Bioengineers develop 'microscope on a chip'
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Researchers at the California Institute of Technology have turned science fiction into reality with their development of a super-compact high-resolution microscope, small enough to fit on a finger tip. This ...
New biomass technology dramatically increases ethanol yield from grasses and yard waste
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University of Georgia researchers have developed a new technology that promises to dramatically increase the yield of ethanol from readily available non-food crops, such as Bermudagrass, switchgrass, Napiergrass—and even ...
Argonne scientists discover new class of glassy material
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory are dealing with an entirely new type of frustration, but it's not stressing them out.
Snapshot of past climate reveals no ice in Antarctica millions of years ago
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A snapshot of New Zealand's climate 40 million years ago reveals a greenhouse Earth, with warmer seas and little or no ice in Antarctica, according to research published this week in the journal Geology.
Golden scales: Nanoscale mass sensor from Berkeley can be used to weigh individual atoms and molecules
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(PhysOrg.com) -- There's a new "gold standard" in the sensitivity of weighing scales. Using the same technology with which they created the world's first fully functional nanotube radio, researchers with Berkeley ...
Angiotensin receptor blockers are lower incidence, progression of Alzheimer's disease
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Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have, for the first time, found that angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs)—a particular class of anti-hypertensive medicines—are associated with a striking decrease ...
Compound that Helps Rice Grow Reduces Nerve, Vascular Damage from Diabetes
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You may want to soak your brown rice. Researchers have found that a compound that helps rice seed grow, springs back into action when brown rice is placed in water overnight before cooking, significantly reducing ...
UM researchers map out America's deadliest roads
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Would you be surprised to learn that nine people died last year on the highway you take to work everyday? Or would you be shocked to see that six teenagers died within five miles of your home in fatal car accidents? With ...
Diamonds may have been life's best friend on primordial Earth
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Diamonds may have been life's best friend. Billions of years ago, the surface of these gems may have provided just the right conditions to foster the chemical reactions believed to have given rise to life ...
Scientists find unexpected key to flowering plants' diversity
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What began with an off-the-cuff curiosity eventually led Joe Williams to hang from the limbs of a tree 80 feet above the soil of northeastern Australia.
Green Roofs Differ in Building Cooling, Water Handling Capabilities
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The first study to compare the performance of different types of green roofs has been completed by the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at The University of Texas at Austin and suggests that buyers shouldn't ...
Lung inflammation from influenza could be turned off with new discovery
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A new discovery could lead to treatments which turn off the inflammation in the lungs caused by influenza and other infections, according to a study published today in the journal Nature Immunology.
Newly discovered monkey is threatened with extinction
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Just three years after it was discovered, a new species of monkey is threatened with extinction according to the Wildlife Conservation Society, which recently published the first-ever census of the endangered primate. Known ...
Bacteria reveal secret of adaptation at Evolution Canyon
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Bacteria living on opposite sides of a canyon have evolved to cope with different temperatures by altering the make-up of their 'skin', or cell membranes. Scientists have found that bacteria change these complex and important ...
A bee's future as queen or worker may rest with parasitic fly
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Strange things are happening in the lowland tropical forests of Panama and Costa Rica. A tiny parasitic fly is affecting the social behavior of a nocturnal bee, helping to determine which individuals become ...
