Archive: 10/23/2007
Change a Light Bulb U.S. bus tour ends
The 20-day U.S. Change a Light Bus Tour concluded Tuesday, with nearly 1 million citizens pledging to change light bulbs to help fight climate change.
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Researchers improve memory devices using nanotech
Arizona State University’s Center for Applied Nanoionics (CANi) has a new take on old memory, one that promises to boost the performance, capacity and battery life of consumer electronics from digital cameras to laptops. ...
Oct 23, 2007 |
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Study: cannabis a double-edged sword
A new neurobiological study has found that a synthetic form of THC, the active ingredient in cannabis, is an effective anti-depressant at low doses. However, at higher doses, the effect reverses itself and can actually worsen ...
Oct 23, 2007 |
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The sensitive side of carbon nanotubes: Creating powerful pressure sensors
Blocks of carbon nanotubes can be used to create effective and powerful pressure sensors, according to a new study by researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Oct 23, 2007 |
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New theory proposes Jovian magnetosphere circulates magnetic field remarkably different from that of Earth
Space physicists have long assumed that the magnetosphere at Jupiter circulates that planet's magnetic field in the same way as Earth. At Earth, this circulation drives the aurora and the magnetic storms that ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 23, 2007 |
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Sharp Develops Super-Thin 2.2-Inch LCD 0.68 mm Thick
Sharp Corp. has developed a 2.2-inch super-thin LCD for mobile devices with a thickness of only 0.68 mm, the industry's thinnest.
Oct 23, 2007 |
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Researchers probe undersea earthquake zone
Over the next five years, an international team of scientists will drill deep into the Earth's crust off the shore of Japan to understand how undersea earthquakes are generated and to establish a series of permanent undersea ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 23, 2007 |
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From moths and cicadas come improvements to solar cells
Designing better solar cells might seem a question of electronics or chemistry, but for one University of Florida engineer, it starts with bugs.
Oct 23, 2007 |
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To Catch a Galactic Thief
On Earth, thieves steal everything from diamonds to art to bags full of money. In space, gas - fuel for making stars - is a commodity worth the price of theft.
Oct 23, 2007 |
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Firing clay in unvented kilns may be a source of exposure to dioxins
Firing clay in unvented kilns could be a significant source of dioxins in people exposed regularly and over long periods, a new study suggests.
Oct 23, 2007 |
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Bus scheduling algorithm picks up the slack
A prizewinning paper by a USC Viterbi School engineer elegantly solves a basic transit scheduling problem, potentially meaning shorter waits and faster trips for riders.
Oct 23, 2007 |
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To determine election outcomes, study says snap judgments are sufficient
A split-second glance at two candidates' faces is often enough to determine which one will win an election, according to a Princeton University study.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 23, 2007 |
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Combined Expertise to Bring Wireless HDTV and Movies to Consumers
IBM and MediaTek Inc. today launch a joint initiative to develop ultra fast chipsets that can wirelessly transmit a full-length high definition movie to and from a home PC, hand-held device, retail kiosk or ...
Oct 23, 2007 |
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Secret lives of two elements uncovered
Unexpected differences recently discovered between the elements niobium and tantalum may lead to more optimized electronic materials and photocatalysts.
Oct 23, 2007 |
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Balancing act protects vulnerable cells from cancer
When a cell loses some of its weapons to fight cancer, it can still look healthy and act normally — if not forever, at least for a while. In research published in the October 15 issue of Cancer Cell, Rockefeller University scient ...
Oct 23, 2007 |
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