Archive: 02/20/2006
Researchers Scrutinize 'Spintronics' as History in the Making
Electronic mail, Web sites, conversations, and experiments about the emerging field of nanotechnology might quickly slip into the past without the work of historians working to document them as they occur.
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Technology helps kids learn to communicate
Computers combining features from popular toys with innovative technology are helping improve the learning and communication skills of disabled children.
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Detection of DNA on nanotubes offers new sensing, sequencing technologies
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign who recently reported that DNA-wrapped carbon nanotubes could serve as sensors in living cells now say the tiny tubes can be used to target spec ...
Feb 20, 2006 |
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Bacterial motors could inspire nanotechnology
An Oxford University physicist sees the future of nanotechnology in the workings of one of Nature's tiniest motors, that which allows some bacteria to swim by rotating slender filaments known as flagella.
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When do babies develop a love of speech?
Is the newborn preference for speech innate, developed in utero or acquired during the early days post-partum? McGill University psychologist Dr Athena Vouloumanos says she's broken the uterine sound barrier ...
Feb 20, 2006 |
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The Earth in 3D
Look down at the world from above - take a virtual stroll along narrow high-rise city streets and open squares. At CeBIT scientists from the Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Heinrich-Hertz-Institut ...
Feb 20, 2006 |
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Study: Midwest not ready for a major quake
A Washington University professor says Midwesterners rarely think about earthquake safety so towns along the New Madrid fault are not prepared.
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Some Americans are uneasy about GE foods
Although more than two-thirds of food sold in the United States contains some genetically engineered crop, scientists say Americans are split on the issue.
Feb 20, 2006 |
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Proton radiation more dangerous than once thought
At the NASA Space Radiation Laboratory at DOE's Brookhaven National Laboratory, scientists have found that proton radiation is more damaging to cells than previously assumed - specifically, the cells' DNA. ...
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Scientists Study Liquid 'Nanodrops'
Scientists from the U.S. DOE’s Brookhaven National Laboratory have discovered that drops of liquid with thicknesses of just a few billionths of a meter, or nanometers, are shaped differently than macroscopic ...
Feb 20, 2006 |
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Dark lava floor of crater Billy seen by SMART-1
This composite image, taken by the Advanced Moon Imaging Experiment (AMIE) on board ESA’s SMART-1 spacecraft, shows crater Billy at the edge of a large lava plain on the Moon.
Feb 20, 2006 |
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Researchers evaluate the effects of warm waters on little fish
Warm Caribbean waters may provide a toasty growing area for larval fish, but that's not enough to ensure a flourishing fish population.
Feb 20, 2006 |
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Comet dust from NASA mission under analysis
Scientists at the University of Chicago are among the first ever to analyze cometary dust delivered to Earth via spacecraft.
Feb 20, 2006 |
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Biometric science seeks to avert identity crisis
Two things are certain about biometrics: It is the hot buzzword in identity management for convenience and protection from terrorists and identity thieves – and it's not foolproof.
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The Tree of Life flourishes on the Web
Scientists say The Tree of Life -- a Web-based database of the relationships and characteristics of all groups of Earth organisms -- is growing.
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