Bionic fiction becomes science fact
Nov 28, 2005 |
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A highly dexterous, bio-inspired artificial hand and sensory system that could provide patients with active feeling, is being developed by a European project.
Plants reveal a secret, bring researchers nearer a cleaner future
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Using sunlight to power our homes and offices is an unaccomplished dream due to the still inefficient technology for a better use of solar energy. The study of photosynthesis in plants could provide new clues ...
Desert Find Lends More Strength to Theories of Possible Life on Mars
Nov 28, 2005 |
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A University of Arkansas researcher has found methane-producing microorganisms in an unexpected place - arid desert soils. This finding strengthens the possibility that such microorganisms can exist under ...
Mixed metals not so mixed up at the nano-level
Nov 28, 2005 |
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With the help of the world's most brilliant hard X-ray beams at the Advanced Photon Source, scientists have seen for the first time metal atoms near the surface of a liquid alloy arrange themselves in alternating ...
MIT sleuths discover quick way to new materials
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Nov 28, 2005 |
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In work that could radically change how engineers search for new materials, MIT researchers have developed a way to test the mechanical properties of almost 600 different materials in a matter of days - a task that would ...
Freescale manufactures world's first 24-Mbit silicon nanocrystal memory
Nov 28, 2005 |
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A non-volatile memory technology which is denser, faster and more cost-effective than conventional flash memory technology is now closer to production. Freescale has manufactured the world's first 24-megabit memory array ...
Snapshots at the Atomic Border
Nov 28, 2005 |
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Semiconductor technology has long existed at the nanoscale; circuits in computer chips are nowadays only a few dozen nanometres wide. In order to manufacture chips optimally, we need a comprehensive understanding ...
Genealogy of scaly reptiles rewritten by new research
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The most comprehensive analysis ever performed of the genetic relationships among all the major groups of snakes, lizards and other scaly reptiles has resulted in a radical reorganization of the family tree of these animals, ...
Precision breakthrough: the world's smallest hole drilled
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Experts at Cardiff University have developed machinery so sophisticated that they can drill a hole narrower than a human hair. Such precision has potentially major benefits in medical and electronic engineering. The experts at ...
Evolution fight flares at UC-Berkeley
Nov 28, 2005 |
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A civil lawsuit has been filed against operators of a University of California-Berkeley Web site that's designed to help instructors teach evolution.
Near Earth Objects - what lies ahead?
Nov 28, 2005 |
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Telescope facilities across the world are watching the skies for rocky remnants from outer space on a collision course with planet Earth. Currently one or two of these so called 'Near Earth Objects' [NEOs] ...
For Many Public Buildings, Form Doesn't Follow Function, Study Finds
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When you look at the exterior of a building, can you tell whether the building is a city hall, an art museum, a library, or a live theater? Most people can't, according to a new study. And those results suggest that many ...
AMBER looks into the cradle of planets
Nov 28, 2005 |
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An international team of astronomers investigated a disk of gas and dust surrounding a young star, as well as the stellar winds which emanate from that star. The team found unique, previously unknown characteristics ...
Squinting while staring at a computer monitor can cause painful dry eye
Nov 28, 2005 |
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Squinting at a computer screen can cut in half the number of times someone blinks each minute. And that could lead to an irritating condition called dry eye, new research suggests.
Sturgeon facing extinction due to poaching
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First it was dams, then pollution -- but now the world's most endangered and valuable fish is facing its most threatening problem: human poachers.
