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Firing clay in unvented kilns may be a source of exposure to dioxins
Oct 23, 2007 |
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Firing clay in unvented kilns could be a significant source of dioxins in people exposed regularly and over long periods, a new study suggests.
Dell's Latitude Z introduces wireless charging (w/ Video)
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Dell has introduced its new ultra-thin Latitude Z laptop with the world's first wireless laptop battery charger.
Meet DNA's personal assistants
May 07, 2009 |
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Just as scientists finished sequencing the human genome, they got a new surprise. Inside the genetic pathway, where DNA produces proteins to sustain life, they found microRNA. These tiny ubiquitous molecules have opened a ...
Scientists discover new planet orbiting dangerously close to giant star
Nov 18, 2008 |
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A team of astronomers from Penn State and Nicolaus Copernicus University in Poland has discovered a new planet that is closely orbiting a red-giant star, HD 102272, which is much older than our own Sun. The ...
Fingerprinting slow earthquakes (w/Podcast)
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The most powerful earthquakes happen at the junction of two converging tectonic plates, where one plate is sliding (or subducting) beneath the other. Now a team of researchers, led by Teh-Ru ...
Portable device can detect viruses in minutes
May 27, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Imagine being able to detect in just a few minutes whether someone is infected with a virus. This has now become a reality, thanks to a new ultra-sensitive detector that has been developed ...
Ice core studies confirm accuracy of climate models
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 11, 2008 |
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An analysis has been completed of the global carbon cycle and climate for a 70,000 year period in the most recent Ice Age, showing a remarkable correlation between carbon dioxide levels and surprisingly abrupt changes in ...
Scientists reveal how mice recognise each other
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Nov 05, 2007 |
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Scientists at the University of Liverpool have discovered that mice rely on a special set of proteins to recognise each other.
New technology identifies warped fingerprints at warp speed
Oct 01, 2007 |
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Researchers at the University of Warwick have devised a means of identifying partial, distorted, scratched, smudged, or otherwise warped fingerprints in just a few seconds.
Researchers confirm dead zone off Texas coast since 1985
Apr 02, 2008 |
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Researchers at Texas A&M University have confirmed for the first time that a “dead zone” has existed off the Texas coast for at least the past 23 years and will likely remain there, causing potential harmful effects to marine ...
Inner workings of photosynthesis revealed by powerful new laser technique
Feb 05, 2009 |
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Instant pictures showing how the sun's energy moves inside plants have been taken for the first time, according to research out tomorrow (Friday 6 February) in Physical Review Letters.
Most Distant Water in the Universe Found
Dec 17, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronomers have found the most distant water yet seen in the Universe, in a galaxy more than 11 billion light-years from Earth. Previously, the most distant water had been seen in a galaxy ...
Identifying Molecules in Infrared Could Lead to New Medicines
Oct 27, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An interdisciplinary team of researchers has created a new, ultra-sensitive technique to analyze life-sustaining protein molecules. The technique may profoundly change the methodology of biomolecular ...
Hubble Finds Carbon Dioxide on an Extrasolar Planet
Dec 09, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has discovered carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of a planet orbiting another star. This is an important step along the trail of finding the chemical biotracers ...
Mass Spectrometry of Living Subjects
Sep 21, 2007 |
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In science fiction movies, it happens all the time: A small device is briefly held against the skin of a sick crewmember and seconds later the monitor displays what ails him. This futuristic image could someday be real.
