Graphene Takes the Heat
Feb 20, 2008 |
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Carbon nanotubes are being touted by many scientists and engineers as the material of the future, with the potential to revolutionize electronic technologies. But a new study shows that nanotubes may not be ...
Researchers release most detailed global study of genetic variation
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Feb 20, 2008 |
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University of Michigan scientists and their colleagues at the National Institute on Aging have produced the largest and most detailed worldwide study of human genetic variation, a treasure trove offering new ...
Fiber-optic booster on a chip
Feb 20, 2008 |
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More and more of our communications -- from text messages to high-definition television -- travel over optical fiber. At last count the United States was crisscrossed by more than 80 million miles of it, with ...
Who's Orbiting the Moon?
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 20, 2008 |
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The space around Earth is a busy place, as teeming with traffic as a roundabout. More than 500 active satellites are bustling about up there right now. Some are transmitting radio, television, and telephone ...
Genetic pathway critical to disease, aging found
Feb 20, 2008 |
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The same chemical reaction that causes iron to rust plays a similarly corrosive role in our bodies. Oxidative stress chips away at healthy cells and is a process, scientists know, that contributes to a host of diseases and ...
Eating fish could protect the brain from decline
Feb 20, 2008 |
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University of Aberdeen researchers, jointly funded by the Alzheimer’s Research Trust and the Wellcome Trust, found that people who eat fish oils retained better mental ability in late adulthood compared to those that eat ...
Cleaner water through nanotechnology
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Feb 20, 2008 |
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Tiny particles of pure silica coated with an active material could be used to remove toxic chemicals, bacteria, viruses, and other hazardous materials from water much more effectively and at lower cost than conventional water ...
The downside of a good idea
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 20, 2008 |
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Good ideas can have drawbacks. When information is freely shared, good ideas can stunt innovation by distracting others from pursuing even better ideas, according to Indiana University cognitive scientist Robert Goldstone.
Emerging infectious diseases on the rise: Next target 'hotspot' predicted
Feb 20, 2008 |
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It’s not just your imagination. Providing the first-ever definitive proof, a team of scientists has shown that emerging infectious diseases such as HIV, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), West Nile ...
Rresearchers determine structure of protein that mutates DNA of the AIDS virus HIV-1
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Feb 20, 2008 |
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Understanding the structure of proteins involved in inhibiting HIV-1 infection could help in the battle against AIDS, and University of Minnesota researchers have taken a crucial step in that direction.
Unique Martian formation reproduced, reveals brief bursts of water
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 20, 2008 |
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Blacksburg, Va. – Researchers from the United States and the Netherlands report that several formations on Mars indicate incidents of rapid release of water from the planet’s interior.
Masters of disguise: Secrets of nature's 'great pretenders' revealed
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Feb 20, 2008 |
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A gene which helps a harmless African butterfly ward off predators by giving it wing patterns like those of toxic species, has been identified by scientists who publish their findings today.
In the race to the top, zigzagging is more efficient than a straight line
Feb 20, 2008 |
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A straight line may be the shortest distance between two points, but it isn’t necessarily the fastest or easiest path to follow.
Researchers Discover New Way to Store Information Via DNA
Feb 20, 2008 |
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Researchers at UC Riverside have found a way to get into your body and your bloodstream. No, they’re not spiritual gurus or B-movie mad scientists. Nathaniel G. Portney, Yonghui Wu, Stefano Lonardi, and Mihri Ozkan from UCR’s ...
Atlantis Returns Home After Successful Mission
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 20, 2008 |
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Space shuttle Atlantis and its crew landed at 9:07 a.m. EST Wednesday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., after completing a 13-day journey of nearly 5.3 million miles in space. The STS-122 mission expanded ...
