Giant garbage patch floating in Pacific
Oct 22, 2007 |
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An enormous island of trash twice the size of Texas is floating in the Pacific Ocean somewhere between San Francisco and Hawaii.
Can this experiment identify dark matter?
Oct 22, 2007 |
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"The key question we want to tackle," Gianfranco Bertone tells PhysOrg.com, "is what dark matter is."
Plants live, die according to their size
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Oct 22, 2007 |
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Plants self-regulate their populations to maintain stability and optimize their lives, with the lengths of their lives directly related to their mass, a recent study has found. Further, a single scaling power ...
Nanowire Manipulation Could Lead to Hand-Held Supercomputers
Oct 22, 2007 |
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Researchers have been working on nanowires and microchips so tiny that they could be used to build supercomputers that could fit in the palm of your hand. Hopefully, the nanowires will eventually lead to small, ...
Rise in atmospheric CO2 accelerates as economy grows, natural carbon sinks weaken
Oct 22, 2007 |
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Human activities are releasing carbon dioxide faster than ever, while the natural processes that normally slow its build up in the atmosphere appear to be weakening. These conclusions are drawn in a new study in the early ...
Caltech Electronic Nose Innovation
Oct 22, 2007 |
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Research Scientists at Caltech Developing Electronic Nose. The Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Division at Caltech are combining efforts with NASA and other engineers at Caltech to test ranges of applications.
Sleep loss linked to psychiatric disorders
Oct 22, 2007 |
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It has long been assumed that sleep deprivation can play havoc with our emotions. This is notably apparent in soldiers in combat zones, medical residents and even new parents. Now there's a neurological basis ...
NC State Nuclear Reactor Program Celebrates Scientific Breakthrough
Oct 22, 2007 |
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There were high-fives all around NC State University's PULSTAR nuclear reactor earlier this month, as students, staff and faculty celebrated a new scientific benchmark - they had just produced the most intense ...
Scientists discover how gold eases pain of arthritis
Oct 22, 2007 |
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Scientists at Duke University Medical Center may have solved the mystery surrounding the healing properties of gold – a discovery they say may renew interest in gold salts as a treatment for rheumatoid arthritis and other ...
Mayo Clinic tests novel vaccine for aggressive brain tumors
Medicine & Health / Medications
Oct 22, 2007 |
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A vaccine that has significantly increased life expectancy in early tests of patients with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) − the most common, most aggressive form of brain cancer in adults − is now being offered ...
Giant flock of lapwings discovered
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Oct 22, 2007 |
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Conservationists in Turkey are celebrating the discovery of a previously unknown flock of sociable lapwings, once thought to be nearing extinction.
Epson Develops All-in-One LCD with Integrated Touch Panel and Cover
Oct 22, 2007 |
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Epson Imaging Devices Corporation today announced the development of an all-in-one liquid-crystal display with an integrated cover (tempered glass or acrylic) and touch panel (resistive or capacitive). This ...
Tiny capers pack big disease-fighting punch
Oct 22, 2007 |
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Capers, used in such culinary delights as chicken piccata and smoked salmon, may be small. But they are an unexpectedly big source of natural antioxidants that show promise for fighting cancer and heart disease ...
Broccoli sprout-derived extract protects against ultraviolet radiation
Oct 22, 2007 |
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A team of Johns Hopkins scientists reports in this week’s issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that humans can be protected against the damaging effects of ultraviolet (UV) radiation — the most abunda ...
MIT works toward novel therapeutic device
Oct 22, 2007 |
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MIT and University of Rochester researchers report important advances toward a therapeutic device that has the potential to capture cells as they flow through the blood stream and treat them. Among other applications, ...
