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 ...
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."
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.
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. ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
Sony's Digital Living System Combines Home Theater Functionality with the Brains of a PC
Jul 25, 2007 |
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The new Sony's VAIO XL1 Digital Living System brings all of your entertainment into the living room and lets you manage it with a remote control.
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.
STMicroelectronics and IBM to Collaborate on Chip Technology
Jul 25, 2007 |
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STMicroelectronics and IBM today announced that the two companies have signed an agreement to collaborate on the development of next-generation process technology -- the "recipe" that is used in semiconductor development ...
Detecting transmissibility of avian influenza virus in human households
Jul 25, 2007 |
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Recent outbreaks of emerging diseases such as SARS and H5N1 avian influenza have underlined the fact that animal pathogens may acquire the ability to spread efficiently in humans – but as yet have not.
NASA Announces Next Undersea Exploration Mission Dates and Crew
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 25, 2007 |
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NASA will send three astronauts and a Constellation Program aerospace engineer into the ocean depths off the Florida coast from Aug. 6 to 15. They will test lunar exploration concepts and a suite of medical objectives for ...
