Long, Stretchy Carbon Nanotubes Could Make Space Elevators Possible
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jan 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists from Cambridge University have developed a light, flexible, and strong type of carbon nanotube material that may bring space elevators closer to reality. Motivated by a $4 million ...
Scientists use Brownian Motion to Explore How Birds Flock Together
Jan 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- How do thousands of fish swim together in giant schools, seemingly moving as a single body? Flocks of birds, herds of beasts, and a variety of other animals in nature seem to share this same ...
Researchers make breakthrough against poxviruses
Biology /
Jan 23, 2009 |
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Smallpox has a nasty history throughout the world. Caused by poxviruses, smallpox is one of the few disease-causing agents against which the human body's immune system is ineffective in its defense.
New Insight Into How Bees See
Biology /
Jan 23, 2009 |
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New research from Monash University bee researcher Adrian Dyer could lead to improved artificial intelligence systems and computer programs for facial recognition.
Rising sea threatens coastline
Jan 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Experts at The University of Manchester are to produce a detailed picture of the public’s views on the uncertain future of a 250-mile-stretch of coastline.
Eating less may not extend life
Jan 23, 2009 |
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If you are a mouse on the chubby side, then eating less may help you live longer.
The path to history is through the stomach
Biology /
Jan 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Helicobacter pylori can cause stomach ulcers and cancers. Over half of the world’s inhabitants carrys this bacterium, but different variants are present on different continents. Up to now, ...
Danube delta holds answers to 'Noah's flood' debate (Video)
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 23, 2009 |
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Did a catastrophic flood of biblical proportions drown the shores of the Black Sea 9,500 years ago, wiping out early Neolithic settlements around its perimeter? A geologist with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) ...
Natural Oils Can Be Hydrogenated Without Making Unhealthy Trans Fats
Jan 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- To prolong the shelf life of foods, manufacturers often add hydrogen to natural oils, a process called hydrogenation. But hydrogenation also results in the production of trans fats, which have adverse health ...
C1XS catches first glimpse of X-ray from the moon
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The C1XS X-ray camera, jointly developed by the UK's STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), has successfully detected its first X-ray signature ...
Keeping cool using the summer heat
Jan 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- While most Australians are taking care to shield themselves from the harsh summer heat, scientists from the CSIRO Energy Transformed Flagship are working on ways to harness the sun’s warmth ...
Obama likely to clear path for California emissions law
Jan 23, 2009 |
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With a new occupant in the White House, California could soon start enforcing its 2002 law that requires a sharp reduction in vehicle emissions.
First study to test real-world effects of stun gun use raises questions about safety
Jan 23, 2009 |
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The rate of sudden deaths increased six-fold in the first year that California law enforcement agencies deployed the use of stun guns, according to a UCSF study. Findings also showed a two-fold increase in the rate of firearm-related ...
ORNL goes solar with 288-foot span of panels
Jan 23, 2009 |
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory wants its energy operations to be as advanced as its energy research.
Video games linked to poor relationships with friends, family
Jan 23, 2009 |
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A new study connects young adults' use of video games to poorer relationships with friends and family - and the student co-author expresses disappointment at his own findings.
