Physicists create first superconductor hybrid nanoscale heat transistor
Jul 25, 2007 |
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Low temperature research has been at the forefront of cooling applications for quite some time. One project, a nanoscale heat transistor, has been built in Finland in cooperation with an Italian researcher at the Helsinki ...
Graphene oxide paper could spawn a new class of materials
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jul 25, 2007 |
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Nearly 2,000 years ago, the discovery of paper revolutionized human communication. Now researchers at Northwestern University have fabricated a new type of paper that they hope will create a revolution of its own -- and while ...
Learning a second language -- Is it all in your head?
Jul 25, 2007 |
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Think you haven't got the aptitude to learn a foreign language? New research led by Northwestern University neuroscientists suggests that the problem, quite literally, could be in your head.
Obesity is 'socially contagious', study finds
Jul 25, 2007 |
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Are your friends making you fat? Or keeping you slender? According to new research from Harvard and the University of California, San Diego, the short answer on both counts is "yes."
New advance is step toward quantum computing with neutral atoms
Jul 25, 2007 |
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Physicists at the Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology have induced thousands of atoms trapped by laser beams to swap “spins” with partners simultaneously.
Scratch no more: Gene for itch sensation discovered
Jul 25, 2007 |
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Itching for a better anti-itch remedy? Your wish may soon be granted now that scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified the first gene for the itch sensation in the central nervous ...
Hand gestures dramatically improve learning
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 25, 2007 |
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Kids asked to physically gesture at math problems are nearly three times more likely than non-gesturers to remember what they’ve learned. In today’s issue of the journal Cognition, a University of Rochester scientist sugges ...
Humboldt squid on the move
Biology /
Jul 25, 2007 |
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Over the last five years, large, predatory Humboldt squid moved north from equatorial waters and invaded the sea off Central California, where they may be decimating populations of Pacific hake, an important commercial fish. ...
Korean Mummies May Provide Clues to Combat Hepatitis B
Jul 25, 2007 |
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Mummies that have recently been unearthed in South Korea may provide clues on how to combat hepatitis B, according to Prof. Mark Spigelman of the Kuvin Center for the Study of Infectious and Tropical Diseases ...
A new century of Alzheimer's disease research
Jul 25, 2007 |
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Imagine the day when a routine visit to the family doctor includes a simple blood test to predict the risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease (AD). If the test returns a worrisome result -- too many sticky brain proteins ...
Groundbreaking research changing geological map of Canada
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 25, 2007 |
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Researchers exploring a remote terrain in Arctic Canada have made discoveries that may rock the world of Canadian geology.
Study finds contaminated water reaching Florida's offshore keys
Jul 25, 2007 |
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A new University of Georgia study finds that sewage-contaminated groundwater is reaching the offshore reefs of the Upper Florida Keys, possibly threatening corals and human health.
Resisting peer pressure: new findings shed light on adolescent decision-making
Jul 25, 2007 |
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The capacity to resist peer pressure in early adolescence may depend on the strength of connections between certain areas of the brain, according to a study carried out by University of Nottingham researchers.
Do cigarettes help smokers cope with stress?
Jul 25, 2007 |
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Many smokers excuse their habit by claiming that smoking relieves their feelings of stress. In fact, the stress they feel may just be one of the short-term symptoms of withdrawal, if they haven't smoked for a while.
New spinal cord injury therapy developed
Jul 25, 2007 |
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U.S. medical scientists have developed a new spinal cord therapy that helps the body permanently recovery from such injuries.
