New nano technique significantly boosts boiling efficiency
Jun 26, 2008 |
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Whoever penned the old adage "a watched pot never boils" surely never tried to heat up water in a pot lined with copper nanorods.
NASA Spacecraft Reveal Largest Crater in Solar System
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Jun 26, 2008 |
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New analysis of Mars' terrain using NASA spacecraft observations reveals what appears to be by far the largest impact crater ever found in the solar system
Airless tire project may prove a lifesaver in military combat
Jun 26, 2008 |
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Rarely does one come across a business where the phrase “reinventing the wheel” is not just a metaphor, it’s an operating principle.
Online Dating: Where Technology and Evolution Collide
Jun 26, 2008 |
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When searching for a soul mate, you might think that the more options, the better. But the rise of technology – notably, the Internet – has thrown a wedge in that perception.
Higher coffee consumption associated with lower liver cancer risk
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A new large, prospective population-based study confirms an inverse relationship between coffee consumption and liver cancer risk. The study also found that higher levels of gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) in the blood were ...
Standards Set for Energy-Conserving LED Lighting
Jun 26, 2008 |
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Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in cooperation with national standards organizations, have taken the lead in developing the first two standards for solid-state lighting ...
New research links drinking lowfat milk to lower risk for heart disease
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Grabbing as little as one glass of lowfat or fat free milk could help protect your heart, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Researchers found that adults who had at least one se ...
World's first space telescope to discover near-Earth objects
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Canada is building the world's first space telescope designed to detect and track asteroids as well as satellites. Called NEOSSat (Near Earth Object Surveillance Satellite), this spacecraft will provide a significant improvement ...
Portable device effective in zapping away migraine pain
Jun 26, 2008 |
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novel electronic device designed to "zap" away migraine pain before it starts has proven to be the next form of relief for those suffering from the debilitating disease, according to a study conducted at The Ohio State University ...
Morning sickness is pregnancy 'wellness insurance'
Jun 26, 2008 |
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Morning sickness. It's the bane of many of a pregnancy. And many a future mother wonders at the apparently unnecessary suffering.
What It's Like to Be a Bat
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Not many people think about what it's like to be a bat, but for those who do, it's enlightening and potentially groundbreaking for understanding aspects of the human brain and nervous system.
'Early bird' project really gets the worm
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Scientists from the LSU Museum of Natural Science, or MNS, recently participated in a project joining together the most prominent ornithological research programs in the world. This study – the largest study of bird genetics ...
Study identifies toxic key to Alzheimer’s disease memory loss
Jun 26, 2008 |
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Using new scientific techniques, scientists have unlocked the cascade of molecular events that lead to Alzheimer’s disease. The scientific findings published in the latest edition of Nature Medicine suggest a potential new ...
Ancient Mexican maize varieties
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Jun 26, 2008 |
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Maize was first domesticated in the highlands of Mexico about 10,000 years ago and is now one of the most important crop plants in the world. It is a member of the grass family, which also hosts the world's other major ...
How to build a plant
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Dr. Sarah Hake and her colleagues, George Chuck, Hector Candela-Anton, Nathalie Bolduc, Jihyun Moon, Devin O'Connor, China Lunde, and Beth Thompson, have taken advantage of the information from sequenced grass genomes to ...
