Archive: 07/25/2008
Study explores plausibility of bulbs and tubers in the diet of early human ancestors
(PhysOrg.com) -- It was a dirty job, but somebody had to do it. Anthropologist Nathaniel J. Dominy of the University of California, Santa Cruz, has advanced the investigation of the diet of early human ancestors ...
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Jul 25, 2008 |
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A new era in search for 'sister Earths'?
Research presented at a recent astronomical conference is being hailed as ushering in a new era in the search for Earth-like planets by showing that they are more numerous than previously thought and that ...
Jul 25, 2008 |
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The Lightness of Electrons in a Twisting Metal Crystal
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of researchers at Princeton University's Materials Research Science and Engineering Center has observed electrons moving through a crystal of bismuth metal behaving like light.
Jul 25, 2008 |
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Surgical Instrument Size Studied
The concept of one size fits all works with many things—smocks, baseball caps and inner tubes. But not disposable laparoscopic surgical instruments.
Jul 25, 2008 |
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Wealth Does Not Dictate Concern for the Environment
It has been a long-held assumption that poor nations will not support efforts to protect the environment since their citizens are too preoccupied with meeting basic needs, such as food and housing. However, a new study in ...
Jul 25, 2008 |
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Hip Bone Density Helps Predict Breast Cancer Risk
Measuring a woman’s bone mineral density can provide additional information that may help more accurately determine a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer. That is the conclusion of a new study published in the September ...
Jul 25, 2008 |
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Women's access to credit affects efficiency in rural households
Rural strategies designed to induce economic growth often emphasize the need to improve access to capital for poor households. However, this approach implicitly assumes that family members pool all their resources and allocate ...
Jul 25, 2008 |
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Colonial heritage metaphors used in US military conflicts
The historical reference to "Indian Country" presents a complex metaphor. For many Native Americans it signifies home, family, and territory; however, for others the term can refer to colonialism and Native American land ...
Jul 25, 2008 |
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Limits on futures trading could boost gas prices, expert says
Proposals to reign in wallet-draining gasoline prices by curbing speculation in oil markets would likely increase costs at the pump instead of trimming them, a University of Illinois economist says.
Jul 25, 2008 |
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Overweight elderly Americans contribute to financial burdens of the US health care system
Being overweight or obese is not only a personal issue that affects one's health but is also a public health issue that impacts other people in society. A new study in the journal Health Services Research reveals that the ex ...
Jul 25, 2008 |
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'Impressionist' Spacecraft to View Solar System's Invisible Frontier
(PhysOrg.com) -- At the edge of our solar system in December 2004, the Voyager 1 spacecraft encountered something never before experienced during its then 26-year cruise through the solar system — an invisible ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 25, 2008 |
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NASA Successfully Tests Parachute for Ares Rocket
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA and industry engineers have successfully completed the first drop test of a drogue parachute for the Ares I rocket. The drogue parachute is designed to slow the rapid descent of the spent first-stage ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 25, 2008 |
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'Lazy eye' discovery of how an old gene learns new tricks
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have made a discovery which could lead the way for new treatments into a rare eye disorder which if not treated can result in permanent blindness in childhood.
Jul 25, 2008 |
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Europe’s next-generation broadband
An enormous research effort by Europe’s leading broadband players has helped accelerate dramatically the rollout of next-generation broadband services reaching speeds in the 10s of Mbit/s in many European countries. That ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Jul 25, 2008 |
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Modified proteins add colour to research
(PhysOrg.com) -- The subtleties between shades of celery or wasabi green sounds like a debate for an interior designer, but University of Alberta PhD student Huiwang Ai has been exploring those differences ...
Jul 25, 2008 |
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