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The pseudogap persists as material superconducts

Physics / General Physics

created Jan 27, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (10) | comments 0

For nearly a century, scientists have been trying to unravel the many mysteries of superconductivity, where materials conduct electricity with zero resistance.


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Nearly a century later, new findings support Warburg theory of cancer

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jan 12, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (12) | comments 1

German scientist Otto H. Warburg's theory on the origin of cancer earned him the Nobel Prize in 1931, but the biochemical basis for his theory remained elusive.





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Broadcasters' woes could spell trouble for free TV (AP)

Broadcasters' woes could spell trouble for free TV

Technology / Telecom

created 6 hours ago | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 6

(AP) -- For more than 60 years, TV stations have broadcast news, sports and entertainment for free and made their money by showing commercials. That might not work much longer.


Sick of blurred identity, US plant pathologists formed own society

Biology / Other

created 14 hours ago | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Spinach with fungus, malnourished cabbage, spots on cauliflower and peaches injured by frost. No matter the malady, a group of people who fashioned themselves as "plant doctors" assembled for the first time 100 years ago ...


'Notch'ing up a role in the multisystem disease tuberous sclerosis complex

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Two independent teams of researchers have identified a role for enhanced activation of the signaling protein Notch in tumors characterized by inactivation of either the TSC1 or the TSC2 protein. As indicated by Warren Pear, ...


Pressure rises to stop antibiotics in agriculture (AP)

Pressure rises to stop antibiotics in agriculture

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 28, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 1

(AP) -- The mystery started the day farmer Russ Kremer got between a jealous boar and a sow in heat.


First molars provide insight into evolution of great apes, humans

First molars provide insight into evolution of apes, humans

Biology / Evolution

created Dec 28, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The timing of molar emergence and its relation to growth and reproduction in apes is being reported by two scientists at Arizona State University's Institute of Human Origins in the Dec. 28 ...


Schizophrenia mouse model should improve understanding and treatment of the disorder

Schizophrenia mouse model should improve understanding and treatment of the disorder

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 28, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Scientists have created what appears to be a schizophrenic mouse by reducing the inhibition of brain cells involved in complex reasoning and decisions about appropriate social behavior.


Genetic causes identified for disturbances in lipid metabolism

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Dec 28, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Some of these common human gene variants are already known to be risk factors for diabetes mellitus. The pathomechanisms of diabetes have intrigued physicians and been the subject of much debate for many decades. These new ...


College asks students to power down, contemplate (AP)

College asks students to power down, contemplate

Technology / Hi Tech

created Dec 24, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Dianne Lynch wanted to give the students of Stephens College a break from the constant digital communication that pervades their generation. So she asked them to put their phones and computers away ...


Psychologists show that future-minded people make better decisions for their health

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 23, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

When New Year's Eve rolls around and you're deciding whether to have another glass of champagne, your decision may be predicted by your perspective of the future.


Machine Translates Thoughts into Speech in Real Time

Machine Translates Thoughts into Speech in Real Time

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (75) | comments 23 feature

(PhysOrg.com) -- By implanting an electrode into the brain of a person with locked-in syndrome, scientists have demonstrated how to wirelessly transmit neural signals to a speech synthesizer. The "thought-to-speech" ...



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