See-through transistor fabricated for future e-displays
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Scientists have recently taken an important step toward the development of “see-through” flexible electronic displays by fabricating fully transparent, high-speed nanowire transistors. This piece of circuitry, ...
Martian dust storm threatens rovers' survival
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 27, 2007 |
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In the three-and-a-half years that they've been on Mars, the NASA rovers Spirit and Opportunity have never seen anything like this: a large-scale dust storm that has darkened the skies and put the rovers in ...
Two bacteria better than one in cellulose-fed fuel cell
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No currently known bacteria that allow termites and cows to digest cellulose, can power a microbial fuel cell and those bacteria that can produce electrical current cannot eat cellulose. But careful pairing of bacteria can ...
Science steps in to discover wonders of Toe-tankhamun
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jul 27, 2007 |
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An artificial big toe attached to the foot of an ancient Egyptian mummy could prove to be the world’s earliest functional prosthetic body part, say scientists.
Advertisement manipulation studied
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U.S. consumer scientists have demonstrated how advertisements can be manipulated to increase the likelihood a certain product is selected by shoppers.
Prenatal stress keeps infants, toddlers up at night, study says
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 27, 2007 |
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Anxious or depressed mothers-to-be are at increased risk of having children who will experience sleep problems in infancy and toddlerhood, finds a study that published this month in Early Human Development.
How bacteria evolve into superbugs
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Researchers at McGill and Oxford Universities have applied ecological and evolutionary theory to demonstrate how bacteria become resistant to antibiotics in hospitals.
Patient dies during gene therapy trial
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U.S. health officials say a patient died while participating in a gene therapy experiment to treat arthritis.
Chinese sage may provide alcoholism cure
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The active ingredient in Chinese medicinal sage could help alcoholics beat their addiction, Italian researchers said.
A new brake on cellular energy production discovered
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A condition that has to be met for the body to be able to keep warm, move and even survive is that the mitochondria - the cells' power stations - release the right amounts of energy. Scientists at Karolinska Institutet have ...
Floods and fires across Europe captured from space
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 27, 2007 |
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Highlighting the extreme weather conditions hitting Europe, space sensors aboard ESA’s Envisat satellite have detected the worst floodwaters to hit Britain for 60 years and deadly fires raging through southern ...
Prescribing of antibiotics to children still at a level to cause drug resistance, warn experts
Medicine & Health / Medications
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Regular prescribing of antibiotics to children in the community is sufficient to sustain a high level of antibiotic resistance in the population, warn experts in a study published on bmj.com today.
Diabetes drugs increase risk of heart failure, research shows
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jul 27, 2007 |
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A class of drugs commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes may double the risk of heart failure, according to a new analysis by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and colleagues.
Prevent smoking to reduce risk of erectile dysfunction
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Men who smoke cigarettes run an increased risk of experiencing erectile dysfunction, and the more cigarettes smoked, the greater the risk, according to a study by Tulane University researchers published in the American Journal ...
Smithsonian's National Zoo researchers use electronic eggs to help save threatened species
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This is an important summer for kori bustards at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. Four chicks of this threatened African bird have hatched in June and July. Along with the bumper crop of baby birds is a bumper ...
