No Big Bang? Endless Universe Made Possible by New Model
Jan 30, 2007 |
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A new cosmological model demonstrates the universe can endlessly expand and contract, providing a rival to Big Bang theories and solving a thorny modern physics problem, according to University of North Carolina at Chapel ...
Switchable mirror glass produced for energy efficient windows
Jan 30, 2007 |
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Although windows can naturally heat buildings in the cold seasons, some hot sunny days might make you wish that windows would just go away. Scientists from Japan have recently designed new technology that will ...
'Origami lens' slims high resolution cameras
Jan 30, 2007 |
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Engineers at UC San Diego have built a powerful yet ultrathin digital camera by folding up the telephoto lens. This technology may yield lightweight, ultrathin, high resolution miniature cameras for unmanned ...
Pond Scum: Fueling Our Future?
Jan 30, 2007 |
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Utah State University researchers are using an innovative approach that takes oil from algae and converts it to biodiesel fuel.
Dig deeper to find Martian life
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 30, 2007 |
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Probes designed to find life on Mars do not drill deep enough to find the living cells that scientists believe may exist well below the surface of Mars, according to research led by UCL (University College London). Although ...
Extinct parrot resurfaces in Aberdeen
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The University of Aberdeen Zoology Museum (UK) has taken care of a case of mounted Australian birds, one of which is the spectacular but sadly extinct Paradise Parrot Psephotus pulcherrimus.
Research reveals limitations of seismic data for mapping rock units in young oceanic crust
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 30, 2007 |
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Researchers report that an approach used for years to understand the structure of Earth's oceanic crust is flawed and geoscientists will have reconsider the correspondence between seismic data and rock units when mapping ...
Electron flashes for the nanoworld -- a new source of ultrashort electron pulses
Jan 30, 2007 |
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Researchers at the Max Born Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Short Pulse Spectroscopy (MBI) in Berlin, Germany, have developed a novel source of extremely short electron pulses.
Non-venomous Asian snakes 'borrow' defensive poison from toxic toads
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Jan 30, 2007 |
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Most snakes are born with poisonous bites they use for defense. But what can non-poisonous snakes do to ward off predators?
Faster, low cost sequencing technologies needed to drive era of personalized medicine
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jan 30, 2007 |
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DNA testing is transforming health care and medicine, but current technologies only give a snapshot of an individual's genetic makeup. Any patient wanting a complete picture of their inherited DNA, or genome, would drop their ...
Solving a medical riddle to achieve scar-less burns and wound healing
Jan 30, 2007 |
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MBF Foundation is funding a two-year McComb Foundation study that aims to further our understanding of scar-less healing and the development of treatments tailored to individual patient needs.
NASA probes the sources of the world's tiny pollutants
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 30, 2007 |
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Pinpointing pollutant sources is an important part of the ongoing battle to improve air quality and to understand its impact on climate. Scientists using NASA data recently tracked the path and distribution ...
Cancer therapy based on missile detection outlined in new book
Jan 30, 2007 |
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A breast cancer treatment based on MIT research originally intended for detecting missiles is documented in a new book by Alan J. Fenn, an MIT researcher and inventor of the technique.
Weight-Loss Supplement Shows Good And Bad Traits
Jan 30, 2007 |
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A supplement some people turn to in hopes of losing a few pounds may have some previously unknown, unsavory side effects, suggest two new studies.
Researchers probe health and safety impacts of nanotechnology
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jan 30, 2007 |
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University of Florida engineering student Maria Palazuelos is working on nanotechnology, but she's not seeking a better sunscreen, tougher golf club or other product — the focus of many engineers in the field.
