Mathematicians Solve the 'Cocktail Party Problem'
Aug 22, 2006 |
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Officials at the CIA and scientists around the world have pondered the "cocktail party problem" for decades. How could they separate one sound - perhaps a voice - from a group of other recorded sounds, perhaps a multitude ...
Engineers create gecko-inspired, high-friction micro-fibers
Aug 22, 2006 |
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Inspired by the remarkable hairs that allow geckos to hang single-toed from sheer walls and scamper along ceilings, a team of researchers led by engineers at the University of California, Berkeley, has created ...
Immune system's HIV troubles discovered
Aug 22, 2006 |
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Scientists at Boston's Massachusetts General Hospital say they have discovered why the immune system cannot fight the HIV virus.
Terence Tao, 'Mozart of Math,' Is UCLA's First Mathematician Awarded the 'Nobel Prize in Mathematics'
Aug 22, 2006 |
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Terence Tao became the first mathematics professor in UCLA history to be awarded the prestigious Fields Medal, often described as the "Nobel Prize in mathematics," during the opening ceremony of the International ...
Researchers harness the power of bacteria
Aug 22, 2006 |
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Looking for alternatives to world reliance on fossil fuels for energy, an interdisciplinary team of University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers is studying ways to generate electricity by feeding a species of photosynthetic ...
Dogs 'cheated' on famous intelligence test
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Aug 22, 2006 |
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Chimpanzees and two-year-old children are as clever as each other but dogs are not as smart as previously thought, according to a University of Queensland study.
Nanowire-Paper Offers Strength, Flexibility
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Aug 22, 2006 |
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University of Arkansas researchers have created assemblies of nanowires that show potential in applications such as armor, flame-retardant fabric, bacteria filters, oil cracking, controlled drug release, decomposition ...
Researchers test carbon fiber to make tiny, cheap video displays
Aug 22, 2006 |
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Engineers who develop microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) like to make their tiny machines out of silicon because it is cheap, plentiful and can be worked on with the tools already developed for making microelectronic ...
Liquid Alloy Shows Solid-Like Crystal Structure at Surface
Aug 22, 2006 |
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A substance used in nanotechnology contains unusual structures at its surface, a team of researchers led by Oleg Shpyrko, Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellow, has learned. The research results, developed at Argonne's ...
Canadian diamonds found to be oldest on Earth
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 22, 2006 |
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For the first time, scientists have dated diamonds from the recently discovered diamond fields in Canada’s Northwest Territories and have found them to be the oldest precisely dated diamonds on Earth. They ...
Ant jaws break speed record, propel insects into air
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Aug 22, 2006 |
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A species of ant native to Central and South America is entering the annals of extreme animal movement, boasting jaws arguably more impressive than such noteworthy contenders as the great white shark and the ...
Wal-Mart can be good news, bad news to communities, ISU researcher says
Aug 22, 2006 |
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According to an Iowa State University professor who has researched the chain's grocery division, Wal-Mart remains as strong as ever in grocery because of its efficient supply chain management strategies that allows it to ...
Chinese students more organized, less imaginative than American counterparts
Aug 22, 2006 |
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Chinese children want to learn practical knowledge in an organized environment, while their American counterparts prefer a more imaginative school environment, a University of Florida study suggests.
Breast cancer: A market-driven industry
Aug 22, 2006 |
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A Canadian scientist is questioning the effectiveness of privately funded efforts to stop the epidemic of breast cancer among North American women.
Early warning for schizophrenia found in spinal fluid
Aug 22, 2006 |
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The study, published today in PLoS Medicine, shows that newly diagnosed schizophrenic patients have higher levels of glucose in their brain and spinal fluid than healthy individuals. Scientists hope these findings ...
