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Argonne scientists reach milestone in accelerator upgrade project

Physics / General Physics

created Jan 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have successfully stopped and then reaccelerated a stable ion through a newly constructed charge-breeder, bringing the CAlifornium Rare Isotope ...





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The flash recovery of ammonoids after the most massive extinction of all time

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Sep 02, 2009 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

After the End-Permian extinction 252.6 million years ago, ammonoids diversified and recovered 10 to 30 times faster than previous estimates.


Revamped, renewed, restarted -- Oak Ridge High Flux Isotope Reactor back on line

Physics / General Physics

created Jun 06, 2007 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

The research reactor at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory is back in action and better than ever.


Revamped, renewed, restarted -- Oak Ridge High Flux Isotope reactor back on line

Physics / General Physics

created May 17, 2007 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

The research reactor at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory is back in action and better than ever.


Why are some groups of animals so diverse?

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created Sep 19, 2007 | popularity 4 / 5 (11) | comments 0

A new study of finger-sized Australian lizards sheds light on one of the most striking yet largely unexplained patterns in nature: why is it that some groups of animals have evolved into hundreds, even thousands of species, ...


Identifying abnormal protein levels in diabetic retinopathy

Identifying abnormal protein levels in diabetic retinopathy

Chemistry /

created May 12, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers in Massachusetts are reporting an advance in bridging huge gaps in medical knowledge about the biochemical changes that occur inside the eyes of individuals with diabetic retinopathy (DR) — a leading ...


Legal counsel affects death penalty cases

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Legal counsel is a matter of life and death in Houston, but it is not necessarily tied to a defendant's socioeconomic status, according to new research by Scott Phillips, associate professor of sociology and criminology at ...


On-call radiology residents accurately interpret off-hours neuro CT exams

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

On-call radiology residents generally provide accurate preliminary interpretation of emergency neuroradiology CT scans after hours when attending neuroradiologist unavailable, according to results of a large study performed ...


Canada's shores saved animals from devastating climate change 252 million years ago

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Oct 01, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (26) | comments 7

The shorelines of ancient Alberta, British Columbia and the Canadian Arctic were an important refuge for some of the world's earliest animals, most of which were wiped out by a mysterious global extinction event some 252 ...


Nano drops from the one-way pack

Nano drops from the one-way pack

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created Sep 15, 2004 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New dispenser system made of plastic reduces costs for use of micro dispensers A two-component micro dispenser system developed at the Institut für Mikrotechnik Mainz GmbH (IMM) produces nano drops ...


Older adults more impaired by social drinking

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 05, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Older adults may be more affected by a couple of glasses of wine than their younger counterparts are -- yet they are less likely to be aware of it, a new study suggests.



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