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NASA's WISE infrared satellite to reveal new galaxies, stars, asteroids
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Data from the satellite, says principal investigator and UCLA professor Edward Wright, will help scientists answer fundamental questions about the history of our solar system, the Milky Way ...
Probing Question: Is forensic science on TV accurate?
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Turn on the television any evening and you're apt to see a scene such as this: Five crime scene investigators, or CSIs, return to the crime scene at night to follow up on some leads. CSI Kathryn Willows looks ...
Google, other Silicon Valley firms nurture app developers
Dec 03, 2009 |
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They crowd the lobby of Google's Building 43 one evening a month, waiting to climb the wide stairway under a mock-up of the world's first private spacecraft, SpaceShipOne, prepared to delve deep into the Internet giant's ...
Why a short run is better than a long walk
Dec 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Using the latest technology, researchers are uncovering evidence of exactly how major a role activity plays in the battle to keep obesity at bay. In new report published in the British Me ...
Air Force Center of Excellence awarded in nanostructures and improved cognition
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Dec 01, 2009 |
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The Georgia Institute of Technology has been awarded a U.S. Air Force Center of Excellence to design nanostructures for energy harvesting and adaptive materials, and to develop tools to optimize critical cognitive ...
North Pole wolf emails locations to researchers
Dec 01, 2009 |
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In July the scientists, one from the United States, the other from Canada, put the satellite collar on Brutus, the leader of his wolf pack, on remote Ellesmere Island, only 600 miles from the North Pole. Their ...
ERK's got rhythm: Protein that controls cell growth found to cycle in and out of cell nucleus (w/ Video)
Dec 01, 2009 |
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Time-lapsed video of individual breast tissue cells reveals a never-before-seen event in the life of a cell: a protein that cycles between two major compartments in the cell. The results give researchers a more complete view ...
CPR is successful without mouth-to-mouth, but not without oxygen
Nov 30, 2009 |
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People can survive cardiac arrest if they receive only chest compressions during attempts to revive them - as advised by the current American Heart Association guidelines. But they cannot survive without access to oxygen ...
Superior Super Earths
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 30, 2009 |
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Super Earths are named for their size, but these planets - which range from about 2 to 10 Earth masses - could be superior to the Earth when it comes to sustaining life. They could also provide an answer to ...
Holiday shopping off to mildly encouraging start
Nov 30, 2009 |
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(AP) -- After shoppers gave retailers a somewhat encouraging start to the holiday shopping season, stores now turn their attention to the online promotions known as Cyber Monday and bringing back customers ...
New stem cell technology leads to better treatment for complicated bone fractures
Nov 30, 2009 |
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A novel technology involving use of stem cells, developed by Hebrew University of Jerusalem researchers, has been applied to provide better and rapid healing for patients suffering from complicated bone fractures.
A costly diagnosis: Alzheimer's disease takes toll on memories, and money too
Nov 27, 2009 |
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Alzheimer's disease takes a devastating emotional toll on families but it also is one of the most expensive conditions to treat because of its progressive nature, requiring increasing assistance with eating, bathing and other ...
Food banks go high-tech to feed the hungry
Nov 27, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Food banks across the country are undergoing a high-tech revolution, adopting sophisticated databases, bar coding, GPS tracking, automated warehouses and other technologies used in the food industry ...
Hyperactivity associated with short sleep-time for young boys: study
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 27, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Hyperactive boys don't get enough sleep, which can worsen their condition according to new research. Published in the November issue of Pediatrics, the study is the first to examine a larg ...
Gadgets: Card reader helps you shop safer online
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 26, 2009 |
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NetSecure Technologies SmartSwipe credit card reader is a new device to help Internet shoppers or small business owners.
