Single-Cell Recognition Research Finds a Halle Berry Neuron
Jun 23, 2005 |
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World travelers instantly identify the architectural sails of the Sydney Opera House from most any angle. Movie aficionados immediately recognize Oscar-winner Halle Berry beneath her "Catwoman" costume or in an artist's caricature. ...
Unlocking hydrogen's fuel potential
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Hydrogen is being touted as the fuel of the future, a clean-burning, renewable and inexpensive replacement for petroleum. But a major stumbling block for hydrogen-powered vehicles is figuring out a way to carry enough hydrogen ...
Chickadees' alarm-call carry information about size, threat of predator
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There's more than meets the human ear when the black-capped chickadee lets its flock mates know a predator is lurking about by giving out its familiar "chick-a-dee-dee-dee" call. The small songbirds, which are ...
Microbes Can Produce Electrical Nanowires
Jun 23, 2005 |
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Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have discovered a tiny biological structure that is highly electrically conductive. This breakthrough helps describe how microorganisms can clean up groundwater and produce ...
What’s Inside a Comet?
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On July 4, scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory will witness fantastic fireworks when comet Tempel 1 slams into a space probe at 23,000 miles per hour. Brown University professor and NASA mission member Peter Schultz ...
NASA satellite data capture a big climate effect on tiny ocean life
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El Niño and La Niña play with the populations of microscopic ocean plants called phytoplankton. That's what scientists have found using NASA satellite data and a computer model. Phytoplankton are the base of ...
Lighter filling in Earth’s core
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Jun 23, 2005 |
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New experiments conducted by a team led by the Carnegie Institution’s Dr. Jung-Fu Lin suggest that the core of the Earth may contain more light elements than previously thought. The research is published in the June 24, 2005, ...
Northrop Grumman To Develop Battlefield Airborne Communication Node
Jun 23, 2005 |
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Northrop Grumman has been selected by the U.S. Air Force Electronic Systems Center to develop and integrate an airborne communications relay and information server that will provide warfighters with critical battle information. ...
Fujitsu Unveils LifeBook N6200 Full-Size, High-Performance Notebook
Jun 23, 2005 |
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Desktop Replacement with Advanced Multi-Media Features Ideal for Gamers and Multi-media Enthusiasts Fujitsu Computer Systems announced the LifeBook N6200 notebook, a high-performance, full-size desktop rep ...
Dinosaur reclassified as crocodile
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University of California-Berkeley researchers say complete skeletons prove that Revueltosaurus callenderi was a relative of crocodiles -- not dinosaurs.
Global warming threatens Tibetan rail link
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An official from China's National Climate Center warned warmer winter and summers in a fragile environmental region will ruin a rail link to Tibet by 2050.
Spectacular Planetary Conjunction Appearing Now At Sunset
Jun 23, 2005 |
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Stick up your thumb and hold it at arm's length. It doesn't seem very big, does it? But it is, big enough to hide three planets. This weekend Mercury, Venus and Saturn are going to crowd together in a patch of ...
Survey finds many doctors religious
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A University of Chicago survey suggests 76 percent of physicians believe in God and 59 percent believe in some sort of afterlife.
New Material Could Improve Fabrication of Nanoscale Components
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A team of chemists at Penn State has developed a new type of ultrathin film, which has unusual properties that could improve the fabrication of increasingly smaller and more intricate electronic and sensing devices. The material, ...
Researchers debut new X-ray resources for studying molecules
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Soon scientists at Argonne National Laboratory near Chicago, Ill., will test-drive what many call the "Ferrari" of synchrotron beamlines--high-tech research facilities for imaging molecules. During a dedication ceremony on ...
