Archive: 01/31/2007
Mighty Nanofibers Could Mean Stronger, Lighter Materials
Bigger may be better, but tinier is stronger. So say scientists at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, who have shown that tiny polymer nanofibers become much stronger when their diameters shrink below ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jan 31, 2007 |
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Study: 'Chick flicks' also enjoyed by men
A U.S. study suggests, common stereotypes to the contrary, "chick flicks" aren't just for women -- guys also like romantic movies.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 31, 2007 |
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Study: Older may mean happier
A U.S. neuropsychologist says her research indicates senior citizens are more often happier than their children and grandchildren.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 31, 2007 |
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Endangered shortnose sturgeon saved in Hudson River
For the first time in U.S., and probably global, history a fish identified as endangered has been shown to have recovered -- and in the Hudson River, which flows through one of the world's largest population centers, New ...
Biology /
Jan 31, 2007 |
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Erectile dysfunction influenced by race and ethnicity
According to a new study in The Journal of Sexual Medicine, erectile dysfunction (ED) is highly prevalent across white, black and Hispanic populations in the United States. For the first time in an adequately-sized, nation ...
Jan 31, 2007 |
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Performing surgery on a beating heart may be safer
According to a review of the latest clinical trials, coronary artery bypass surgery performed on a beating heart, without the aid of a heart-lung machine, is a safe option that leads to fewer negative side effects for bypass ...
Jan 31, 2007 |
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Developing our brightest minds
Who will be the next Albert Einstein? The next Stephen Hawking? A new report from Vanderbilt University reveals the complex mix of factors that create these intellectual leaders: cognitive abilities, educational opportunities, ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 31, 2007 |
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Hubble Probes Layer-Cake Structure of Alien World's Atmosphere
The powerful vision of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has allowed astronomers to study for the first time the layer-cake structure of the atmosphere of a planet orbiting another star. Hubble discovered a dense ...
Jan 31, 2007 |
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Viewing the Future: ILC Simulations
Even though it will still be several years before the International Linear Collider (ILC) comes online, scientists have already conducted millions of collision experiments, using detectors that have not been ...
Jan 31, 2007 |
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Physicists manipulate temperature of Kondo effect
Physicists at Ohio University have learned how to manipulate the temperature of the Kondo effect, which they observed for the first time in a two-dimensional molecular layer.
Jan 31, 2007 |
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Security gurus see even harsher browser attacks for '07
Another year, another round of sneaky online attacks. IBM security experts anticipate 2007 will see more sophisticated profit-motivated cyber attacks, including more focus on Web browsers as well as advances in image-based ...
Jan 31, 2007 |
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Electronic nurses
It may not be long before swarms of tiny mobile robots will be giving a hand to the nurses and medical orderlies in hospitals.
Jan 31, 2007 |
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Finding may unshackle the potential of composite materials
In an advance that could lead to composite materials with virtually limitless performance capabilities, a University of Wisconsin-Madison scientist has dispelled a 50-year-old theoretical notion that composite materials must ...
Jan 31, 2007 |
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Super Bowl could be hazardous to some fans' health
It’s fourth and long with 10 seconds on the clock. The anxiety builds. Epinephrine floods the bloodstream. Blood vessels constrict as the ball is snapped, causing a spike in blood pressure.
Jan 31, 2007 |
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UCLA Find Yields Further Insight Into Causes of Parkinson’s Disease
In humans, a dearth of the neurotransmitter dopamine has long been known to play a role in Parkinson's disease. It is also known that mutations in a protein called parkin cause a form of Parkinson's that is inherited.
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