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'Seeing' the quantum world
Dec 17, 2008 |
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Quantum physics is both mysterious and difficult to grasp. Barry Sanders, director of the University of Calgary's Institute for Quantum Information Science, is hoping to change that.
Structural biology scores with protein snapshot
Jun 25, 2009 |
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In a landmark technical achievement, investigators in the Vanderbilt Center for Structural Biology have used nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) methods to determine the structure of the largest membrane-spanning ...
HIV screening found cost-effective in older adults
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jun 16, 2008 |
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Recent studies suggest that large numbers of Americans remain sexually active well into their 60's, 70's and even 80's. But researchers at Duke University Medical Center say seniors may be overlooked as possible carriers ...
GreedyMe to help with present lists
Nov 18, 2005 |
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A new Web site called GreedyMe.com has been launched that allows users to create online wish lists.
Keeping computing compatible
Technology / Computer Sciences
Sep 25, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- As distributed computing becomes universal, the programs that make devices work really have to work together. European researchers have gone back to basics to create a development toolkit that guarantees ...
Where Surgery Was the Standard, Casting May Be the Future (w/ Video)
Sep 28, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- New research from the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) may lead doctors to choose to tweak an old technology ? casting ? over using high-tech implantable devices for children ...
A picture paints more than a petabyte of data
Dec 01, 2008 |
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In the age of the petabyte, we all need help digesting and understanding massive amounts of information. In this month's Physics World, a series of features celebrates the ascendance of visual methods that are being used t ...
Researcher hits bulls-eye for antibiotic target
Aug 22, 2006 |
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A Purdue University researcher has opened the door for possible antibiotic treatments for a variety of diseases by determining the structure of a protein that controls the starvation response of E. coli.
Fossil Is Missing Link in Elephant Lineage
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Nov 01, 2006 |
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A pig-sized, tusked creature that roamed the earth some 27 million years ago represents a missing link between the oldest known relatives of elephants and the more recent group from which modern elephants descended, ...
Scientists work to stop chocolate going the way of George Clooney
Jun 10, 2008 |
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What do George Clooney and old chocolate have in common? Both are still delicious but have greyed with age – and while this certainly hasn’t damaged the image of the former ER star, it does detract from the ...
Laser scientist illuminates research in living color
Physics /
Apr 28, 2005 |
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In art, color is information. Just look at a painting by an artist such as Monet: Each uniquely hued brushstroke brings to life a new blade of grass, a leaf, a flower petal, a slice of sky-each a component ...
Harry and David recall espresso beans
Apr 07, 2008 |
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the recall of approximately 66,500 bags of Harry and David-brand espresso beans due to a labeling error.
Troops give new meaning to distance learning
Apr 05, 2009 |
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The day starts before 8 a.m. for Jonathan Richman, a religious-program specialist 2nd class with the U.S. Navy, based at Joint Task Force-Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Work begins on national e-health record network
Sep 30, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Doctor's offices and hospitals have slowly started the difficult switch from outmoded paper records to sophisticated electronic systems in a bid to improve care and cut costs.
Gliding to gold -- world-beating software could boost British swimming
Feb 13, 2008 |
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New computer software could enable Britain’s swimmers to improve a key aspect of their technique more quickly and effectively than previously possible – and so help them win more medals in major championships in future.
