Could better spin injection lead to a quantum information device?
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One of the more promising types of materials for use in spintronics today is the class of metal alloys known as Heusler alloys. These alloys are named after a German engineer, and might be useful in technology in which electron ...
More Evidence for a Revolutionary Theory of Water
Jun 30, 2008 |
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The traditional picture of how liquid water behaves on a molecular level is wrong, according to new experimental evidence collected by a collaboration of researchers from the Department of Energy's Stanford ...
Watermelon may have Viagra-effect
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A cold slice of watermelon has long been a Fourth of July holiday staple. But according to recent studies, the juicy fruit may be better suited for Valentine's Day.
When using gestures, rules of grammar remain the same
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 30, 2008 |
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The mind apparently has a consistent way of ordering an event that defies the order in which subjects, verbs, and objects typically appear in languages, according to research at the University of Chicago.
Tufts to develop morphing 'chemical robots'
Jun 30, 2008 |
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Tufts University has received federal funding to develop chemical robots that will be able to squeeze into spaces as tiny as 1 centimeter, then morph into something 10 times larger, and ultimately biodegrade. The "chembots" ...
Rocketing Through Water
Jun 30, 2008 |
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Swimmers around the world are breaking records this year like never before, including at this week's U.S. Olympic trials. Some attribute it to extensive training as athletes prepare to compete at this summer's ...
Happiness is rising around the world: study
Jun 30, 2008 |
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People in most countries around the world are happier these days, according to newly released data from the World Values Survey based at the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research.
A bright future for plastics -- robot 'skin,' flexible laptops and electric posters
Jun 30, 2008 |
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WITH market analysts predicting a ten fold increase in the value of the organic light emitting display industry, from £1.5 billion to £15.5 billion, by 2014, it is no wonder that scientists and governments alike are keen ...
New electrostatic-based DNA microarray technique could revolutionize medical diagnostics
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Jun 30, 2008 |
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The dream of personalized medicine — in which diagnostics, risk predictions and treatment decisions are based on a patient's genetic profile — may be on the verge of being expanded beyond the wealthiest of ...
Reprogramming Adult Stem Cells in the Brain
Jun 30, 2008 |
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In recent years, stem cell researchers have become very adept at manipulating the fate of adult stem cells cultured in the lab. Now, researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies achieved the same ...
Love thy neighbor? States that lower drinking age hurt others
Jun 30, 2008 |
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States currently considering reducing the drinking age aren't doing their neighbors any favors.
A single mechanism for hypertension, insulin resistance and immune suppression
Jun 30, 2008 |
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Many of the 75 million Americans with essential hypertension also develop diabetes and other complications in addition to their high blood pressure, and researchers have discovered a common molecular mechanism ...
Carbon hoofprint: Cows supplemented with rbST reduce agriculture's environmental impact
Jun 30, 2008 |
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Milk goes green: Cows that receive recombinant Bovine Somatotropin (rbST) make more milk, all the while easing natural resource pressure and substantially reducing environmental impact, according to a Cornell University study ...
Invisible Waves Shape Continental Slope, Researcher Says
Jun 30, 2008 |
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A class of powerful, invisible waves hidden beneath the surface of the ocean can shape the underwater edges of continents and contribute to ocean mixing and climate, researchers from The University of Texas at Austin have ...
Researchers are first to simulate the binding of molecules to a protein
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You may not know what it is, but you burn more than your body weight of it every day. Adenosine triphosphate (ATP), a tiny molecule that packs a powerful punch, is the primary energy source for most of your ...
