Physicists Explain Why Liquid Optical Fibers Don't Collapse
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(PhysOrg.com) -- For several years, physicists have known that liquid columns can be used to guide light. By trapping a light beam, a liquid column can act like an optical fiber, but with a liquid sheathing ...
Nearly Waterless Washing Machine to Debut in 2009
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
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A new washing machine that uses just a cup of water, a pinch of detergent, and about 1,000 small plastic chips to clean clothes may be available for consumers in the UK next year.
'Chicken and chips' theory of Pacific migration
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A new study of DNA from ancient and modern chickens has shed light on the controversy about the extent of pre-historic Polynesian contact with the Americas.
Scientists find quick method to make magnets
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Ultra-strong, high-temperature, high-performance permanent magnet compounds, such as Samarium Cobalt, are the mainstay materials for several industries that rely on high-performance motor ...
Women end up less happy than men
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
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Less able to achieve their life goals, women end up unhappier than men later in life – even though they start out happier, reveals new research by Anke Plagnol of the University of Cambridge, and University of Southern California ...
New therapy for HIV treatment
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jul 29, 2008 |
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Millions of people world-wide who have contracted a highly resistant strain of the HIV virus could benefit from a new drug to treat the infection.
Nanoparticles + light = dead tumor cells
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
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Medical physicists at the University of Virginia have created a novel way to kill tumor cells using nanoparticles and light. The technique, devised by Wensha Yang, an instructor in radiation oncology at the University of ...
Scientists determine strength of 'liquid smoke' with 3D images
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have created a 3D image of a material referred to as "liquid smoke." Aerogel, also known as liquid smoke or "San Francisco fog," is an open-cell polymer with pores smaller than ...
Aging impairs the 'replay' of memories during sleep
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Aging impairs the consolidation of memories during sleep, a process important in converting new memories into long-term ones, according to new animal research in the July 30 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. The findin ...
IBM Research Develops Technology to Aid Human Memory
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(PhysOrg.com) -- To help people remember key facts, today, IBM unveiled a software technology created in its Research Labs that uses the images, sounds, and text recorded on everyday mobile devices to help ...
New treatment for advanced prostate cancer
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Researchers at the University of Adelaide have developed a novel approach to treating advanced prostate cancer that could be more effective with fewer side effects.
New disease-fighting nanoparticles look like miniature pastries
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
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Ultra-miniature bialy-shaped particles — called nanobialys because they resemble tiny versions of the flat, onion-topped rolls popular in New York City — could soon be carrying medicinal compounds through patients' bloodstreams ...
Researchers redefine ultrathin display process
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The Flexible Display Center at Arizona State University has developed a new process for manufacturing high-performance flexible displays on transparent plastic.
Phoenix Mars Lander Working With Sticky Soil
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists and engineers on NASA's Phoenix Mars Mission spent the weekend examining how the icy soil on Mars interacts with the scoop on the lander's robotic arm, while trying different techniques ...
No longer splitting hairs over splitting atoms?
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As public opinion shifts and many more governments around the world consider nuclear energy as a solution to climate concerns and energy security, it is time to ask why it has become a more attractive option. The Institute ...
