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THESEUS - tool for internet services

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Mar 03, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The improved use and exploitation of digital knowledge - that is the aim of the THESEUS Project. In the future semantic technologies will be able to recognise the meaning of information content. Fraunhofer ...





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Hatchery-raised salmon too crowded

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Every year, large amounts of hatchery-raised young salmonids are released into Swedish rivers and streams to compensate for losses in natural production. Butthese fish generally survive poorly in the wild. ...


Researchers crack part of the neuronal code

Researchers crack part of the neuronal code

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Prostheses for paralysed patients, communication with patients who have lost all capacity for normal communication - the hopes for modern brain research are high. However, such brain-machine ...


Study shows immune system protein involved in reprogramming adult cells to express stem cell genes

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

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

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have discovered a protein required to quickly and efficiently reprogram human skin cells to express embryonic stem cell genes.


Fungal footage fosters foresight into plant, animal disease (w/ Video)

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Mold and mildew may be doomed. Researchers are closer to understanding how these and other fungi grow. "Fungi have a big impact on our dinner plate," said Dr. Brian Shaw, Texas AgriLife Research plant pathologist. "We tend ...


Nanoparticles go platinum: NCEM instruments provide key images

Nanoparticles go platinum: NCEM instruments provide key images

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

At Berkeley Lab's National Center for Electron Microscopy it was revealed that single-stranded DNA can disperse bundles of single-walled carbon nanotubes into individual tubes and serve as guideposts for synthesizing ...


Major volcanic eruption feared in Philippines (AP)

Major volcanic eruption feared in Philippines

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 20, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 0

(AP) -- The Philippines' most active volcano could have a huge eruption within days, officials warned Sunday after detecting a drastic surge in earthquakes and eerie rumbling sounds in surrounding foothills. ...


It took Beijing 48 years for the number of vehicles to increase from 2,300 in 1949 to the first 1 mln in 1997

Beijing vehicles exceed four million: state media

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The number of registered vehicles in Beijing topped four million this week, state media reported, meaning a quarter of the 16 million permanent residents in China's capital have a car.


Apple iPhones dominate the smartphone market

Google phone revolution or misdirection?

Technology / Business

created Dec 19, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Google smartphones are either a daring foray into the telecom world or a misunderstood test of the next-generation of the Internet giant's Android mobile operating system.


How the daisy got its spots… and why

How the daisy got its spots... and why

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Dark spots on flower petals are common across many angiosperm plant families and occur on flowers such as some lilies, orchids, and daisies. Much research has been done on the physiological and behavioral ...


Tiny whispering gallery

Tiny whispering gallery: Sensor can detect a single nanoparticle and take its measurement

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (16) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Nanotechnology has already made it to the shelves of your local pharmacy and grocery: nanoparticles are found in anti-odor socks, makeup, makeup remover, sunscreen, anti-graffiti paint, home ...



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