Physicists observe subatomic quick-change artist
Sep 25, 2006 |
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It's taken 19 long years of painstaking, high-precision experiments, but it's finally official: Physicists have announced the observation of a subatomic particle known as the Bs (pronounced "B sub s") meson ...
LANL/NIST Team Sends Quantum Encryption 'Keys' Over Record Distances
Sep 25, 2006 |
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Using an innovative sensor for detecting single photons, the smallest particles of light, scientists from Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Albion College ...
Size doesn't matter: island mammals 'dwarfed' by lack of competitors and predators
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Sep 25, 2006 |
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The evolution of miniature or 'dwarf' versions of animals like elephants and hippos on islands is caused by lack of competition for food and the absence of predators, and not just because they are too large ...
Using Multiphoton Microscopy to See Chromosomes in Action
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Sep 25, 2006 |
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Feverish fruit fly larvae, warmed in a toasty lab chamber, are giving Cornell researchers a way to watch chromosomes in action and actually see how genes are expressed in living tissue.
Molecules Dress for Success
Sep 25, 2006 |
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An enormous challenge to science is the generation of two individual molecules that are not chemically bound to each other but are mechanically wedged together to form a tight link. A team of British and American researchers ...
Human concentration study is reported
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 25, 2006 |
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A U.S. study suggests multitasking is no problem for most people, but listening to more than one communication can be problematic.
Researchers Reveal Three Distinct Modes of Dynamic Friction Rupture with Implications for Earthquake Behavior
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 25, 2006 |
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A new study by researchers at the California Institute of Technology has revealed important findings about the nature of ruptures and sliding behavior, which could impact how we respond to earthquakes and other disasters.
Study suggests 'connectivity' via the Internet is vital for communities experiencing a crisis
Sep 25, 2006 |
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A recent study conducted by researchers at Louisiana State University and Southeastern Louisiana University demonstrates that the Internet has the capacity to sustain a geographic community in a crisis situation as much as ...
Findings Suggest New Method to Fight Staph Infections
Sep 25, 2006 |
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School districts in middle Tennessee recently have reported several cases of staph infection among students and school workers. A biology professor at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) is involved in research that ...
New insights into costly destruction of subsurface petroleum
Sep 25, 2006 |
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Scientists are reporting an advance toward understanding and possibly combating a natural process that destroys billions of dollars worth of subsurface petroleum. Called biodegradation, it occurs as bacteria and other microbes ...
New Method Creates Nanowire Detectors Exactly Where Needed
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Sep 25, 2006 |
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There seems to be little doubt among cancer researchers that new detection systems using nanowires and microfluidics hold the promise of providing a quantum leap in the detection of cancer-related molecules and genes. However, ...
Air travelers don't mind delays if security checks consistent
Sep 25, 2006 |
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A new study finds that people are willing to endure the wait for airport security screening, especially if delays are consistent among airports and at different times of day. Findings also show that preferences vary between ...
Why Popeye only has eyes for spinach
Sep 25, 2006 |
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Eating spinach could protect your eyes from the leading cause of blindness in western society, say experts at The University of Manchester.
Open Science Grid receives $30 million award
Technology / Computer Sciences
Sep 25, 2006 |
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Scientists on the track to discovery got good news this month when a powerful computing tool received critical government funding. A five-year, $30 million award to the Open Science Grid Consortium, announced by the National ...
Better sludge through metagenomics
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Sep 25, 2006 |
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Few stop to consider the consequences of their daily ablutions, the washing of clothes, the watering of lawns, and the flush of a toilet. However, wastewater treatment--one of the cornerstones of modern civilization--is the ...
