The world's lowest noise laser: Researchers outsmart quantum physics
Jan 25, 2008 |
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Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics and Leibniz University of Hanover have produced a laser beam of especially high quality. In doing so, they have achieved a new world record ...
Fine print: New technique allows fast printing of microscopic electronics
Jan 25, 2008 |
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A new technique for printing extraordinarily thin lines quickly over wide areas could lead to larger, less expensive and more versatile electronic displays as well new medical devices, sensors and other technologies.
Computer vision may not be as good as thought
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For years, scientists have been trying to teach computers how to see like humans, and recent research has seemed to show computers making progress in recognizing visual objects. A new MIT study, however, cautions ...
Breakthrough research turns the tide on water-borne pathogen
Jan 25, 2008 |
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Cryptosporidium parvum is a tiny yet insidious waterborne parasite that wreaks havoc worldwide. This parasite is a major cause of diarrhea and malnutrition in small children in developing countries, and causes severe disease ...
Earth's soils bear unmistakable footprints of humans
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 25, 2008 |
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The dirt under our feet is being so changed by humans that it is now appropriate to call this the "Anthropocene (or man-made) Age," says a new worldwide overview by Duke University soil scientist Daniel Richter.
Man-made changes bring about new epoch in Earth's history
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 25, 2008 |
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Geologists from the University of Leicester propose that humankind has so altered the Earth that it has brought about an end to one epoch of Earth’s history and marked the start of a new epoch.
A Panoramic View of the Red Planet's Victoria Crater
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 25, 2008 |
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During four months prior to the fourth anniversary of its landing on Mars, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity examined rocks inside an alcove called "Duck Bay" in the western portion of Victoria Crater.
Controversial theory of Alzheimer's origin funded
Jan 25, 2008 |
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Dr. Shaohua Xu, Florida Tech associate professor of biological sciences, has an original theory of the origin of Alzheimer’s Disease and has earned a $150,000 grant from Space Florida to test it. The grant was matched with ...
Nanowires hold promise for more affordable solar cells
Jan 25, 2008 |
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Millions of nearly invisible wires may hold the answer to making solar cells a more affordable source of alternative energy.
Sony Cameras Wait for Baby to Smile
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 25, 2008 |
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Sony has recently unveiled eight new cameras in its 2008 Cyber-Shot series. The cameras, which include entry level models and more advanced designs, will begin shipping this spring.
Environmental pollution and diabetes may be linked
Jan 25, 2008 |
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Cambridge scientists are advocating additional research into the little understood links between environmental pollution and type 2 diabetes.
Evolutionary battle scars' identify enhanced antiviral activity
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Rapid evolution of a protein produced by an immunity gene is associated with increased antiviral activity in humans, a finding that suggests evolutionary biology and virology together can accelerate the discovery of viral-defense ...
Haptics: just reach out and touch, virtually
Jan 25, 2008 |
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European researchers have pioneered a breakthrough interface that allows people to touch, stretch and pull virtual fabrics that feel like the real thing. The new multi-modal software linked to tactile hardware ...
Arecibo astronomers prepare to obtain close images of a near-Earth asteroid
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 25, 2008 |
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The Arecibo Observatory in Arecibo, Puerto Rico will observe a newly discovered asteroid on Jan. 27-28, as the object called 2007 TU24 passes within 1.4 lunar distances, or 334,000 miles, from Earth.
Turning on adult stem cells may help repair bone
Jan 25, 2008 |
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The use of a drug to activate stem cells that differentiate into bone appears to cause regeneration of bone tissue and be may be a potential treatment strategy for osteoporosis, according to a report in the February 2008 ...
