Archive: 05/30/2007
Old idea spawns new way to study dark matter
An international team of astronomers led by Ohio State University has examined dark matter in the outer reaches of our galaxy in a new way.
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Galaxy cluster takes it to the extreme
Evidence for an awesome upheaval in a massive galaxy cluster was discovered in an image made by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. The origin of a bright arc of ferociously hot gas extending over two million light years requires ...
May 30, 2007 |
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Molecular motors may speed nutrient processing
Matthew Tyska, Ph.D., recalls being intrigued, from the first day of his postdoctoral fellowship in 1999, with a nearly 30-year-old photograph. It was an electron micrograph that showed the internal structures of an intestinal ...
May 30, 2007 |
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Mutant parasites, unable to infect hosts, highlight virulence genes
With a single approach, microbiologists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have identified dozens of clues to how human parasites may infect their hosts.
May 30, 2007 |
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Study to examine impact of culture on aging process
In the United States, "aging gracefully" tends to imply that we maintain our physical beauty, remain self-sufficient and stay as active as ever. The suggestion, in other words, is that we shouldn't age at all.
May 30, 2007 |
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Researchers Sometimes Encounter What They're Not Looking For
When researchers from the Sharon Lawler lab, Department of Entomology, University of California, Davis, hike into the wilds to do ecological research, sometimes they feel as if they're being watched.
May 30, 2007 |
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UMass Amherst Scientists Create Fire-Safe Plastic
Scientists from the University of Massachusetts Amherst have created a synthetic polymer—a building block of plastics—that doesn’t burn, making it an attractive alternative to traditional plastics, many of which are so flammable ...
May 30, 2007 |
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SEMATECH and NIST Collaborate on Chemical Analysis of Advanced Gate Dielectrics
Nitrogen incorporation in thin HfO2/SiO2 film systems representative of high-k gate dielectric layers in advanced metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs) has been investigated by synch ...
May 30, 2007 |
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Entrepreneurship can triumph over globalization
Embracing innovation is the only way for Western businesses to succeed in the global market, says Indiana University economics Professor David Audretsch, whose new book, The Entrepreneurial Society, is due for release in ...
May 30, 2007 |
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The scientist and the contortionist
Watching a ballet dancer or circus acrobat perform, who hasn't winced at the thought of trying to replicate the impossible flexibility on display? Emilie Mackie '07, a neuroscience major, wondered what exactly is happening ...
May 30, 2007 |
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Older Motorists Improve Driving Performance with Physical Conditioning
Older people who performed a physical conditioning program developed by researchers at Yale School of Medicine were able to maintain or enhance their driving performance, potentially leading to a safer and more independent ...
May 30, 2007 |
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Why Are Galaxies without Black Holes Uncommon?
Recent calculations indicate that when two galaxies, and the supermassive black holes that lie at their centers, merge, these galactic 'marriages' frequently produce gravitational forces strong enough to kick the new combined ...
May 30, 2007 |
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Spin of Supermassive Black Holes Measured for First Time
Astronomers at the University of Maryland have made the first quantitative measurements of the spin of several supermassive black holes, information that is essential to understanding how these giant black holes develop and ...
May 30, 2007 |
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Huge wind machine to simulate category three hurricanes
It will huff, and puff, and blow the house in — but only for research purposes. Two days before the June 1 start of the 2007 hurricane season, University of Florida wind engineers unveiled the world’s larges ...
May 30, 2007 |
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Newly Discovered Olympian Galaxy Will Provide Fresh Insights into Galactic Formation
A newly discovered dwarf galaxy in our local group has been found to have formed in a region of space far from our own and is falling into our system for the first time in its history.
May 30, 2007 |
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