'Misdirected and unreasonable' acts of kindness can have significant consequences
Jan 31, 2007 |
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There is a story about a guy who makes a point to be kind to his taxi driver, giving him a sincere thanks and a generous tip. The guy reasons that, if the taxi driver is then inspired to be kind to each of ...
How does your brain tell time?
Jan 31, 2007 |
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"Time" is the most popular noun in the English language, yet how would we tell time if we didn’t have access to the plethora of watches, clocks and cell phones at our disposal?
Research cracks puzzle of why the bumble bee can fly so well
Jan 31, 2007 |
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New research has cracked the old puzzle of why bees and other insects are so good at flying, paving the way for aircraft just a few centimetres wide to be built.
Hubble Probes Layer-Cake Structure of Alien World's Atmosphere
Jan 31, 2007 |
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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 ...
Nanostructured composite material may replace depleted uranium
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jan 31, 2007 |
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Armor-piercing projectiles made of depleted uranium have caused concern among soldiers storing and using them. Now, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory are close to developing a new composite with ...
Mighty Nanofibers Could Mean Stronger, Lighter Materials
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jan 31, 2007 |
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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 ...
Finding may unshackle the potential of composite materials
Jan 31, 2007 |
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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 ...
Two Brains - One Thought
Jan 31, 2007 |
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Although no two brains are alike, they can display a comparable pattern of neural activity when exposed to similar sensory input. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization in ...
Developing our brightest minds
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 31, 2007 |
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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, ...
Scientists develop nanoparticles to battle cancer
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jan 31, 2007 |
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On a quest to modernize cancer treatment and diagnosis, an MIT professor and her colleagues have created new nanoparticles that mimic blood platelets. The team wants to use these new multifunctional particles to carry out ...
Physicists manipulate temperature of Kondo effect
Jan 31, 2007 |
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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.
Scientists Track Earth's Water with Isotopes
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 31, 2007 |
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For the first time, scientists have used a spaceborne instrument to track the origin and movements of water vapor throughout Earth's atmosphere, providing a new perspective on the dominant role Earth's water ...
Breakthrough in nanodevice synthesis revolutionizes biological sensors
Jan 31, 2007 |
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A novel approach to synthesizing nanowires (NWs) allows their direct integration with microelectronic systems for the first time, as well as their ability to act as highly sensitive biomolecule detectors that ...
'Electric' fish shed light on ways the brain directs movement
Jan 31, 2007 |
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Scientists have long struggled to figure out how the brain guides the complex movement of our limbs, from the graceful leaps of ballerinas to the simple everyday act of picking up a cup of coffee. Using tools ...
Take fatigue seriously, says researcher
Jan 31, 2007 |
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Instead of dismissing grumblings about being tired or exhausted, people should take these complaints seriously before they lead to a worsened health state or even death, says a University of Alberta researcher investigating ...
