Detecting explosives with honeybees
Nov 28, 2006 |
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Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed a method for training the common honey bee to detect the explosives used in bombs.
Scientists study 'Snowball Earth'
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 28, 2006 |
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Canadian scientists have determined the factors involved in ending a severe ice age 750 million years ago that nearly completely froze Earth's oceans.
Pure carbon nanotubes pass first in vivo test
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Nov 28, 2006 |
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In the first experiments of their kind, researchers at Rice University and The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have determined that carbon nanotubes injected directly into the bloodstream of research lab ...
Smoking changes brain chemistry
Nov 28, 2006 |
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Chronic smoking affects nerve cells and alters the chemical makeup of the brain, according to research presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America.
Violent video games leave teenagers emotionally aroused
Nov 28, 2006 |
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A new study has found that adolescents who play violent video games may exhibit lingering effects on brain function, including increased activity in the region of the brain that governs emotional arousal and decreased activity ...
Chronic back pain linked to changes in the brain
Nov 28, 2006 |
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A German research team using a specialized imaging technique revealed that individuals suffering from chronic low back pain also had microstructural changes in their brains. The findings were presented today at the annual ...
Painkillers may threaten power of vaccines
Medicine & Health / Medications
Nov 28, 2006 |
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With flu-shot season in full swing and widespread anticipation of the HPV vaccine to prevent cervical cancer, a new University of Rochester study suggests that using common painkillers around the time of vaccination might ...
Flu can bide time in icy limbo before re-emerging, biologist states
Nov 28, 2006 |
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It sounds like the stuff of a campy '50s horror movie ("It Came from the Ice!"), but a Bowling Green State University biologist believes it's a very real possibility. Dr. Scott Rogers is talking about the potential for long-dormant ...
Last LHC superconducting main magnet completes the suite at CERN
Nov 28, 2006 |
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CERN took delivery of the last superconducting main magnet for the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) on 27 November. This completes the full set of 1624 main magnets required to build the world's largest and most powerful particle ...
Fujitsu Develops Optical Element for Thermal Assisted Magnetic Recording
Nov 28, 2006 |
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Fujitsu Inc. announced the development of a multi-layered optical element for thermal assisted magnetic recording. Using this optical element, engineers were able to achieve a sub-hundred nanometer optical spot size, which ...
Researchers find wrinkles in human genome
Nov 28, 2006 |
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A team of international scientists, including researchers at the University of Alberta, have created a map of all the known human genomic variations discovered to this point.
Geovirtual Lab Revolutionizes Information Sharing
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 28, 2006 |
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Imagine taking a first-time business trip to Shanghai and quickly finding your way as though you’d lived there for years. Further imagine conveniently seeing directions at the same time you’re navigating the ...
MRI shows brains respond better to name brands
Nov 28, 2006 |
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Your brain may be determining what car you buy before you've even taken a test drive. A new study gauging the brain's response to product branding has found that strong brands elicit strong activity in our brains. The findings ...
In mice, a new statistical analysis shows a sex hormone influences a drive to explore
Biology /
Nov 28, 2006 |
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Exhaustive searching may not guarantee a compatible mate, but that doesn’t stop most people from trying. Now, new research from Rockefeller University suggests that estrogens may be a driving force. Research ...
Stormy days ahead for coral reefs
Nov 28, 2006 |
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The increasing violence of storms under global climate change will have major effects on coral reefs – and has important implications for their future management.
