LHC switch-on fears are completely unfounded: new research paper September 05, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 26 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new report published on Friday, 5 September, provides the most comprehensive evidence available to confirm that the Large Hadron Collider (LHC)'s switch-on, due on Wednesday next week, poses no threat to ... | |
 Trichoplax genome sequenced -- 'rosetta stone' for understanding evolution September 03, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 34 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Yale molecular and evolutionary biologists in collaboration with Department of Energy scientists produced the full genome sequence of Trichoplax, one of nature's most primitive multicellular ... | |
 Transcend Introduces their 64GB Jet Flash V20 USB Flash Drive September 02, 2008 | User rating: 2.8 / 5 after 26 vote(s)
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Transcend Information, Inc. is a leading manufacture of flash memory products. The V20 is small enough to fit into your shirt pocket and has semi-transparent color-band that lights up when in use. With 64 ... | |
 Giant Furnace Opens to Reveal 'Perfect' LSST Mirror Blank September 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The single-piece primary and tertiary mirror blank cast for the LSST is "perfect", say project astronomers and engineers. | |
 Spiky Probe on NASA Mars Lander Raises Vapor Quandary September 05, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A fork-like conductivity probe has sensed humidity rising and falling beside NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander, but when stuck into the ground, its measurements so far indicate soil that is thoroughly ... | |
Zen training speeds the mind's return after distraction, brain scans reveal September 03, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 32 vote(s)
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Experienced Zen meditators can clear their minds of distractions more quickly than novices, according to a new brain imaging study. | |
Parsing the genome of a deadly brain tumor September 06, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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The most comprehensive to-date genomic analysis of a cancer – the deadly brain tumor glioblastoma multiforme – shows previously unrecognized changes in genes and provides an overall view of the missteps in the pathways that ... | |
Study: Teen suicide spike was no fluke September 02, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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A troubling study in the September 3rd Journal of the American Medical Association raises new concerns about kids committing suicide in this country. After a one year spike in the number of suicides, doctors were hoping ... | |
 StellarWindow turns your laptop into a virtual planetarium September 05, 2008 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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If you enjoy looking at the stars, but get a little impatient trying to figure out which way to hold your star map to identify the constellations, a new software program may make things easier. Called StellarWindow, ... | |
 Finder of key hominid fossil disputes 7-million-year dating September 01, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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A fresh storm has broken out over an ancient fossil presented by its defenders as a forebear of humanity and dismissed by its critics as the remains of a vulgar chimp. Controversy has swirled around Toumai, ... | |
 Wi-Spy 2.4x Spectrum Analyzer September 02, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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This all new version has both its hardware and software upgraded. The Wi-Spy is the world's smallest 2.4 GHz spectrum analyzer that helps troubleshoot and analyze Wi-Fi networks for interference. | |
Patients will face delays in getting diagnostic scans due to severe shortage of imaging agents September 06, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A global shortage of medical isotopes* used in over 80% of routine diagnostic nuclear imaging procedures such as heart imaging, bone scans and some cancer detection procedures, will cause delays and cancellations to diagnostic ... | |
 Scientists grow 'nanonets' able to snare added energy transfer September 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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Using two abundant and relatively inexpensive elements, Boston College chemists have produced nanonets, a flexible webbing of nano-scale wires that multiplies surface area critical to improving the performance ... | |
Butterfly wings may help scientists better understand photonic crystals September 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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As technology moves forward, many scientists are looking to nature to find inspiration for the development of advanced materials that can have a variety of practical applications. | |
 Sony to launch new PSP-3000 in Japan next month September 02, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Japan's Sony Corp. announced Tuesday it will launch its new PlayStation Portable in Japan on October 16 as it seeks to catch up with rival Nintendo Co.'s DS consoles. | |
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