Proposed Particle Help Explains Odd Galactic Photons
Jul 25, 2008 |
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In 2002, a satellite called INTEGRAL was launched by the European Space Agency with an instrument on board to detect and measure gamma rays from space. Four years later, it yielded some intriguing data: An unusually high ...
A new era in search for 'sister Earths'?
Jul 25, 2008 |
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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 ...
The Lightness of Electrons in a Twisting Metal Crystal
Jul 25, 2008 |
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(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.
Gummy bears that fight plaque
Jul 25, 2008 |
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The tooth-protecting sugar substitute xylitol has been incorporated into gummy bears to produce a sweet snack that may prevent dental problems. Research published today in the open access journal BMC Oral Health describes how gi ...
Overweight elderly Americans contribute to financial burdens of the US health care system
Jul 25, 2008 |
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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 ...
'Impressionist' Spacecraft to View Solar System's Invisible Frontier
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 25, 2008 |
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(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 ...
Europe’s next-generation broadband
Technology / Computer Sciences
Jul 25, 2008 |
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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 ...
Partial Solar Eclipse visible from the UK on the morning of 1st August
Jul 25, 2008 |
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On 1st August 2008 there will be a total eclipse of the Sun, visible from Canada, northern Greenland, Svalbard, the Barents Sea, Russia, Mongolia and China. From the whole of the British Isles observers will see a partial ...
Population policy needed for the UK in order to combat climate change
Jul 25, 2008 |
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The biggest contribution UK couples can make to combating climate change would be to have only two children or at least have one less than they first intended, argues an editorial published on BMJ.com today.
Study explores plausibility of bulbs and tubers in the diet of early human ancestors
Biology /
Jul 25, 2008 |
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(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 ...
Researchers demonstrate a flexible, 1-step assembly of nanoscale structures
Jul 25, 2008 |
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Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania have created a one-step, repeatable method for the production of functional nanoscale patterns or motifs with adjustable features, size and shape using a single master "plate."
'Lazy eye' discovery of how an old gene learns new tricks
Jul 25, 2008 |
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(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.
'Green' potato health risk can be eliminated by cutting away affected area
Jul 25, 2008 |
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Potatoes that have turned 'green' can potentially contain a naturally occurring toxin called Glycoalkaloids (GA) and pose a risk to public health according to a review paper published in the latest online issue of SCI's Journal of ...
Researchers disprove long-standing belief about HIV treatment
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jul 25, 2008 |
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Researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center have disproved a long-standing clinical belief that the hepatitis C virus slows or stunts the immune system's ability to restore itself after HIV patients are treated ...
Colonial heritage metaphors used in US military conflicts
Jul 25, 2008 |
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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 ...
