Carbon-Nanotube Memory that Really Competes
Jan 26, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers in Finland have created a form of carbon-nanotube based information storage that is comparable in speed to a type of memory commonly used in memory cards and USB "jump" drives.
Researchers See the 'Dark Side' of the Sun
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 26, 2009 |
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Today, NASA researchers announced an event that will transform our view of the Sun and, in the process, super-charge the field of solar physics for many years to come.
Readers build vivid mental simulations of narrative situations, brain scans suggest
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 26, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new brain-imaging study is shedding light on what it means to "get lost" in a good book — suggesting that readers create vivid mental simulations of the sounds, sights, tastes and movements ...
Helium rains inside Jovian planets
Jan 26, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Models of how Saturn and Jupiter formed may soon take on a different look.
Frequent sex and masturbation in 20s and 30s linked to higher prostate cancer risk
Jan 26, 2009 |
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Men who are very sexually active in their twenties and thirties are more likely to develop prostate cancer, especially if they masturbate frequently, according to a study of more than 800 men published in the January issue ...
Cutting salt isn't the only way to reduce blood pressure
Jan 26, 2009 |
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Most people know that too much sodium from foods can increase blood pressure.
Trust your gut: Too much thinking leads to bad choices
Jan 26, 2009 |
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Don't think too much before purchasing that new car or television. According to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research, people who deliberate about decisions make less accurate judgments than people who trust their ...
New Catalyst Paves the Path for Ethanol-Powered Fuel Cells
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jan 26, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, in collaboration with researchers from the University of Delaware and Yeshiva University, has ...
Shaken self-confidence? Certain products and activities can fix it
Jan 26, 2009 |
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Someone who has momentarily lost confidence in her intelligence is more likely to purchase a pen than a candy bar, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. The pen helps restore her belief in herself as an ...
Comet impact theory disproved
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 26, 2009 |
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New data, published today, disproves the recent theory that a large comet exploded over North America 12,900 years ago, causing a shock wave that travelled across North America at hundreds of kilometres per hour and triggering ...
Scientists Identify Bacteria That Increase Plant Growth
Biology /
Jan 26, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Through work originally designed to remove contaminants from soil, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory and their Belgium colleagues at Hasselt University ...
Common medication associated with cognitive decline in elderly
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jan 26, 2009 |
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A study published in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society suggested that the use of certain medications in elderly populations may be associated with cognitive decline. The study examined the effects of exposure to ant ...
How does a dog walk? Surprisingly, many of us don't really know
Biology /
Jan 26, 2009 |
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Despite the fact that most of us see our four-legged friends walking around every day, most of us-including many experts in natural history museums and illustrators for veterinary anatomy text books-apparently still don't ...
Astronauts on International Space Station lose alarming amounts of hipbone strength
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 26, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronauts spending months in space lose significant bone strength, making them increasingly at risk for fractures later in life.
New research finds breastfeeding stops neglect
Jan 26, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When a mother breastfeeds she is essentially protecting her child from herself, according to UQ researcher and developmental paediatrician, Dr Lane Strathearn.
