Rain Power: Harvesting Energy from the Sky
Jan 22, 2008 |
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Researchers who study energy harvesting see energy all around us – we just need to find a way to capture that energy. One of the latest energy harvesting techniques is converting the mechanical energy from ...
Debut of TEAM 0.5, the World's Best Microscope
Jan 22, 2008 |
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TEAM 0.5, the world's most powerful transmission electron microscope — capable of producing images with half‑angstrom resolution (half a ten-billionth of a meter), less than the diameter of a single ...
Researchers develop darkest manmade material
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jan 22, 2008 |
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Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Rice University have created the darkest material ever made by man.
Daily exercise dramatically lowers men's death rates
Jan 22, 2008 |
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Increased exercise capacity reduces the risk of death in African-American and Caucasian men, researchers reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Study raises questions about diagnosis, medical treatment of ADHD
Jan 22, 2008 |
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A new UCLA study shows that only about half of children diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, exhibit the cognitive defects commonly associated with the condition.
The missing link between belly fat and heart disease?
Jan 22, 2008 |
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By now, everyone knows that overweight people have a higher risk of heart attacks, strokes and other problems that arise from clogged, hardened arteries. And people who carry their extra weight around their waist – giving ...
Scientists use nanomaterials to localize and control drug delivery
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jan 22, 2008 |
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Using nanotechnology, scientists from UCLA and Northwestern University have developed a localized and controlled drug delivery method that is invisible to the immune system, a discovery that could provide newer and more effective ...
Scientists find better way to boost the immune system
Jan 22, 2008 |
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Queen’s University immunologists have discovered how to manipulate the immune system to increase its power and protect the body from successive viral infections.
Cell phone sensors detect radiation to thwart nuclear terrorism
Jan 22, 2008 |
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Researchers at Purdue University are working with the state of Indiana to develop a system that would use a network of cell phones to detect and track radiation to help prevent terrorist attacks with radiological ...
Ocean Bridge Links Climate In Mid-Latitudes And Tropics
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 22, 2008 |
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It's no surprise when a tropical El Niño brings wet storms to the U.S. Southwest; now researchers are finding that the relationship may be two-way, with atmospheric variability outside of the tropics impacting the formation ...
New technique quickly detects cancer indicator
Jan 22, 2008 |
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Researchers have developed a new way to detect protein movements inside cells, which signal a variety of cellular changes such as those in cancer cell development. The method could help diagnose cancer in ...
Newly discovered active fault building new Dalmatian Islands off Croatian coast
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 22, 2008 |
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A newly identified fault that runs under the Adriatic Sea is actively building more of the famously beautiful Dalmatian Islands and Dinaride Mountains of Croatia, according to a new research report.
Hot springs microbes hold key to dating sedimentary rocks, researchers say
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 22, 2008 |
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Scientists studying microbial communities and the growth of sedimentary rock at Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park have made a surprising discovery about the geological record of life and the environment.
A good fight may keep you and your marriage healthy
Jan 22, 2008 |
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A good fight with your spouse may be good for your health, research suggests. Couples in which both the husband and wife suppress their anger when one attacks the other die earlier than members of couples where one or both ...
MSU lab gives early warnings about biological invaders
Biology /
Jan 22, 2008 |
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Montanans don't think a lot about "Homeland Security," but one Montana State University unit that serves both ag producers and home gardeners also serves to keep us safe from other biological invaders.
