Liquidmetal: Redefining metals for the 21st century
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A revolution in metals has arrived. NASA, the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and the U.S. Department of Energy united to help develop a new building material. "Liquidmetal" is a type of alloy, a mix of three ...
University of Georgia team investigates effects of nanoparticles on environment
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A University of Georgia research team has received funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to take a close look at something 100,000 times smaller than the width of a hair that offers great promise for major ...
Focusing: Brain, not age, important
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University of Illinois scientists say they've determined that when it comes to focusing on a task, the brain and not age is most important.
Indian burial site found near New York
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Heavy rains and high waves last week uncovered what might be an important early American Indian burial site at Indian Island County Park in Riverhead, N.Y.
Odd list of body parts: which parts are most sensitive to solar flares?
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Picture this: An astronaut, on the Moon, hunched down over a rock, hammer in hand, prospecting. Suddenly, over his shoulder, there's a flash of light on the sun.
Researchers light up 'dark' spins in diamond
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Discovery could lead to room temperature quantum computing Researchers at UC Santa Barbara have potentially opened up a new avenue toward room temperature quantum information processing. By demonstrating the ability to image ...
Study: King Tut liked red wine best
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A University of Barcelona research team has discovered Egypt's King Tutankhamun was partial to wine, preferring red over white.
Study: Many women out-earn husbands
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A Saint Louis University study finds up to 20 percent of U.S. wives earn more money than their husbands.
New study supports controversial evolutionary theory
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A paper published today in Nature provides strong support for a controversial 50-year-old-evolutionary hypothesis of how species are formed. The paper uses a north Queensland frog species, the green-eyed tree-frog Litoria ge ...
Can't do math? You are not alone
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Mayo Clinic researchers say they've determined Math Learning Disorder is common among school-age children, especially among boys.
Publishers concerned that Google project violates copyright
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When people talk about digital piracy and digital copyright infringement, they typically are referring to music and movies. However, books also are subject to digital copyright infringement, and not just by members of the ...
Kennedy Space Center reopens after Wilma
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NASA's Kennedy Space Center and the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida have reopened for operations after the passage of Hurricane Wilma.
Asthmatic cats may be allergic to people
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Cats have long been blamed for causing human health problems, but now Scottish veterinarians say they've found humans can cause asthma attacks in cats.
LA county beaches most unhealthful
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Los Angeles County swimming beaches this summer reportedly contained the highest levels of bacteria measured during the last five years in California.
EPA: Acid rain program is effective
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says its 10-year-old acid rain program has significantly reduced acid deposition in the United States.
