A Matter of Fact: NASA Finds Direct Proof of Dark Matter
Aug 21, 2006 |
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Dark matter and normal matter have been wrenched apart by the tremendous collision of two large clusters of galaxies. The discovery, using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes, gives direct ...
Jilted dogs feel intense jealousy, new study reveals
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Aug 21, 2006 |
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Dogs are intensely jealous creatures that experience a range of complex human-like emotions, a new study at the University of Portsmouth has revealed.
Study shows how cigarette smoke blocks cell repair
Aug 21, 2006 |
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Cigarette smoke can turn normal breast cells cancerous by blocking their ability to repair themselves, eventually triggering tumor development, University of Florida scientists report.
No Hobbits in this Shire
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Aug 21, 2006 |
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The skeletal remains found in a cave on the island of Flores, Indonesia, reported in 2004, do not represent a new species as then claimed but are some of the ancestors of modern human pygmies who live on the ...
'Mint' pain killer takes leaf out of ancient medical texts
Aug 21, 2006 |
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A new synthetic treatment inspired by ancient Greek and Chinese remedies could offer pain relief to millions of patients with arthritis and nerve damage, a new University of Edinburgh study suggests.
'Frozen' natural gas discovered at unexpectedly shallow depths
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 21, 2006 |
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An international team of research scientists has reported greater knowledge of how gas hydrate deposits form in nature, subsequent to a scientific ocean-drilling expedition off Canada's western coast.
Cooling towers may host new pathogens
Aug 21, 2006 |
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Cooling towers may be hot spots where new forms of disease-causing bacteria emerge, scientists report.
Samsung Develops First 70-inch LCD TV Panel
Aug 21, 2006 |
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Samsung Electronics has developed the first 70-inch LCD panel for use in the consumer TV market. Currently, the largest LCD TV screen size is 65 inches. The company will unveil its 70-inch LCD HDTV at the ...
Tapping the power of lightsticks
Aug 21, 2006 |
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Scientists have applied the principle behind lightsticks -- those snap-to-glow devices that light up without electricity -- to produce remote photopolymerization, a long-sought process for sealing inaccessible cracks and ...
New methods for screening nanoparticles
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Aug 21, 2006 |
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Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed a screening method to examine how newly made nanoparticles interact with human cells following exposure for various times and doses.
Nanoparticle Enables Light-Activated Ovarian Cancer Detection and Therapy
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Aug 21, 2006 |
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By combining a compound produced by the plant St. John’s wort with polymeric nanoparticles, researchers at the University of Geneva in Switzerland have developed a promising method for treating ovarian tumors using light. ...
Korea to sell programmable robot
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 21, 2006 |
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South Korean scientists say they plan to begin marketing an advanced robot that can be programmed by personal computers.
Researchers reverse Friedreich's ataxia defect in cell culture
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Aug 21, 2006 |
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In the new study, Scripps research team tested a variety of compounds that inhibited a class of enzymes known as histone deacetylases in a cell line derived from blood cells from a Fredreich's ataxia sufferer. One of these ...
Insects inspire robotics research
Aug 21, 2006 |
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Insects are proving invaluable for one researcher at the University of Alberta, who hopes robots can perform the same types of tasks that ants or bees do.
Ocean Noise Has Increased Considerably Since 1960s
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With populations increasing around the globe in recent decades, no one would be surprised by an increase in the amount of noise produced in terrestrial environments. Now, a unique study involving researchers at Scripps Institution ...
