Archive: 01/30/2007
Pond Scum: Fueling Our Future?
Utah State University researchers are using an innovative approach that takes oil from algae and converts it to biodiesel fuel.
Jan 30, 2007 |
4.3 / 5 (15) |
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No Big Bang? Endless Universe Made Possible by New Model
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 ...
Jan 30, 2007 |
4.4 / 5 (191) |
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Senators ask the FDA to halt lab closings
A bipartisan group of 20 U.S. senators is asking the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to suspend plans to consolidate laboratories.
Jan 30, 2007 |
5 / 5 (2) |
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Non-venomous Asian snakes 'borrow' defensive poison from toxic toads
Most snakes are born with poisonous bites they use for defense. But what can non-poisonous snakes do to ward off predators?
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Jan 30, 2007 |
4.6 / 5 (7) |
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'Origami lens' slims high resolution cameras
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 ...
Jan 30, 2007 |
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Researchers probe health and safety impacts of nanotechnology
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.
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jan 30, 2007 |
4.5 / 5 (4) |
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New single-molecule imaging system ends pRNA debate over phi29 motor
Scientists are able to view active molecules within a biological motor of the nanometer scale with the help of a new imaging system far more sensitive and powerful than existing optical microscopes.
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jan 30, 2007 |
2.8 / 5 (5) |
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Three Back-to-Back Spacewalks Coming Up on Station
The first of three spacewalks in nine days by International Space Station Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Sunita Williams is scheduled to begin Wednesday at 10 a.m. EST.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 30, 2007 |
2 / 5 (3) |
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Study points way to communicating nanotech
If you could paint a gallon of paint one nanometer thick, how much area could you cover? The surprising answer-about 930 acres, or slightly larger than New York's Central Park-certainly makes fun trivia fodder.
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jan 30, 2007 |
3 / 5 (1) |
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Weight-Loss Supplement Shows Good And Bad Traits
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.
Jan 30, 2007 |
4.5 / 5 (4) |
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Extinct parrot resurfaces in Aberdeen
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.
Biology /
Jan 30, 2007 |
4.1 / 5 (14) |
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Electron flashes for the nanoworld -- a new source of ultrashort electron pulses
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.
Jan 30, 2007 |
4.7 / 5 (10) |
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Solving a medical riddle to achieve scar-less burns and wound healing
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.
Jan 30, 2007 |
3.7 / 5 (6) |
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Cancer therapy based on missile detection outlined in new book
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.
Jan 30, 2007 |
5 / 5 (4) |
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NASA probes the sources of the world's tiny pollutants
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 ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 30, 2007 |
4.2 / 5 (5) |
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