Prototype for one-metre wide, eco-friendly car unveiled in Britain
Apr 25, 2006 |
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The prototype of a revolutionary new type of vehicle only one metre wide specially designed for cities has been developed by a team of European scientists. The vehicle combines the safety of a micro-car and ...
Our Universe: A Quantum Loop
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Apr 25, 2006 |
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“There are two classical branches of the universe connected by a quantum bridge. This connects the former collapse with the current expansion.” While Abhay Ashtekar and his colleagues, Tomasz Pawlowski and Parampreet Singh, ...
Japan plans to build its own island
Apr 25, 2006 |
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Japanese officials reportedly plan to grow an island on an isolated reef 1,000 miles south of Tokyo to win a political dispute.
Targeted Nanoparticles Destroy Prostate Tumors
Apr 25, 2006 |
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Biodegradable polymer nanoparticles, linked to a protein-binding nucleic acid known as an aptamer and loaded with the anticancer agent docetaxel, can target and kill prostate tumors growing in mice. Using this targeted nanoparticle ...
Direct Photon Properties Reveal Secrets of Extreme Nuclear States
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Apr 25, 2006 |
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When atomic nuclei are smashed together at great speed, resulting temperatures exceed one trillion degrees, 200 million times hotter than the surface of the sun. Scientists who study nuclear matter under extreme ...
Nokia unveils latest mobile Nseries
Apr 25, 2006 |
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Nokia unveiled a new range of its Nseries multimedia mobile computers.
Girls do better than boys on timed tests
Apr 25, 2006 |
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Vanderbilt University scientists trying to determine how male and female brains differ have discovered timing is everything.
Ancient rock star finds a home at the University of Alberta
Apr 25, 2006 |
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The University of Alberta is welcoming a very, very old rock star into its hallways. No, it's not Keith Richards. It is, perhaps, the most important rock on the face of the Earth.
IBM Discovery Could Shed New Light on Workings of the Human Genome
Apr 25, 2006 |
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IBM today announced its researchers have discovered numerous DNA patterns shared by areas of the human genome that were thought to have little or no influence on its function and those areas that do.
Expert offers gasoline saving suggestions
Apr 25, 2006 |
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With gasoline prices soaring, a Purdue University automotive expert is suggesting several ways drivers can reduce fuel costs.
Letters and Symbols Originated Across Cultures to Mimic Natural Scenes, Study Says
Apr 25, 2006 |
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If a tree falls in the forest and a caveman sees it lying next to a standing tree, what does he do? New evidence suggests that he may proceed to invent the letter "L."
Nano World: Nanotubes may unfold proteins
Apr 25, 2006 |
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Bottling proteins in nanotubes may cause them to unfold, which may drive researchers exploring nanotubes as drug-delivery vehicles to rethink their strategies, experts told UPI's Nano World.
UC Berkeley extends reach to iPod generation
Apr 25, 2006 |
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Further extending its curricular reach to the iPod generation, the University of California, Berkeley, today announced "Berkeley on iTunes U," a free service that makes video and audio recordings of a growing ...
Google search use up 41 percent from last year
Apr 25, 2006 |
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As Google continues to expand and offer more products, its original function continues to boom. Google search-engine use in March 2006 grew 41 percent from last March's figure, according to the latest Nielson//NetRatings ...
Doctors wake up to sleeping pill risks
Apr 25, 2006 |
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The National Institutes of Health has called for more research into insomnia treatments amid reports of people who eat, cook and drive in their sleep.
