Snakes’ heat vision enables accurate attacks on prey
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Call it a sixth sense, or evolution’s gift to these cold-blooded reptiles: some snakes have infrared vision. Also called “heat vision,” the infrared rays, which have longer wavelengths than those of visible ...
Laboratory sets high magnetic field records
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Scientists at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory's Pulsed Field Facility at Los Alamos National Laboratory have set a pair of world records for nondestructive pulsed-magnet performance that puts them in position ...
Superconductivity is key to conserving energy, says UMR researcher
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Dr. Fatih Dogan, a professor of materials science and engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, is working with superconducting materials that might eventually revolutionize the way energy is conserved.
Hubble Captures a Rare Eclipse on Uranus
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This image is a never-before-seen astronomical alignment of a moon traversing the face of Uranus, and its accompanying shadow. The white dot near the center of Uranus’ blue-green disk is the icy moon Ariel. ...
Evolution of Old World fruit flies on three continents mirrors climate change
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Fast-warming climate appears to be triggering genetic changes in a species of fruit fly that is native to Europe and was introduced into North and South America about 25 years ago.
Astronomers provide fresh peek at nearby galaxy
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An international team of astronomers, including scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has created two striking images of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a small galaxy nestled right next to the ...
NASA Names Manned Lunar Spaceship Contractor
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
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Lessons from the past are guiding NASA's next step into the future, as the space agency prepares to replace the space shuttle with an Apollo-style vehicle for human explorers.
High-performance steel used in new bridge
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The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) today announced the completion of a new bridge in Lake Villa, Lake County, Ill., constructed with a groundbreaking type of high-performance steel developed by engineering researchers ...
Epilepsy breakthrough on horizon
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Researchers at MIT are developing a device that could detect and prevent epileptic seizures before they become debilitating.
Nano-Signals Get a Boost from Magnetic Spin Waves
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Researchers have figured out how nanoscale microwave transmitters gain greater signal power than the sum of their parts—a finding that will help in the design of nano-oscillator arrays for possible use as transmitters and ...
Gold Nanoparticles Prove to Be Hot Stuff
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
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Gold nanoparticles are highly efficient and sensitive “handles” for biological molecules being manipulated and tracked by lasers, but they also can heat up fast—by tens of degrees in just a few nanoseconds—which ...
India State to Dump Windows for Linux
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(AP) -- A southern Indian state plans to switch all school computers from Microsoft Windows to the free Linux operating system, an official said Thursday.
Philips new 9-inch PhotoFrame provides a touch of style for displaying images
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
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As digital camera ownership continues to grow steadily, Philips is expanding its range of digital picture frames which allow anyone who takes digital photos to showcase their work on a high resolution LCD display.
Study Solves Ocean Plant Mystery
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A NASA-sponsored study shows that by using a new technique, scientists can determine what limits the growth of ocean algae, or phytoplankton, and how this affects Earth's climate.
AIDS vaccine nears human testing
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A University of Kansas Medical Center researcher hopes to get the funds needed for the next step in developing his AIDS vaccine -- testing on humans.
