Surprising new species of light-harvesting bacterium discovered in Yellowstone
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Jul 26, 2007 |
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In the hot springs of Yellowstone National Park, a team of researchers has discovered a novel bacterium that transforms light into chemical energy.
Hidden order found in a quantum spin liquid
Jul 26, 2007 |
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An international team, including scientists from the London Centre for Nanotechnology, has detected a hidden magnetic “quantum order” that extends over chains of 100 atoms in a ceramic without classical magnetism. The findings, ...
X-48B Blended Wing Body Research Aircraft Takes First Flight
Jul 26, 2007 |
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NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center in Edwards, Calif., provided critical support for the first flight July 20 of the X-48B. The 21-foot wingspan, 500-pound remotely piloted test vehicle took off for the ...
Killer electrons in space are now less mysterious
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A rare, timely conjunction of ground-based instrumentation and a dozen satellites has helped scientists better understand how electrons in space can turn into ‘killers’. ESA’s Cluster constellation has contributed ...
Simple Method Yields Complex Micro- and Nanoparticle Shapes
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jul 26, 2007 |
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In applications from drug delivery to electronics, polymer particles several billionths to millionths of a meter in size could play key roles. But before many of these uses can be realized, scientists must ...
New clues to ozone depletion
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Jul 26, 2007 |
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Large quantities of ozone-depleting chemicals have been discovered in the Antarctic atmosphere by researchers from the University of Leeds, the University of East Anglia, and the British Antarctic Survey.
Fossils older than dinosaurs reveal pattern of early animal evolution on Earth
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jul 26, 2007 |
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The abundant diversity of characteristics within species likely helped fuel the proliferation and evolution of an odd-looking creature that emerged from an unprecedented explosion of life on Earth more than ...
Study links air pollution to clogged arteries
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Got high cholesterol? You might want to stay away from air pollution. That’s the message of a new UCLA study linking diesel exhaust to atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries, which significantly increases one’s risk ...
Opposites interfere
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In a classic physics experiment, photons (light particles), electrons, or any other quantum particles are fired, one at a time, at a sheet with two slits cut in it that sits in front of a recording plate. For photons, a photographic ...
Researchers watch antibiotics, bacteria meet at atomic level
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A new understanding of an enzyme important for the transfer of genetic information in bacteria may help scientists improve current antibiotics and also create antibiotics that are less vulnerable to resistance.
Nanotech clay armour creates fire resistant hard wearing latex emulsion paints
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jul 26, 2007 |
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Researchers at the University of Warwick's Department of Chemistry have found a way of replacing the soap used to stabilize latex emulsion paints with nanotech sized clay armour that can create a much more ...
Survey finds many Americans believe unsubstantiated claims about cancer
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A new study from American Cancer Society researchers finds a surprising number of Americans believe scientifically unsubstantiated claims concerning cancer, and that population segments suffering the greatest burden of cancer ...
Presence of wolves allows aspen recovery in Yellowstone
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Jul 26, 2007 |
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The wolves are back, and for the first time in more than 50 years, young aspen trees are growing again in the northern range of Yellowstone National Park.
MIT duo see people-powered 'Crowd Farm'
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Two graduate students at MIT's School of Architecture and Planning want to harvest the energy of human movement in urban settings, like commuters in a train station or fans at a concert.
Females more prone to brain damage from alcohol abuse
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Alcoholism has traditionally been considered a male disease because there are many more alcoholic males than females.
