Ancient flying dragon discovered in China
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Mar 21, 2007 |
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Chinese scientists say they've found the remains of a small "flying dragon" that lived around the time of the dinosaurs.
Scientific Surprise Greets Researchers at Higher Magnetic Fields
Mar 21, 2007 |
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Research performed by a team at Florida State University's National High Magnetic Field Laboratory suggests that the benefits of building higher-field superconducting magnets likely will far outweigh the costs ...
Moral judgment fails without feelings
Mar 21, 2007 |
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Consider the following scenario: someone you know has AIDS and plans to infect others, some of whom will die. Your only options are to let it happen or to kill the person. Do you pull the trigger?
Hinode's X-Ray Telescope Reveals the Sun's Secrets
Mar 21, 2007 |
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Even though the sun is the closest star to Earth and has been studied for hundreds of years, it still holds surprises. The recently launched Hinode spacecraft is one of the latest observatories to probe the ...
Scientists create microscopic alphabet
Mar 21, 2007 |
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UCLA scientists have designed and mass-produced billions of fluorescent microscale particles in the shapes of all 26 letters of the alphabet in an “alphabet soup” displaying “exquisite fidelity of the shapes.”
MIT biologists solve vitamin puzzle
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Mar 21, 2007 |
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Solving a mystery that has puzzled scientists for decades, MIT and Harvard researchers have discovered the final piece of the synthesis pathway of vitamin B12-the only vitamin synthesized exclusively by microorganisms.
Brush anode and tubular cathode scale up microbial fuel cells
Mar 21, 2007 |
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Generating electricity from renewable sources will soon become as easy as putting a brush and a tube in a tub of wastewater. A carbon fiber, bottle-brush anode developed by Penn State researchers will provide more than enough ...
Mechanics meets chemistry in new way to manipulate matter
Mar 21, 2007 |
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The inventors of self-healing plastic have come up with another invention: a new way of doing chemistry. Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have found a novel way to manipulate matter and drive ...
Listen to your heart: Researchers discover a physiological indicator of vulnerability to temptation
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 21, 2007 |
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We’ve all had our moments of weakness when trying to control ourselves; eating that donut on your diet, losing your temper with your kids, becoming upset when you’re doing your best not to. It isn’t like we plan on these ...
Controls engineer wins NSF CAREER Award to advance the viability of nuclear fusion
Mar 21, 2007 |
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Few emerging technologies make claims that are as grand as the promises of nuclear fusion. Few, however, will require as much time and effort before they come to fruition.
Burrowing, digging dinosaurs found in southwest Montana
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Mar 21, 2007 |
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A new dinosaur that dug burrows and cared for its young in dens has been found in southwest Montana.
Morphine kills pain -- not patients
Medicine & Health / Medications
Mar 21, 2007 |
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Many people, including health care workers, believe that morphine is a lethal drug that causes death when used to control pain for a patient who is dying. That is a misconception according to new research published in the ...
Tiny Clue Reveals New Path Toward Heart Disease
Mar 21, 2007 |
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Geneticists have discovered a new gene that may put individuals at higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease.
Powerful new tool to track carbon dioxide by source
Mar 21, 2007 |
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Scientists from NOAA’s Earth System Research Laboratory (ESRL) announced today a new tool to monitor changes in atmospheric carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases by region and source. The tool, called CarbonTracker, will ...
New Concept Video Camera for SDHC Memory Card Recording
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 21, 2007 |
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Up to now, the growth of the video camera market has been driven by uses such as recording weddings and birthday parties. In an effort to stimulate new demand in this largely mature market, Panasonic is introducing ...
