Archive: 09/26/2007
Plants can be used to study how and why people respond differently to drugs
While prescription medications work successfully to cure an ailment in some people, in others the same dose of the same drug can cause an adverse reaction or no response at all.
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Sep 26, 2007 |
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Saltwater crocodiles find their way home
Australian scientists have discovered saltwater crocodiles have the ability to return to their home territory across significant distances.
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Sep 26, 2007 |
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3-D avatar may help doctors improve care
IBM scientists have created software that allows physicians to use an avatar to obtain medical data in the same manner in which they interact with patients.
Sep 26, 2007 |
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Sports drinks face junk food label
Public health advocates are lobbying for limits on the availability of sports drinks such as Gatorade and Powerade in high school vending machines.
Sep 26, 2007 |
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Model for the assembly of advanced, single-molecule-based electronic components developed at Pitt
Researchers based at the University of Pittsburgh have created the best method so far of assembling wire-like structures only a single molecule wide, a significant step in science's increasing attempts to reduce the circuitry ...
Sep 26, 2007 |
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Sharp to Introduce Seven New Blu-Ray Disc Recorders
Sharp Corp. will introduce into the Japanese market seven AQUOS Blu-ray Disc Recorders that reflect Sharp's persistent focus on true image quality and easy operability.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 26, 2007 |
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Sodium loses its luster: A liquid metal that's not really metallic
When melting sodium at high pressures, the material goes through a transition in which its electrical conductivity drops threefold. In a series of new calculations, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists ...
Sep 26, 2007 |
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'Jumping genes' could make for safer gene delivery system
To move a gene from point A to point B, scientists and gene therapists have two proven options: a virus, which can effectively ferry genes of interest into cells, and a plasmid, an engineered loop of DNA that can do the same ...
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Sep 26, 2007 |
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Doping technique brings nanomechanical devices into the semiconductor world
With the help of a device capable of depositing metals an atom at a time in the materials used in computer chips, a team of University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers has successfully blended modern semiconductor technology ...
Sep 26, 2007 |
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Spinning slowly in the web
University of St Andrews astronomers have succeeded in tracing the magnetic web that binds newly forming stars to their surrounding gas and dust. The findings will improve understanding of how stars, including ...
Sep 26, 2007 |
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Researchers discover forests of endangered tropical kelp
A research team led by San Jose State University and the University of California, Santa Barbara has discovered forests of a species of kelp previously thought endangered or extinct in deep waters near the Galapagos Islands. ...
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Sep 26, 2007 |
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Smithsonian scientists working to save microscopic threatened species
The Smithsonian’s National Zoo recently acquired 12,000 new animals—microscopic Elkhorn coral larvae harvested by National Zoo scientists in Puerto Rico—as part of an international collaborative program to ...
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Sep 26, 2007 |
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Solio to Release Solar Hybrid Charger
The energy alternative company Solio will release a hand-held solar battery recharger on October 15, 2007. The sleek new design is for use on virtually all electronic devices. It comes with an adaptor tip ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 26, 2007 |
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Engineered Eggshells To Help Make Hydrogen Fuel
Engineers at Ohio State University have found a way to turn discarded chicken eggshells into an alternative energy resource.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Sep 26, 2007 |
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Motorola Demonstrates World's First WiMAX 802.16e Mobile Handoffs in Downtown Chicago
Motorola presented a mobile WiMAX experience last night that included live handoffs during an exclusive cruise along the Chicago River for media and industry analysts in town to attend WiMAX World USA. Attendees experienced ...
Sep 26, 2007 |
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