Matter and antimatter feel the chemistry
Oct 20, 2006 |
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“Antiprotonic hydrogen has already been produced,” explains Nicola Zurlo, an investigator in the Chemistry and Physics Department, headed by professor Evandro Lodi-Rizzini, at the University of Brescia in Brescia, Italy. ...
Left and Right Hands Rely on Different Senses
Oct 20, 2006 |
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Sometimes, the right hand really may not know what the left hand is doing. It turns out that each of them relies on a different set of sensory inputs to control its movement.
Mars May be Cozy Place for Hardy Microbes
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 20, 2006 |
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A class of especially hardy microbes that live in some of the harshest Earthly environments could flourish on cold Mars and other chilly planets, according to a research team of astronomers and microbiologists.
Clean fusion energy: HiPER is on the roadmap
Oct 20, 2006 |
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The roadmap outlining opportunities for European science was published on Thursday 19 October. The result of two years intensive work involving over 1000 top-level scientists, the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures ...
Scientists prove that parts of cell nuclei are not arranged at random
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The nucleus of a mammal cell is made up of component parts arranged in a pattern which can be predicted statistically, says new research published today. Scientists hope this discovery that parts of the inside ...
Scientists develop insulin-producing cells
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Scientists at a California biotechnology company said they have developed a way to turn embryonic stem cells into insulin-producing pancreatic cells.
Scientists identify memory gene
Oct 20, 2006 |
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An international study led by U.S. geneticists has discovered a gene -- called Kibra -- that is associated with memory performance in humans.
Cell Phone of the Future Saves Lives
Oct 20, 2006 |
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Researchers at the University of South Florida’s Center for Urban Transportation Research and Department of Computer Science and Engineering are working on cell phone applications that can help keep you safer, tell you when ...
Fossil salmon found in Washington state
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Oct 20, 2006 |
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Scientists say that fossil salmon found on a riverbank in Washington state are sockeye from about 1 million years ago.
RFID tags deliver letters safely to destination
Oct 20, 2006 |
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On with a stamp, off to the mailbox, and the letter usually arrives the next day – after a long journey through a complex system of logistics. A new type of RFID tag with a display can help to make the system ...
Eat and exercise to a thinner waist
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Those things mamas across the United States say -- it's a meal not a race, eat more vegetables, go play outside -- really help battle the waistline bulge.
Plastic components from the microwave
Oct 20, 2006 |
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Manufacturing fiber-reinforced plastic components for ships, facades of buildings and wind power plants is a technically difficult process. Researchers are now developing a new, environment-friendly process ...
Why the best things come to those who wait
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Pushing to the front of the queue is not the best ploy for males who want to propagate their genes according to scientists from the University of Exeter.
Beaked Whales Perform Extreme Dives to Hunt Deepwater Prey
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A study of ten beaked whales of two poorly understood species shows their foraging dives are deeper and longer than those reported for any other air-breathing species. This extreme deep-diving behavior is of particular interest ...
Asia's Odd-ball Antelope Get Collared
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A group of scientists led by the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) working in Mongolia’s windswept Gobi Desert recently fitted high-tech GPS (Global Positioning System) collars on eight saiga ...
