Archive: 04/24/2008
Simulations may explain nanoparticles 'pinned' to graphene
It was hard to understand how a graphene sheet — a featureless, flat sheet of carbon atoms — lying on an equally featureless iridium surface, somehow converted itself into a kind of muffin tin that formed ...
Apr 24, 2008 |
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Giant laser system is under construction
The world's largest laser system -- the National Ignition Facility -- is being built in California and officials say it will go online next year.
Apr 24, 2008 |
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Washed-up sea snake rescued in New Zealand
A highly venomous yellow-bellied sea snake that washed up on a New Zealand beach was recovering Thursday at an aquarium.
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In computer models and observations, researchers see potential for significant 'red tide' season
The end of April usually brings the first signs of harmful algae in New England waters, and this year, researchers from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and North Carolina State University (NC State) are preparing ...
Apr 24, 2008 |
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Higher wealth linked to lower stroke risk from age 50 to 64
Higher wealth is linked with a lower risk of stroke in Americans between the ages of 50 and 64, but does not predict strokes in those over age 65, researchers reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Apr 24, 2008 |
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On shaky ground: UH Prof finds geological faults threaten Houston
After finding more than 300 surface faults in Harris County, a University of Houston geologist now has information that could be vitally useful to the region’s builders and city planners.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 24, 2008 |
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Researcher to Study Gene Flow 'Hot Spots' in Canola
A University of Arkansas researcher and her colleagues have won a joint grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Environmental Protection Agency to look at the combined effects of global climate change on weed ...
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Earthquake in Illinois could portend an emerging threat
To the surprise of many, the earthquake on April 18, 2008, about 120 miles east of St. Louis, originated in the Wabash Valley Fault and not the better-known and more-dreaded New Madrid Fault in Missouri's ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 24, 2008 |
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ISU researcher works with European Space Agency to test moisture satellite
Europeans want to peek into our soil and see how dry we are. And an Iowa State University professor is eager to help, and even check their results.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 24, 2008 |
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Researchers recommend ways to fight lake trout invasion in Glacier National Park
Natural barriers like waterfalls play an important role in preventing lake trout from spreading through Glacier National Park, so maintaining those barriers should be a priority, Montana State University researchers ...
Apr 24, 2008 |
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New technology for boosting vaccine efficiency
One of the most pressing biomedical issues is the development of techniques that increase the efficiency of vaccines. In a paper published on April 24, 2008 in the journal Vaccine, a Massachusetts’s biotechnology company, Cure L ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Apr 24, 2008 |
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Shoulder Motor Balks on Opportunity Rover's Robotic Arm
A small motor in the robotic arm of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity that began stalling occasionally more than two years ago has become more troublesome recently.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 24, 2008 |
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Creating Faster Integrated Circuits by Slowing Light
As the pace of photonic device development quickens, researchers at UC San Diego have shown that actually slowing light can accelerate future development in this promising field.
Apr 24, 2008 |
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ASIMO Robot to Conduct the Detroit Symphony Orchestra
ASIMO will focus attention on the Detroit Symphony Orchestra's (DSO) nationally acclaimed music programs for young people in Detroit by conducting the orchestra as it performs "Impossible Dream" to open a ...
Apr 24, 2008 |
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Pathway found that lets mosquitoes fatten up, slow down for winter
Two genes that help insulin regulate mosquitoes’ growth have been identified as key contributors to how the insects enter a dormant state to survive winter’s cold. The research finding broadens the understanding of the mosquito ...
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