Archive: 08/28/2007
New ORNL roof system means savings for homeowners
Homeowners could see their summer utility bills fall by 8 percent or more with a new roof and attic system being developed at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
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Hypnosis reduces pain and costs in breast cancer surgery
The use of hypnosis prior to breast cancer surgery reduced the amount of anesthesia administered during the operation, the level of pain reported afterwards, and the time and cost of the procedure, according to a study published ...
Aug 28, 2007 |
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Energy Department to aid biofuels creation
The U.S. Department of Energy says it will allocate up to $33.8 million to support commercial production of cellulosic biofuels.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Aug 28, 2007 |
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Math man Atle Selberg dead at 90
Atle Selberg, a prolific mathematical researcher with multiple terms that bear his name, has died in Princeton, N.J., at the age of 90.
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New Web site makes it easier to find, analyze dairy market data
Crunching the dairy numbers is a lot simpler than it used to be. One of the most comprehensive collections of dairy marketing information available is now online at http://future.aae.wisc.edu. The University of Wisconsin-Madison's ...
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IBM Introduces Cost-Effective, Easy-to-Use Entry Storage System
IBM today announced the System Storage DS3300, a robust, reliable and cost-effective new entry-level disk array featuring integrated management software designed to give small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) a simple and ...
Aug 28, 2007 |
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Brain implants relieve Alzheimer's damage
Genetically engineered cells implanted in mice have cleared away toxic plaques associated with Alzheimer’s disease.
Aug 28, 2007 |
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Study confirms limited human-to-human spread of avian-flu virus in Indonesia in 2006
In the first systematic, statistical analysis of its kind, infectious-disease-modeling experts at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center confirm that the avian influenza A (H5N1) virus in 2006 spread between a small number ...
Aug 28, 2007 |
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High-risk behaviors could lead to HIV epidemic in Afghanistan
In a report that is among the first to describe the prevalence of HIV and Hepatitis B and C viruses in Afghanistan, a researcher from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine voiced concerns that ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
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Greenhouse gases likely drove near-record US warmth in 2006
Greenhouse gases likely accounted for over half of the widespread warmth across the continental United States in 2006, according to a new study that will be published 5 September in Geophysical Research Letters, a public ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 28, 2007 |
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Housing market woes spread, dampening Florida's consumer confidence
The latest round of bad news in the housing market dealt a blow to consumer confidence in August, causing a three-point drop to 78, its lowest level in a year, a new University of Florida study finds.
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Novel M.S. Drug Shows Promise In Two Lethal Leukemias
A new study suggests that an experimental drug being tested for the treatment of multiple sclerosis and to prevent organ rejection might also help people with certain deadly forms of chronic and acute leukemia.
Aug 28, 2007 |
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Not all risk is created equal
A camper who chases a grizzly but won't risk unprotected sex. A sky diver afraid to stand up to the boss. New research shows that not all risk is created equal and people show a mixture of both risky and non-risky behaviors. ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 28, 2007 |
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Molecules line up to make the tiniest of wires
As technology shrinks, the computer industry is facing the complex challenge of finding ways to manufacture the minuscule components necessary.
Aug 28, 2007 |
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Mitsubishi’s new Blu-ray converts your movies into 3D
Mitsubishi recently revealed a new Blu-ray player that can convert existing 2D movies into 3D in real time. The company showed off the technology to a few tech journalists at the Barclay’s PGA Tour at Westchester Country ...
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