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Plasmonic whispering gallery microcavity paves the way to future nanolasers

The principle behind whispering galleries - where words spoken softly beneath a domed ceiling or in a vault can be clearly heard on the opposite side of the chamber - has been used to achieve what could prove ...

Physics / General Physics

created Jan 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (11) | comments 2

Scientists use lasers to measure changes to tropical forests

New technology deployed on airplanes is helping scientists quantify landscape-scale changes occurring to Big Island tropical forests from non-native plants and other environmental factors that affect carbon sequestration.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Children with inflammatory bowel disease have surprisingly high folate levels, study finds

Children with newly diagnosed cases of inflammatory bowel disease have higher concentrations of folate in their blood than individuals without IBD, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of California, ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jan 24, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Cancer-causing gene discovery suggests new therapies

Scientists have discovered a novel way by which a much-studied cancer-promoting gene accelerates the disease. The finding suggests a new strategy to halt cancer's progress.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 1


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