Jump into the screen with 360-degree immersive video
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As you watch a video, have you ever wondered what's happening beyond the camera frame? If you could jump inside the video and look around, you would have a 360-degree view of the world in your TV screen or ...
Researchers solve decade-old mystery of hydrogen storage material
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Environmentally friendly hydrogen gas fueled vehicles can dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions and lessen the country’s dependence on sources of fossil fuel. Though several hydrogen vehicles exist on the market today, ...
First look: Princeton researchers peek into deepest recesses of human brain
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A team of scientists from Princeton University has devised a new experimental technique that produces some of the best functional images ever taken of the human brainstem, the most primitive area of the brain.
Killer military robots pose latest threat to humanity
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A robotics expert at the University of Sheffield will today (27 February 2008) issue stark warnings over the threat posed to humanity by new robot weapons being developed by powers worldwide.
Bacteria beware: MIT graduate invents knock-out punch for antibiotic resistance
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MIT graduate student and synthetic biologist Timothy Lu is passionate about tackling problems that pose threats to human health. His current mission: to destroy antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
NASA Views Landing Site Through Eyes of Future Moon Crew
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
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NASA has obtained the highest resolution terrain mapping to date of the moon's rugged south polar region, with a resolution to 20 meters per pixel. Scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, ...
Does gingko biloba affect memory?
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Taking the supplement ginkgo biloba had no clear-cut benefit on the risk of developing memory problems, according to a study published in the February 27, 2008, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the Americ ...
NASA Team Demonstrates Robot Technology For Moon Exploration
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
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During the 3rd Space Exploration Conference Feb. 26-28 in Denver, NASA will exhibit a robot rover equipped with a drill designed to find water and oxygen-rich soil on the moon.
Scientists devise approach that stops HIV at earliest stage of infection
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
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Their study, which appears this week in the online Early Edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), may re-energize attempts to create a preventive/therapeutic vaccine against HIV, say the authors. ...
In jazz improv, large portion of brain's prefrontal region 'takes 5' to let creativity flow
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When John Coltrane was expanding the boundaries of the well-known song “My Favorite Things” at the Village Vanguard in May 1966, no one could have known what inspired him to take the musical turns he took. But imaging researchers ...
Parental instinct found in the brain
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A possible basis for parental instinct has been found in the brain, according to a team led by Oxford University scientists.
Researchers catch rats' twitchy whiskers in action
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Rats use their whiskers in a way that is closely related to the human sense of touch: Just as humans move their fingertips across a surface to perceive shapes and textures, rats twitch their whiskers to achieve ...
Mercury's 'tail' is longer than thought
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
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U.S. scientists have used sodium atoms to determine Mercury's comet-like tail is much longer than had been thought.
New method ranks quality of scientific journals by field
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Worldwide, the number of scientists is increasing as is the number of scientific journals and published papers, the latter two thanks in large part to the rise of electronic publishing. Scientists and other researchers are ...
New research suggests biofuel blending is often inaccurate
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While sampling blended biodiesel fuels purchased from small-scale retailers, researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution found that many of the blends do not contain the advertised amount of biofuel.
