Engineers perfecting hydrogen-generating technology
Aug 27, 2007 |
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Researchers at Purdue University have further developed a technology that could represent a pollution-free energy source for a range of potential applications, from golf carts to submarines and cars to emergency ...
Strong Evidence Points to Earth's Proximity to Sun as Ice Age Trigger
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 27, 2007 |
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When do ice ages begin? In June, of course. Analysis of Antarctic ice cores led by Kenji Kawamura, a visiting scientist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, shows that the last four great ...
Carbon nanotubes' electronic properties optimized for future applications
Aug 27, 2007 |
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While researching the unique electrical properties of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs), researchers have demonstrated the nanotubes’ ability to capture and store one electron per 32 carbon atoms in ...
Astronomers pioneer new method for probing exotic matter
Aug 27, 2007 |
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Using European and Japanese/NASA X-ray satellites, astronomers have seen Einstein’s predicted distortion of space-time around three neutron stars, and in doing so they have pioneered a groundbreaking technique ...
Mars Rovers Resume Driving
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 27, 2007 |
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After six weeks of hunkering down during raging dust storms that limited solar power, both of NASA's Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, have resumed driving.
The world's oldest bacteria
Biology /
Aug 27, 2007 |
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A research team has for the first time ever discovered DNA from living bacteria that are more than half a million years old. Never before has traces of still living organisms that old been found. The exceptional discovery ...
Cells united against cancer
Aug 27, 2007 |
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Sheets of highly organized epithelial cells line all the cavities and free surfaces of the body, forming barriers that control the movement of liquids and cells in the body organs. The organized structure of normal breast ...
How Snakes Survive Starvation
Biology /
Aug 27, 2007 |
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Starving snakes employ novel survival strategies not seen before in vertebrates, according to research conducted by a University of Arkansas biologist. These findings could be used in conservation strategies ...
FSU researchers developing diagnostic 'lab on a chip'
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If you have ever marveled over the orderly process by which cars, buses and other modes of transportation are directed toward their destinations in a big city, you’ll really appreciate the work of one Florida ...
MIT probes secret to bone's strength
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Aug 27, 2007 |
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Scientists and engineers are eager to understand the secret behind bone’s lightweight toughness so they can mimic it in the design of new materials, but previous studies have revealed a number of different strength mechanisms ...
Long-term increase in rainfall seen in tropics
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 27, 2007 |
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NASA scientists have detected the first signs that tropical rainfall is on the rise with the longest and most complete data record available.
Roman footprint found in ancient city
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Aug 27, 2007 |
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Archaeologists in Israel said they've discovered a footprint from the sandal of a Roman soldier during an excavation of the ancient city of Hippos.
Professors envision advanced global travel
Aug 27, 2007 |
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Nanotechnology and GPS positioning holds the key to making worldwide transportation a simpler affair, two professors from New Zealand have suggested.
Research team finds link between zinc and macular degeneration
Aug 27, 2007 |
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A team of scientists, including three researchers at George Mason University, found that the mineral zinc could play a role in the development of macular degeneration. In studying eye tissue samples, the researches found ...
SanDisk Announces 'Sansa Clip': a Tiny, Wearable MP3 Player
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 27, 2007 |
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SanDisk Corporation, the second largest seller of MP3 players in the United States, today introduced the colorful Sansa Clip, a tiny MP3 player that boasts an array of cool features, as well as distinctively ...
