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Chlorophylls effective against aflatoxin

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 29, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A new study has found that chlorophyll and its derivative chlorophyllin are effective in limiting the absorption of aflatoxin in humans. Aflatoxin is produced by a fungus that is a contaminant of grains including corn, peanuts ...


San Jose police mount cameras on officers' heads

Technology / Hi Tech

created Dec 29, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 1

(AP) -- Grainy cell phone images are often used against cops accused of using excessive violence. Now, officers are being armed with their own cameras.


Cockroaches offer inspiration for running robots

Cockroaches offer inspiration for running robots

Electronics / Robotics

created Dec 28, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 0

The sight of a cockroach scurrying for cover may be nauseating, but the insect is also a biological and engineering marvel, and is providing researchers at Oregon State University with what they call "bioinspiration" ...


How amyloid beta reduces plasticity related to synaptic signaling

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The early stages of Alzheimer's disease are thought to occur at the synapse, since synapse loss is associated with memory dysfunction. Evidence suggests that amyloid beta (Aβ) plays an important role in early synaptic ...


A 'fountain of youth' for stem cells?

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Researchers from the University of Hong Kong and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have published a study in the current issue of Cell Transplantation, that explores ways to successfully keep stem cells "forever young" ...


Neuroscientists uncover possible basis of short-term memory

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Dec 27, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (17) | comments 0

Ben W. Strowbridge, PhD, associate professor of neuroscience and physiology/biophysics, and Phillip Larimer, PhD, a MD/PhD student in the neurosciences graduate program at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, ...


Panasonic develops direct methanol fuel cell system with high power output and durability

Technology / Energy

created Dec 26, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (27) | comments 9

Panasonic Corporation announced it has developed a direct methanol fuel cell system which can produce an average power output of 20 W by increasing the output per cubic centimeter twice that of its previous prototype. Using ...


What connects the elderly and sports people? Smart sensor technology

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Innovative smart sensing devices promise to boost mobility and quality of life for the elderly, reduce healthcare costs and even give sports people an edge through more effective training.


Panasonic Develops High Energy Lithium-ion Battery Module  with High Reliability

Panasonic plans home-use storage cell

Technology / Energy

created Dec 23, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (23) | comments 11

Panasonic Corp., which recently made a successful takeover bid for Sanyo Electric Co., plans to market a lithium-ion storage cell for home use around fiscal 2011.


Link Between Poor Sleep and Poor Learning in Older Adults Investigated

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst are trying to decode why aging prevents sleep from enhancing memory. Rebecca Spencer, assistant professor of psychology, says she is trying to isolate ...


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Probing Question: What are the origins of skiing?

Other Sciences / Other

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Swoosh…Undeniably, this is the sound of skiing. As winter approaches, legions of avid skiers are preparing their equipment. Skis are being waxed, boots are being pulled out of storage and people are yearning ...


Part 1: From Linacs to Lasers: Accelerators and Light Sources of Tomorrow

Accelerators and Light Sources of Tomorrow (Part 1: From Linacs to Lasers)

Physics / General Physics

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 2

From their humble beginnings as offshoots of the ordinary electric light bulb, particle accelerators have evolved in surprising directions. Among the most productive and promising developments have been light ...


Glitter-sized solar photovoltaics produce competitive results

Glitter-sized solar photovoltaics produce competitive results

Technology / Energy

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (33) | comments 0

Sandia National Laboratories scientists have developed tiny glitter-sized photovoltaic cells that could revolutionize the way solar energy is collected and used.


Best go digital in a pandemic

Medicine & Health / Other

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The use of a digital checklist for patients being administered emergency drugs during a pandemic or following a biological terrorist attack reduces the fatigue factor, according to a report in the International Journal of ...


Kew botanists discover more than 250 new plant species in 250th anniversary year

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Giant rainforest trees, rare and beautiful orchids, spectacular palms, minute fungi, wild coffees and an ancient aquatic plant are among more than 250 new plant and fungi species discovered and described by botanists from ...