Rodenstock Innovation in Athletic Sunglasses
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 22, 2007 |
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The prototype athletic sunglasses Informance can display the heart rate, and monitor performance. The German lens maker Rodenstock has made every effort to make the sunglasses light weight and unobtrusive. ...
Landfill alternative to generate energy
Oct 22, 2007 |
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A Michigan company could become the first in the nation to generate electricity by incinerating waste, thereby reducing the need for landfills.
Immune cells can simultaneously stimulate and inhibit killer cell activity
Oct 22, 2007 |
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Dendritic cells, which are responsible for teaching other immune cells to attack infected or mutated cells, face a dangerous predicament. To demonstrate that an enemy has invaded, they must change to look ...
Space sensors shed new light on air quality
Oct 22, 2007 |
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Air pollution is becoming one of the biggest dangers for the future of the planet, causing premature deaths of humans and damaging flora and fauna. With their vantage point from space, satellites are the only ...
Are some men predisposed to pedophilia?
Oct 22, 2007 |
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Height may point to a biological basis for pedophilia, according to new research released by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). The study found that pedophilic males were shorter on average than males without ...
A longer-living, healthier mouse that could hold clues to human aging
Oct 22, 2007 |
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A study by scientists at UCL (University College London) shows that mice lacking the insulin receptor substrate (IRS)-1 are more resistant to ageing than normal mice. The research adds to a growing body of work showing the ...
Chemistry of San Andreas Fault may offer clues to earthquake mysteries
Oct 22, 2007 |
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Scientists have obtained core samples from deep inside California's San Andreas Fault for the first time, a finding that may lead to a better understanding of the underground molecular events associated with earthquakes, ...
Scientists uncover how hormones achieve their effects
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Oct 22, 2007 |
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New insights into the cellular signal chain through which pheromones stimulate mating in yeast have been gained by scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL).
Ancient elephant bones found in Calif.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Oct 22, 2007 |
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A construction crew digging a foundation for a new county building in Stockton, Calif., uncovered the bones of a prehistoric elephant.
Excess female to male births in Canada linked to chronic dioxin exposure
Oct 22, 2007 |
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Almost 90 Canadian communities have experienced a shift in the normal 51:49 ratio of male to female births, so that more girls than boys are being born, according to two studies in the Oct. 1 issue of ACS' Environmental Sc ...
Autism Consortium releases data on genes involved in autism to researchers worldwide
Oct 22, 2007 |
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The Autism Consortium, a group of researchers, clinicians and families dedicated to radically accelerating research and enhancing clinical care for autism, announced today that it has completed the first genome scan for Autism ...
Professor says harmful byproducts of fossil fuels could be higher in urban areas
Oct 22, 2007 |
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Nitrogen oxides, the noxious byproduct of burning fossil fuels that can return to Earth in rain and snow as harmful nitrate, could taint urban water supplies and roadside waterways more than scientists and regulators realize, ...
British cod stocks rebounding
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Oct 22, 2007 |
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Researchers say cod stocks around Britain have rebounded enough to permit small catches in the North Sea, The Times of London reported Saturday.
Palm oil putting orangutans at risk
Oct 22, 2007 |
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Conservationists meeting at the Brookfield Zoo near Chicago say growing demand for palm oil is putting Sumatran orangutans at risk of extinction.
Is a good night's sleep crucial for your health?
Oct 22, 2007 |
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In spring 2005 a large European research and training network was established to investigate the causes and implications of poor sleep from a medical as well as from a social point of view. This EU-financed sleep research ...
