19, 2006 |
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New species of Antarctic fish discovered
U.S. scientists have found a new species of Antarctic fish that are about 13-inches long, thrive in the cold and have an interorbital pit with two openings.
Biology /
Dec 19, 2006 |
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Brain Training Can Have Lasting Benefits
Just as physical exercise is good for the body, mental training can keep older minds functioning better, with results lasting for years.
Dec 19, 2006 |
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New study demonstrates economic value of invasive species screening programs
A new study by a team that includes David Lodge, a professor of biology and director of the Center for Aquatic Conservation at the University of Notre Dame, contends that screening programs for invasive species ...
Dec 19, 2006 |
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Synchrotrons Help Reveal the Nature of Comets
Cometary particles returned to Earth by the Stardust spacecraft are yielding precious information about the origin of the solar system, thanks in part to a collaboration that includes the Stanford Synchrotron ...
Dec 19, 2006 |
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Electrical Activity Alters Language Used By Nerve Cells
UC San Diego biologists have shown that the chemical language with which neurons communicate depends on the pattern of electrical activity in the developing nervous system. The findings suggest that modification ...
Biology /
Dec 19, 2006 |
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STEREO Sends Back First Solar Images
NASA's twin Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatories (STEREO) sent back their first images of the sun this week and with them a view into the sun's mounting activity.
Dec 19, 2006 |
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Samsung Launches the World’s First 'Optical Joystick' Phone
Samsung Electronics launches the world's first mobile phone featuring an optical joystick for a whole new mobile experience.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 19, 2006 |
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Higher occurrence of Parkinson's linked to low LDL cholesterol
People with low levels of LDL cholesterol are more likely to have Parkinson's disease than people with high LDL levels, according to University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers.
Dec 19, 2006 |
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Study finds the air rich with bacteria
Want biodiversity? Look no further than the air around you. It could be teeming with more than 1,800 types of bacteria, according to a first-of-its-kind census of airborne microbes recently conducted by scientists ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 19, 2006 |
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Workers' compensation ratings don't accurately predict disabilities
A study of settlement decisions in workers' compensation claims for low back pain has found almost no relationship between the rating of the disability's severity when the claim was settlement and reported pain and disability ...
Dec 19, 2006 |
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