Laser sets records in power and energy efficiency
Jul 24, 2007 |
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The rise in global terrorism in recent years has brought significant attention to the needs for more advanced sensors and defense technologies to protect civilians and soldiers.
Earliest evidence of peanut, cotton, squash farming
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Jul 24, 2007 |
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Anthropologists working on the slopes of the Andes in northern Peru have discovered the earliest-known evidence of peanut, cotton and squash farming dating back 5,000 to 9,000 years.
New model for autism suggests women carry the disorder and explains age as a risk factor
Jul 24, 2007 |
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A new model for understanding how autism is acquired has been developed by a team of researchers led by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) and Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Autism is a developmental disorder, characterized ...
Did pterosaurs feed by skimming?
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Scientists at the University of Sheffield, collaborating with colleagues at the Universities of Portsmouth and Reading, have taken a step back in time and provided a new insight into the lifestyle of a prehistoric ...
Enzyme discovery sheds light on vitamin D
Jul 24, 2007 |
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Surprising findings by Queen’s University researchers have shed new light on how the “sunshine vitamin” D – increasingly used to treat and prevent cancer and other diseases – is broken down by our bodies.
New metal alloys boost high-temperature heat treatment of jet engine components
Jul 24, 2007 |
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Measurement scientists at the National Physical Laboratory have reduced the uncertainty of thermocouple temperature sensors at high temperatures to within a degree. This may allow manufacturers to improve efficiency and reduce ...
The future of medicine: Insert chip, cure disease?
Jul 24, 2007 |
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Imagine a chip, strategically placed in the brain, that could prevent epileptic seizures or allow someone who has lost a limb to control an artificial arm just by thinking about it.
Effects of aging in stem cells
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There is little disagreement that the body’s maintenance and repair systems deteriorate with age, even as there is plenty of disagreement as to why. Stem cells combat the aging process by replenishing old ...
New diabetes report documents devastating effects in New York City
Jul 24, 2007 |
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The diabetes epidemic is taking a large and growing toll on New York City, a new Health Department report shows, as death rates, debilitating complications, and hospitalization costs soar. Some 500,000 New Yorkers – one ...
Examining obesity: What should we eat?
Jul 24, 2007 |
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By reviewing thousands of research reports, UC scientists were able to pin down four factors that are most likely to cause overweight and obesity in America: the consumption of dietary fat, sweetened beverages and restaurant ...
Small Footprint, Big Impression
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jul 24, 2007 |
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North Carolina State University’s paleontologists may have a small physical “footprint” on campus, but the researchers have managed to make a pretty big impression on the world nonetheless.
Killing only a few animals won't do any harm -- or will it?
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Using advanced mathematical modeling, researchers from Sweden and The Netherlands show in an article in the August issue of the American Naturalist that this statement is sometimes true.
Study: U.S. rule is hurting HIV fight
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jul 24, 2007 |
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A new study suggests the United States is hurting the fight against the human immunodeficiency virus with its anti-prostitution rule.
Fujitsu to Release 200 GB 2.5'' Hard Disk Drive Designed for 24-hour Continuous Operation
Jul 24, 2007 |
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Fujitsu Limited today announced that it has developed the new MHY2 BS Series of 2.5" hard disk drives, which are designed for 24-hour continuous operation and are available in storage capacities of up to 200 ...
Surprisingly, chemists find, some solvents can alter chemical bonds
Jul 24, 2007 |
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New University at Buffalo research demonstrates that some solvents can significantly enhance certain acid-base interactions and strengthen the bonding interaction between two molecules when one is electron-deficient and one ...
