Georgia Tech Investigates Liquid Crystal Polymer for NASA Applications
Aug 22, 2006 |
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Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have received funding from the NASA/Earth Science Technology Office to evaluate a material called liquid crystal polymer (LCP) for electronics applications ...
Revealing the earth's secrets
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Aug 22, 2006 |
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In biology textbooks the world over you can read about how important bacteria in the soil are for plants and animals. Now the textbooks might have to be rewritten.
Rehydrate -- your RNA needs it
Aug 22, 2006 |
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Water, that molecule-of-all-trades, is famous for its roles in shaping the Earth, sustaining living creatures and serving as a universal solvent. Now, researchers at the University of Michigan and the Academy of Sciences ...
South African Clone of Penn State Telescope Makes First Scientific Discovery
Aug 22, 2006 |
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The new Southern African Large Telescope (SALT), an international partnership that includes Penn State, has released its first public research results, which will be published in the journal Monthly Notices of ...
New ultrasonic technology could help prevent train derailments
Aug 22, 2006 |
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Researchers at the University of California, San Diego have developed a new technique they said is better able than currently used technology to find defects in steel railroad tracks, including hard-to-find ...
Snap judgments decide a face's character, psychologist finds
Aug 22, 2006 |
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We may be taught not to judge a book by its cover, but when we see a new face, our brains decide whether a person is attractive and trustworthy within a tenth of a second, according to recent Princeton research.
Researcher hits bulls-eye for antibiotic target
Aug 22, 2006 |
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A Purdue University researcher has opened the door for possible antibiotic treatments for a variety of diseases by determining the structure of a protein that controls the starvation response of E. coli.
Studies Reveal People Become More Autonomous, Happier with Age
Aug 22, 2006 |
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Realities associated with aging are numerous, and often negative. However, according to a University of Missouri-Columbia researcher, the aging process isn't all bad because it helps most individuals become more autonomous ...
Chemical Cause of Antarctic Ozone Hole Discovered 20 Years Ago This Month
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Aug 22, 2006 |
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Twenty years ago this month, government and university scientists ventured to Antarctica to study the cause of a hole in the stratospheric ozone layer over the southernmost continent. Those observations were ...
Study shows writing about a romantic relationship may help it last longer
Aug 22, 2006 |
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Writing about one’s romantic relationship may help it last longer, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin report in this month’s issue of Psychological Science.
Prostate cancer: Major risk for blacks
Aug 22, 2006 |
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U.S. researchers have identified a DNA segment on chromosome 8 that is a major risk factor for prostate cancer, especially in African-American men.
Protein clue to tailor-made antibiotics
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Aug 22, 2006 |
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Scientists at the University of York have made a huge leap forward in the search for 'smarter' antibiotics.
Breed of mice created for leukemia study
Aug 22, 2006 |
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A study by U.S. cancer scientists at Ohio State University shows a new strain of mice offers the first real animal model for an incurable chronic leukemia.
Close-up on Cuvier crater ridge
Aug 22, 2006 |
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This high-resolution image, taken by the Advanced Moon Imaging Experiment (AMIE) on board ESA’s SMART-1 spacecraft, shows the young crater ‘Cuvier C’ on the Moon.
U.S. expands tsunami warning system
Aug 22, 2006 |
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The U.S. National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration says it has expanded its network of deep-ocean buoys to guard against tsunamis.
