Scientists succeed in cooling solid material with laser
Jul 26, 2006 |
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A team of researchers at the University of the Basque Country have experimentally demonstrated something that other scientists have been trying to achieve for decades: the cooling of erbium-doped materials with laser light.
Helium atoms sent by nozzle may light way for new imaging approach
Jul 26, 2006 |
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A newly devised nozzle fitted with a pinhole-sized capillary has allowed researchers to distribute helium atoms with X-ray-like waves on randomly shaped surfaces. The technique could power the development of a new microscope ...
There's a change in rain around desert cities
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 26, 2006 |
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Urban areas with high concentrations of buildings, roads and other artificial surface soak up heat, lead to warmer surrounding temperatures, and create "urban heat-islands." This increased heat may promote ...
China's GM cotton farmers are losing money
Jul 26, 2006 |
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U.S. scientists say Chinese farmers, among the world's first to plant genetically modified cotton, are being besieged by secondary pests.
High-tech hydrogen scooter designed to sell clean technology
Jul 26, 2006 |
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An Industrial Design Engineering graduate from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands has designed and built a working prototype of a scooter, which can be powered by hydrogen. Crijn Bouman, who ...
Global warning strikes the Matterhorn
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 26, 2006 |
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Global warming is reportedly having a dramatic effect on the Matterhorn in the European Alps, with landslides and flaking becoming more numerous.
Scientists Discover Ancient Marine Reptiles
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jul 26, 2006 |
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A team led by University of Adelaide palaeontologist Dr Benjamin Kear has identified two new species of ancient marine reptiles that swam the shallow waters of an inland sea in Australia 115 million years ago.
Nano World: Nano helps keep cells alive
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jul 26, 2006 |
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Encasing living cells in networks of silica and fatty layers only nanometers or billionths of a meter in size could help keep them alive longer for use in novel chemical factories or sensors, experts tell UPI's Nano World.
Gene breakthrough heralds better prospect for malaria solution
Jul 26, 2006 |
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Scientists have made a major breakthrough in understanding the genetics of the insect parasite that is being targeted by researchers as a way of preventing the spread of malaria.
U.S. hospital uses supercomputer
Jul 26, 2006 |
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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, located in the western United States, has been recognized as having one of the world's most powerful computers.
New and improved right to the last drop
Jul 26, 2006 |
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Biomolecules have become almost ubiquitous in laundry and personal care products. Biological washing powders usually contain enzymes to help digest stains while the latest shampoos and conditioners often use proteins to add ...
Pfizer heart pill to be standalone therapy
Jul 26, 2006 |
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U.S.-based Pfizer Inc., the world's largest pharmaceutical company, says it has decided to sell a new heart treatment medication as a standalone pill.
NASA Africa Mission Investigates Origin, Development of Hurricanes
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 26, 2006 |
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Scientists from NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, universities and international agencies will study how winds and dust conditions from Africa influence the birth of hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean.
Brookhaven Lab wins R&D 100 Award for X-ray focusing device
Jul 26, 2006 |
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The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory has won a 2006 R&D 100 award for developing the first device able to focus a large spread of high-energy x-rays. The device, called a Sagittal Focusing ...
Google-like process for mammogram images speeds up computer's second opinions
Jul 26, 2006 |
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To help computers provide faster "second opinions" on mammogram images showing suspicious-looking breast masses, medical physicists at Duke University are employing a Google-like approach that retrieves useful information ...
