Paving the way for green roads
Feb 21, 2008 |
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Kevin Gardner sees green roads right around the corner. “A lot of the infrastructure in this country needs to be re-built,” says Gardner, University of New Hampshire associate professor of civil engineering and director of ...
Off the hook: Stronger soft-plastic fishing lure reels in raves
Feb 21, 2008 |
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Working with University of Wisconsin-Madison engineering and business school faculty and students, a Wisconsin entrepreneur has perfected a fiber-reinforced fishing lure that may prevent millions of pounds ...
Empty nest syndrome may not be bad after all, study finds
Feb 21, 2008 |
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One day they are crawling, the next day they are driving and then suddenly they aren’t kids anymore. As children reach adulthood, the parent-child relationship changes as parents learn to adapt to newly independent children. ...
Lack of political will and the subordination of women are major barriers to tackling AIDS
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Feb 21, 2008 |
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Denial, myths, complacency, lack of political will and the subordination of women are major obstacles in the fight against HIV and AIDS. And with no cure or vaccine in sight, scaling up prevention is of paramount importance, ...
Hydrogen-fueled cars stuck at the gate
Feb 21, 2008 |
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Analysts say hydrogen fuel cells have major hurdles to overcome before U.S. consumers will accept the technology in their cars.
Quantifying Earth's copper: Study puts numbers on nonrenewabilility
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 21, 2008 |
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Unlike forests, fisheries and other resources that can be renewed relatively rapidly through natural processes, mineral deposits form so slowly that they're classified as nonrenewable. But just how non-renewable are they, ...
Bacteria can be made to spin spider silk
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Feb 21, 2008 |
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Biological and medical research is on the threshold of a new era based on better understanding of how large organic molecules bind together and recognise each other. There is great potential for exploiting the molecular docking ...
Immune deficiency and balance disorder result from single gene defect
Feb 21, 2008 |
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A genetic defect that causes a severe immune deficiency in humans may also produce balance disorders, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Iowa, The Jackson Laboratory and East Carolina University.
Purging the plantain pests in Africa
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Feb 21, 2008 |
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A tiny pest threatening the staple diet of millions in Africa could soon be eradicated in a project announced today, bringing together plant experts from Leeds and Uganda.
Study confirms cardiac surgery drug increases death rate
Medicine & Health / Medications
Feb 21, 2008 |
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The largest study to date of a controversial cardiac surgery drug shows it increases death rates and damages kidney function, according Duke University Medical Center researchers.
An-arrgh-chy! What Blackbeard can teach us about politics
Feb 21, 2008 |
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Pirates, like gangsters, highwayman, and other colorful outlaws, have always carried a certain romantic appeal with them upon the high seas. Thanks to a certain movie trilogy, they are the most appealing of the outlaws at ...
Cold conspirators: Ice crystals implicated in Arctic pollution
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 21, 2008 |
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Frost flowers. Diamond dust. Hoarfrost. These poetically named ice crystal forms are part of the stark beauty of the Arctic. But they also play a role in its pollution, a new study by scientists at the University ...
Moderate level of aerobic fitness may lower stroke risk
Feb 21, 2008 |
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A moderate level of aerobic fitness can significantly reduce stroke risk for men and women, according to a large, long-running study presented at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2008.
Advanced engineered substrates boost chip performance
Feb 21, 2008 |
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A single platform that combines the benefits of strained silicon and silicon-on-insulator technologies hopes to offer much improved performance for future chip generations.
Vitamin E may increase tuberculosis risk in male smokers with high vitamin C intake
Feb 21, 2008 |
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Six-year vitamin E supplementation increased tuberculosis risk by 72% in male smokers who had high dietary vitamin C intake, but vitamin E had no effect on those who had low dietary vitamin C intake, according to a study ...
