Archive: 03/28/2006
Cerium oxide nanotubes get noticed
Chemists and materials scientists often study "nanotubes" -- capsule-shaped molecules only a few billionths of a meter in width. In nanotube form, many materials take on useful, unique properties, such as physical ...
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Mega eruption of Yellowstone's southern twin
North America isn't the only continent that's experienced super-colossal volcanic eruptions in the recent geologic past. The massive explosion of the almost unknown Vilama Caldera in Argentina appears to have ...
Mar 28, 2006 |
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Further Secrets of the Snail Love Dart
How do you make love to a snail? Slowly, violently and with a mucus-coated love dart. McGill University Biology Professor Ronald Chase knew that ‘love darts’ – sharp, slimy projectiles fired at prospective ...
Mar 28, 2006 |
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Nanonutrients' Promise: Vast Gains In Human Health
The emerging discipline of nanotechnology holds the promise of improving functional foods and the capability of delivering healthful food compounds to the body where it can utilize them best. This is according ...
Mar 28, 2006 |
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Electric Snowmobile: Sled-Necks, Tree-Huggers Unite
Eleven Utah State University engineering students designed and built an electric snowmobile that runs so clean the National Science Foundation will use it this summer to conduct research in Greenland’s polar ...
Mar 28, 2006 |
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X-ray method improves soft tissue detail
Swiss scientists say they've developed a technique for improving the detail obtained in X-ray images of soft tissues.
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Briefs: Intel sets up $50M Brazil venture fund
Intel established a $50 million venture-capital fund to promote technology growth in Brazil.
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Egg-like cells obtained in pig fetal skin
Canadian scientists at the University of Guelph say they've found stem cells isolated from the skin of pig fetuses can produce egg-like cells.
Mar 28, 2006 |
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Australia: Japan's whaling program a sham
Australian officials say a 10-year project examining whales off Australia's Antarctic territory prove Japan's whaling program has no scientific basis.
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Italian scientists find ancient Ur tablets
Italian archeologists working in Iraq have announced the discovery of numerous stone tablets from the ancient civilization of Ur.
Mar 28, 2006 |
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Rebound Marriages No More Likely to End in Divorce
Many self-help books and well-meaning friends and relatives offer this advice to newly divorced friends: Don't marry on the rebound. Don't rush into or commit to a serious relationship prematurely. Wait until you are good an ...
Mar 28, 2006 |
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Carbon nanotube absorption measured in worms, cancer cells
University of Michigan researchers have discovered how to measure the absorption of multi-walled carbon nanoparticles into worms and cancer cells, a breakthrough that will revolutionize scientists' understanding of how the ...
Mar 28, 2006 |
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Fujitsu's 200GB Serial ATA Hard Disk Drive for Notebooks
Fujitsu today announced the MHV2200BT, a 200GB 2.5" Serial ATA (SATA) hard disk drive, as part of a coordinated global launch.
Mar 28, 2006 |
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Strings As Structural Elements? Engineers Devise Mathematics For New Age Structures
Scientists at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) have devised two mathematical tools considered to be major contributions to the optimal design of a new generation of deformable bridges, buildings, ...
Mar 28, 2006 |
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The phony goat gets the worm
IBM researchers have designed a new way to detect and thwart attacks on computer networks. Code named "Billy Goat," the intrusion detection tool provides both early detection of worm attacks and fewer false alarms than other ...
Mar 28, 2006 |
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