Discovery supports theory of Alzheimer's disease as form of diabetes
Sep 26, 2007 |
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Insulin, it turns out, may be as important for the mind as it is for the body. Research in the last few years has raised the possibility that Alzheimer’s memory loss could be due to a novel third form of diabetes.
New system makes any digital camera take multibillion-pixel shots
Technology / Computer Sciences
Sep 26, 2007 |
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Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, in collaboration with scientists at NASA’s Ames Research Center, have built a low-cost robotic device that enables any digital camera to produce breathtaking gigapixel (billions ...
New material concept for aircraft wings could save billions
Sep 26, 2007 |
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Building aircraft wings with a special aluminium fibre combination makes them nearly immune to metal fatigue. The application of this technology, partly developed at Delft University of Technology, will lead ...
Not Much Anonymity for Unprotected File-Sharers: Researchers Examine P2P Networks
Technology / Computer Sciences
Sep 26, 2007 |
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The same technology that allows easy sharing of music, movies and other content across a network also allows government and media companies easy access to who is illegally downloading that content.
Yale scientists make 2 giant steps in advancement of quantum computing
Sep 26, 2007 |
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Two major steps toward putting quantum computers into real practice — sending a photon signal on demand from a qubit onto wires and transmitting the signal to a second, distant qubit — have been brought about by a team of ...
NIST Debuts Superconducting Quantum Computing Cable
Sep 26, 2007 |
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Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have transferred information between two “artificial atoms” by way of electronic vibrations on a microfabricated aluminum cable, demonstrating ...
Solio to Release Solar Hybrid Charger
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 26, 2007 |
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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 ...
Life-giving rocks from a depth of 250 km
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 26, 2007 |
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If our planet did not have the ability to store oxygen in the deep reaches of its mantle there would probably be no life on its surface. This is the conclusion reached by scientists at the University of Bonn who have subjected ...
Cave records provide clues to climate change
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 26, 2007 |
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When Georgia Tech Assistant Professor Kim Cobb and graduate student Jud Partin wanted to understand the mechanisms that drove the abrupt climate change events that occurred thousands of years ago, they didn't ...
Sodium loses its luster: A liquid metal that's not really metallic
Sep 26, 2007 |
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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 ...
Doping technique brings nanomechanical devices into the semiconductor world
Sep 26, 2007 |
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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 ...
Engineered Eggshells To Help Make Hydrogen Fuel
Sep 26, 2007 |
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Engineers at Ohio State University have found a way to turn discarded chicken eggshells into an alternative energy resource.
MicroRNA convicted of triggering metastasis
Sep 26, 2007 |
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The jury is in: microRNAs can cause tumors to metastasize. These tiny molecules fine-tune protein production and play a powerful role in biological processes ranging from development to aging. Now scientists have proved that ...
Mixing large doses of both acetaminophen painkiller and caffeine may increase risk of liver damage
Sep 26, 2007 |
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Consuming large amounts of caffeine while taking acetaminophen, one of the most widely used painkillers in the United States, could potentially cause liver damage, according to a preliminary laboratory study reported in the ...
Study of bone marrow stem cells in multiple sclerosis
Sep 26, 2007 |
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A new pilot clinical trial to test bone marrow stem cell therapy with a small group of patients with multiple sclerosis has started at Frenchay Hospital. The aim of the trial, conducted by the University of Bristol and North ...
