Superconducting motor to increase power density
May 24, 2007 |
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The field of electric motors has recently entered a new era. The electric motors that you see today in everything from washing machines, toys, and fans use the same basic principles as motors from 50 years ...
Cosmologists predict a static universe in 3 trillion years
May 24, 2007 |
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When Dutch astronomer Willem de Sitter proposed a static model of the universe in the early 1900s, he was some 3 trillion years ahead of his time.
Essential tones of music rooted in human speech
May 24, 2007 |
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The use of 12 tone intervals in the music of many human cultures is rooted in the physics of how our vocal anatomy produces speech, according to researchers at the Duke University Center for Cognitive Neuroscience.
Scientists observe brain cell development in 'real time'
May 24, 2007 |
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For the first time anywhere, a researcher at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has succeeded in observing in vivo the generation of neurons in the brain of a mammal.
Definitive Evidence Found of a Swimming Dinosaur
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
May 24, 2007 |
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An extraordinary underwater trackway with 12 consecutive prints provides the most compelling evidence to-date that some dinosaurs were swimmers. The 15-meter-long trackway, located in La Virgen del Campo track ...
New approach to fixing spreadsheet errors could save billions
Technology / Computer Sciences
May 24, 2007 |
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Computer scientists at Oregon State University have created a new, much simpler approach to fixing errors in spreadsheets, a system that is easy to use and might help businesses around the world reduce mistakes and save billions ...
No Satisfaction Zaps Motivation, Psychologist Says
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 24, 2007 |
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You can't always get what you want, as the song goes, but if a Florida State University researcher's new theory on motivation holds true, you may not want it anymore anyway.
Computer scientists set on winning the computer virus 'cold war'
Technology / Computer Sciences
May 24, 2007 |
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First came the virus. Then came the antivirus software. Ever since, virus programmers have been escalating their technology, trying to stay one step ahead of the computer security engineers and vice versa.
Researchers probe bones' tiny building blocks
May 24, 2007 |
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In work that could lead to more effective diagnoses and treatments of bone diseases using only a pinhead-sized sample of a patient's bone, MIT researchers report a first-of-its-kind analysis of bone's mechanical ...
Astronomers Identify a New Class of Cosmic Explosions
May 24, 2007 |
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Astronomers are announcing today the discovery of a new class of stellar explosions. The finding is based on observations of a flash seen in the Virgo cluster in a galaxy known as Messier 85.
Color vision drove primates to develop red skin and hair, study finds
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May 24, 2007 |
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You might call it a tale of "monkey see, monkey do." Researchers at Ohio University have found that after primates evolved the ability to see red, they began to develop red and orange skin and hair.
Endogenous cannabinoids linked to fetal brain damage imposed by maternal cannabis use
May 24, 2007 |
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A critical step in brain development is governed by endogenous cannabinoids, ‘the brain’s own marijuana’. Studies conducted at Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet, with participation of scientists from Europe ...
Babies able to tell through visual cues when speakers switch languages
May 24, 2007 |
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At four months, babies can tell whether a speaker has switched to a different language from visual cues alone, according to a University of British Columbia study.
Toothpaste may put end to sensitivity
May 24, 2007 |
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A toothpaste that repairs sensitive teeth by rebuilding tooth enamel will soon be on the market in Britain.
Flexible genes allow ants to change destiny
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May 24, 2007 |
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The discovery of a flexible genetic coding in leaf-cutting ants sheds new light on how one of nature's ultimate self-organising species breeds optimum numbers of each worker type to ensure the smooth running ...
