Study: cow-powered fuel cells grow smaller, mightier
Aug 21, 2007 |
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Cows could one day help to meet the rise in demand for alternative energy sources, say Ohio State University researchers that used microbe-rich fluid from a cow to generate electricity in a small fuel cell.
'Clutter detector' could cut confusion
Aug 21, 2007 |
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The danger of clutter--especially on a visual screen--is that it causes confusion that affects how well we perform tasks. To that end, visual clutter is a challenge for fighter pilots picking out a target, ...
Computational actinide chemistry: Are we there yet?
Aug 21, 2007 |
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Ever since the Manhattan project in World War II, actinide chemistry has been essential for nuclear science and technology. Yet scientists still seek the ability to interpret and predict chemical and physical ...
Researchers separate analgesic effects from addictive aspects of pain-killing drugs
Aug 21, 2007 |
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For the first time, pain researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown that it's possible to separate the good effects of opiate drugs such as morphine (pain relief) from the unwanted side ...
Study: Users mistakenly trust higher positioned results in Google searches
Aug 21, 2007 |
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An eye tracking experiment published in the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication revealed that college student internet users have an inherent trust in Google's ability to rank results by their true relevance to the ...
Team tracks antibiotic resistance from swine farms to groundwater
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Aug 21, 2007 |
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The routine use of antibiotics in swine production can have unintended consequences, with antibiotic resistance genes sometimes leaking from waste lagoons into groundwater.
Scientists shed light on molecules in living cells
Aug 21, 2007 |
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Clemson University chemists have developed a method to dramatically improve the longevity of fluorescent nanoparticles that may someday help researchers track the motion of a single molecule as it travels ...
Cranberries may improve chemotherapy for ovarian cancer
Aug 21, 2007 |
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Compounds in cranberries may help improve the effectiveness of platinum drugs that are used in chemotherapy to fight ovarian cancer, researchers have found in a laboratory study that will be reported today ...
Elephantnose fish 'see' with their chin
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Aug 21, 2007 |
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Originating in Central Africa, Peters' elephantnose fish (Gnathonemus petersii), finds its bearings by means of weak electrical fields. Scientists from the University of Bonn have now been able to show how well this works. ...
Mountain gorillas in danger in the Congo
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Aug 21, 2007 |
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Conservationists in the Democratic Republic of the Congo believe the charcoal trade is killing mountain gorillas at the Virunga National park.
Regulating those raging (plant) hormones
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Aug 21, 2007 |
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The Biblical book of Amos describes the 8th-century BC prophet as a "gatherer" of sycomore figs. Some now think a more correct translation would be "piercer," because that's how ancient farmers got that type of fig to ripen. ...
Researchers explore lifelong friendships
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Aug 21, 2007 |
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U.S. researchers said college students wishing to develop lifelong friends need to invest time while still in school in developing such relationships.
Smooth: Nokia's sensuous new 3G device
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 21, 2007 |
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Nokia today announced a new 3G mobile phone that pairs original design and quality workmanship with outstanding features.
Floridians not entirely sold on new property tax measure
Aug 21, 2007 |
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The fate of a proposed property tax amendment that would affect the existing Save Our Homes amendment in a January statewide referendum is too close to call, a new University of Florida survey finds.
Scientists tackle mystery mountain illness
Aug 21, 2007 |
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Experts at the University are studying an illness known as HAPE (high altitude pulmonary oedema), which causes fluid to build up in the lungs can and can occur from as low as 2,500 metres, affecting people of all age groups ...
