Rice scientists make first nanoscale pH meter
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jun 29, 2006 |
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Using unique nanoparticles that convert laser light into useful information, Rice University scientists have created the world's first nano-sized pH meter.
Beyond the Fireworks: A Heavenly Sky Show on the 4th of July
Jun 29, 2006 |
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This drives astronomers crazy. Every summer, on the one night when millions of Americans are guaranteed to be outside at nightfall, necks craned upward watching the sky, almost no one pays attention to the ...
Teachers admit to bullying students
Jun 29, 2006 |
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U.S. researchers in Topeka, Kan., say nearly half of elementary school teachers surveyed about bullying in schools admitted to bullying students.
Novel connection found between biological clock and cancer
Jun 29, 2006 |
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Dartmouth Medical School geneticists have discovered that DNA damage resets the cellular circadian clock, suggesting links among circadian timing, the cycle of cell division, and the propensity for cancer.
Scientists Uncover Rules for Gene Amplification
Jun 29, 2006 |
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Gene amplification plays an important role in causing cancers via activation of oncogenes. If scientists can determine the rules as to which segments of genetic material become amplified and how, oncologists and drug researchers ...
Study detects prejudice in the brain
Jun 29, 2006 |
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U.S. scientists say they've found people view members of social out-groups, such as homeless people, with disgust and not a feeling of fellow humanity.
Scientists puzzled by sand bacteria
Jun 29, 2006 |
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U.S. scientists say bacteria forcing the closure of many beaches may not be coming from people, animals, or sewage -- but might be produced in the sand.
Particles of toxic lead solder elude detection in some water quality tests
Jun 29, 2006 |
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Researchers funded by the National Science Foundation have found evidence that particles of lead solder used in plumbing may have sickened two Greenville, N.C., children, in one case at a child's home and in the other case, ...
How to stop SARS viruses from reproducing
Jun 29, 2006 |
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In times of the “bird flu” SARS seems to be no threat anymore. This notion is deceptive. Experts assume that viruses causing the severe acute respiratory syndrome SARS, or other related corona viruses, could ...
Job satisfaction tops poll of life happiness
Jun 29, 2006 |
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Job satisfaction is the most critical factor for life satisfaction and well-being, according to new research by a team of economists at the University of Aberdeen.
Study of urban roadside dirt reveals potentially toxic mix of metals
Jun 29, 2006 |
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A truck idles at a stoplight; when the light turns green, it roars away in a cloud of dirt and exhaust.
First global lighting study is released
Jun 29, 2006 |
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The first global survey of lighting uses and costs suggests the world's electric bill would greatly decrease with a switch to efficient lighting systems.
China seeks space station access
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 29, 2006 |
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China has allowed reporters inside its space launch control room at Aerospace City near Beijing as part of an effort to join in the world's space projects.
Women's Online Skills Far Better than They Think
Jun 29, 2006 |
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Fourteen years after a talking Barbie doll chirped “math class is tough” and a barrage of criticism from women's groups forced the doll off toy store shelves, it is hard to imagine Barbie announcing, “my Internet skills are ...
Manhattan Project physicist dies
Jun 29, 2006 |
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Manhattan Project physicist William Shurcliff, who became a vocal opponent of President Ronald Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative, has died at age 97.
