Archive: 02/20/2007
Do you hear what i see?
New research pinpoints specific areas in sound processing centers in the brains of macaque monkeys that shows enhanced activity when the animals watch a video.
Feb 20, 2007 |
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Photo software creates 3-D world
In the digital age, organizing a photo collection has gone from bad to worse. The saying used to be that a picture is worth a thousand words. Now the question arises: what are a thousand pictures worth? In ...
Feb 20, 2007 |
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Living in densely populated areas linked to lower body mass
New York City dwellers who reside in densely populated, pedestrian-friendly areas have significantly lower body mass index levels compared to other New Yorkers, according to a new study by the Mailman School of Public Health. ...
Feb 20, 2007 |
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Detecting Radiation on Lunar and Mars Missions
Astronauts on lunar and Mars missions will need to continually assess their radiation risk and exposure. The faculty and midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy (USNA) are developing a small device to ...
Feb 20, 2007 |
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Toshiba Plug Loophole in Security of Quantum Cryptography
Toshiba Research announced today that it has developed two new technologies to realize 'unconditionally secure' quantum key distribution (QKD). To achieve this, Toshiba has overcome a potential security loophole in current ...
Feb 20, 2007 |
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Nano Printing Technique Produces Model Membranes
An international team of investigators based in the United States and Germany has modified the nanoscale printing technique known as dip-pen nanolithography to create large numbers of model cell membranes. This method, published ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Feb 20, 2007 |
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Labeling Cells with Magnetic Nanoparticles
Investigators at the German Cancer Research Center have developed silica-coated iron oxide nanoparticles that allow for cell tracking in a live animal using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). More sensitive methods for tracking ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Feb 20, 2007 |
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Alaskan drilling will assess gas hydrate
Drilling has started on an Alaskan North Slope well to assess the United States' largest potential fossil energy resource: gas hydrate.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 20, 2007 |
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Brain's role in menopause to be studied
The U.S. National Institute on Aging is funding a five-year, $1.4 million research project to study how the brain might control the timing of menopause.
Feb 20, 2007 |
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Less is more for label readers, research shows
Apparently, most grocery-store goers shop for what they don’t want. Of course, they don’t want calories. But what about looking for the good stuff — the vitamins, nutrients, and other goodies listed on the ...
Feb 20, 2007 |
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Negative grief emotions decline about 6-months after the loss of a loved one
After the death of a loved one from natural causes, the normal responses from most people are acceptance and yearning for the deceased, according to a new study in the February 21 issue of JAMA that is an empirical examination ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
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Novel test identifies leukemia patients likely to respond to new therapy
Researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have discovered a genetic signature identifying cases of lymphoma that are uniquely susceptible to a newly developed molecular targeted therapy. ...
Feb 20, 2007 |
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Under pressure, vanadium won't turn down the volume
Scientists at Carnegie’s Geophysical Laboratory have discovered a new type of phase transition—a change from one form to another—in vanadium, a metal that is commonly added to steel to make it harder and more durable. Under ...
Feb 20, 2007 |
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AMD Releases New Desktop Processors
AMD today introduced desktop processors designed for users seeking the ultimate in energy-conscious or high-performance computing.
Feb 20, 2007 |
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An ancient retrovirus is resurrected
Retroviruses have been around longer than humanity itself. In fact, the best-known family member, HIV, is a relative youngster, with its first known human infections occurring sometime in the mid-20th century.
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