Physicists 'See' Single Top Quarks at the Tevatron
Aug 22, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the world's largest fully operating particle accelerator, the Tevatron at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) in Illinois, have discovered convincing evidence suggesting the existence ...
Earthquakes may endanger New York more than formerly believed
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Aug 22, 2008 |
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A study by a group of prominent seismologists suggests that a pattern of subtle but active faults makes the risk of earthquakes to the New York City area substantially greater than formerly believed. Among ...
The mystery of young stars near black holes solved
Aug 22, 2008 |
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The mystery of how young stars can form within the deep gravity of black holes has been solved by a team of astrophysicists at the Universities of St Andrews and Edinburgh.
Spitzer Reveals Stellar "Family Tree"
Aug 22, 2008 |
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A new image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope tells a tale of life and death, and reveals a rich family history. The striking infrared picture shows a colorful cosmic cloud, called W5, studded with multiple ...
Teaching experience
Aug 22, 2008 |
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Business veterans claim you cannot teach ‘experience’, but European researchers say you can. The team developed software that helps players acquire real-life skills and realistic experiences through game playing. But this ...
Engineering new uses for gold
Aug 22, 2008 |
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The glitter of gold may hold more than just beauty, or so says a team of MIT researchers that is working on ways to use tiny gold rods to fight cancer, deliver drugs and more.
Researchers reveal brown dwarfs as third class of celestial bodies after stars and planets
Aug 22, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The systematics of celestial bodies apparently needs to be revised. Researchers at the Argelander Institute of Astronomy of the University of Bonn have discovered that brown dwarfs need to be treated as a ...
'Nutraceuticals' could prevent diabetes
Aug 22, 2008 |
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People at high risk for developing type 2 diabetes might be able to delay or prevent the disease by taking certain food supplements and making lifestyle changes, according to a new book by Dr. James W. Anderson, an internationally ...
A surprising new strategy helps reduce unhealthy behaviors
Aug 22, 2008 |
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Public health campaigns intended to reduce unhealthy behaviors like binge drinking and eating junk food often focus on the risks of those behaviors. But a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research suggests a relatively simple ...
Low-income? No car? Expect to pay more for groceries
Aug 22, 2008 |
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Households located in poor neighborhoods pay more for the same items than people living in wealthy ones, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Positive thinking may protect against breast cancer
Aug 22, 2008 |
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Feelings of happiness and optimism play a positive role against breast cancer. Research published today in the open access journal BMC Cancer suggests that while staying positive has a protective role, adverse life events ...
Genome of simplest animal reveals ancient lineage, confounding array of complex capabilities
Aug 22, 2008 |
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As Aesop said, appearances are deceiving—even in life's tiniest critters. From first detection in the 1880s, clinging to the sides of an aquarium, to its recent characterization by the U.S. Department of ...
Mid-Depth Soil Collected for Lab Test On NASA's Mars Lander
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 22, 2008 |
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NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has scooped up a soil sample from an intermediate depth between the ground surface and a subsurface icy layer. The sample was delivered to a laboratory oven on the spacecraft.
Life isn't 2-D, so why should our encyclopedias be?
Aug 22, 2008 |
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Biologists and biochemists are now able to access 3D images of biomacromolecules underlying biological functions and disease. Rather than relying on text to provide the understanding of biomacromolecule structures, a collaborative ...
Life under the laser
Aug 22, 2008 |
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Researchers at The University of Nottingham have developed a unique technology that will allow scientists to look at microscopic activity within the body's chemical messenger system for the very first time, live as it happens.
