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The origin of supernovae confirmed

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Mar 19, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (17) | comments 2

Where do supernovae come from? Astronomers have long believed they were exploding stars, but by analysing a series of images, researchers from the Dark Cosmology Centre at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen ...





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Removing Hot Air from Nuclear Power Plants; Scientists Convert Nuclear Energy to Power without Steam

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 13, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (29) | comments 25

(PhysOrg.com) -- For years, researchers have been in search of an economically feasible method of converting nuclear energy directly into electricity. Now, University of Missouri researchers are developing an energy conversion ...


Short-term hormone therapy and intermediate dose radiation increases survivial for early stage prostate cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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

Short-term hormone therapy given prior to and during intermediate dose radiation treatment for men with early stage prostate cancer increases their chance of living longer, compared to those who receive the same radiation ...


Otamixaban for the treatment of patients with non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes

Medicine & Health / Research

created Aug 31, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Data from a phase II trial of an investigational intravenous drug designed to block the formation of blood clots shows potential to reduce the risk of death, a second heart attack, or other coronary complications compared ...


Drug does not appear to reduce risk of heart attack or death following CABG surgery

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Apr 01, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Use of MC-1 (a naturally occurring metabolite of vitamin B6) before and for 30 days after coronary artery bypass graft surgery did not reduce the risk of heart attack or cardiovascular death, according to a JAMA study being ...


Researchers uncover factors that control ion motion in solid electrolytes

Physics / General Physics

created May 08, 2007 | popularity 4 / 5 (10) | comments 0

University of Cincinnati researchers show for the first time that they can connect an increase in electrical (ionic) conductivity with flexibility of their networks. The same team of researchers discovered intermediate phases ...


Microscale Chemical Factory

Chemistry /

created Jul 04, 2007 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Miniaturization is invading the world of chemical syntheses. Since typical chemical syntheses take place in several reaction steps with various separation or purification steps in between, microchemistry has almost always ...


Deaths linked to swine flu top 100 worldwide

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created May 27, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- The world's swine flu death toll reached 100 as two more New Yorkers died while infected with a virus that has sickened more than 12,000 people.


Reversals of Earth's Magnetic Field Explained by Small Core Fluctuations

Reversals of Earth's Magnetic Field Explained by Small Core Fluctuations

Physics / General Physics

created Apr 23, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (42) | comments 25

(PhysOrg.com) -- Based on studies of old volcanic basalt, scientists know that the Earth’s magnetic field reverses at irregular intervals, ranging from tens of thousands to millions of years. Volcanic basalt ...


Biomass as a source of raw materials

Chemistry / Other

created May 12, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 4

For the protection of the environment, and because of the limited amount of fossil fuels available, renewable resources, such as specially cultivated plants, wood scraps, and other plant waste, are becoming the focus of considerable ...


From Sugar to Gasoline

Technology / Energy

created Sep 18, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (47) | comments 9

Following independent paths of investigation, two research teams are announcing this month that they have successfully converted sugar-potentially derived from agricultural waste and non-food plants-into gasoline, diesel, ...



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