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Not quite a teen, not fully an adult

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Aug 04, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Fueled by hormone fluctuations, the teenage years can be a time of huge emotional upheaval. But, as an initiative by MIT's Young Adult Development Project finds, the roller coaster may not end at the 18th ...





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USC neuroscientists awarded $9 million to map gene expression during human brain development

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Oct 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Two University of Southern California (USC) neuroscientists have been awarded nearly $9 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds to map how genes are expressed in different regions of the human brain throughout ...


Combining sun, sand and science in the Bahamas

Combining sun, sand and science in the Bahamas

Space & Earth / Environment

created Sep 29, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0

It is well known that people from all over the world come to the Bahamas to enjoy the pristine waters, spectacular coral reefs and great fishing. Tourism produces approximately 55 % of the gross domestic product ...


Software that gets reduced, reused, recycled

Software that gets reduced, reused, recycled

Technology / Software

created Sep 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Service-centric software engineering is the latest paradigm in computing, and European researchers have developed a platform they believe will launch the concept into the business world.


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Purchase Carbon Offsets at the Airport

Space & Earth / Environment

created Sep 21, 2009 | popularity 1.7 / 5 (6) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the activities that puts a great deal of carbon dioxide into the environment is air travel. Air travel is one of the ways that individuals contribute to an increase in pollution and ...


New research could help protect frontline troops

Technology / Engineering

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A team of researchers at Queen's University Belfast's Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT) is working to develop futuristic communications systems that could help protect frontline troops.


Via Tiburtina -- an interdisciplinary journey through Rome's urban landscape

Via Tiburtina -- an interdisciplinary journey through Rome's urban landscape

Other Sciences / Other

created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Via Tiburtina is the name of the ancient road that is still in use, connecting Rome with the town of Tivoli. Architect Hans Bjur, a professor at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, and professor Barbro Santillo ...


Wind power: Obama's promises just hot air so far

Technology / Energy

created Sep 09, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0

President Barack Obama is still at least a year away from seeing wind turbines take root anywhere off the U.S. coast, even though his administration has promised to make offshore wind a priority, and even though developers ...


Nanotechnology and synthetic biology: What does the American public think?

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Sep 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Nanotechnology and synthetic biology continue to develop as two of the most exciting areas of scientific discovery, but research has shown that the public is almost completely unaware of the science and its applications. ...


Calif. solar firm hits desert swarm

Technology / Energy

created Sep 29, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (6) | comments 2

BrightSource Energy has encountered some storm clouds in its quest to bring a solar future to large stretches of the western United States. The Oakland, Calif.,-based developer of solar farms has been forced to scuttle its ...


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'Fear detector' being developed

Technology / Hi Tech

created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (6) | comments 11

(PhysOrg.com) -- British scientists are aiming to develop a device that can detect the smell of fear, and that could one day identify terrorists, drug smugglers, and other criminals.



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