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Paper sheds new 'light' on fascinating rhythms of the circadian clock
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Feb 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have long known that interrupting the 24-hour circadian rhythm plays havoc with the lives and health of medical, military and airline personnel, factory employees and travelers.
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Green light from Silicon
Apr 15, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of St Andrews have made a surprise discovery that the material at the heart of the microelectronics industry can emit green light.
New research findings pave the way to more accurate interpretation of brain imaging data
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Aug 28, 2009 |
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Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is a technique widely used in studying the human brain. However, it has long been unclear exactly how fMRI signals are generated at brain cell level. This information is crucially ...
Compressing photonic signals for greater bandwidth
Nov 03, 2009 |
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Cornell researchers have developed an ingenious method to time-compress optical signals. The process could enable optical communication systems to carry many more bits per second or could also be used to generate ...
Scientists guide immune cells with light and microparticles (w/ Video)
Nov 16, 2009 |
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A team led by Yale University scientists has developed a new approach to studying how immune cells chase down bacteria in our bodies. Their findings are described in the November 15 issue of Nature Methods Advanc ...
Intel's Light Peak Will Replace Copper Wires
Sep 24, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- At the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco Wednesday, the company announced a new optical cable that will be able to transfer data, between electrical devices, starting at speeds of 10 ...
LED closes the yellow gap: Full conversion of blue into amber light by new nitride phosphor
Jul 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Monochromatic light-emitting diodes cover a large part of the visible spectrum with high effi-ciency. For blue light, nitride diodes achieve external quantum efficiencies in excess of 65%, ...
Shifting sound to light may lead to better computer chips
Mar 16, 2009 |
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By reversing a process that converts electrical signals into sounds heard out of a cell phone, researchers may have a new tool to enhance the way computer chips, LEDs and transistors are built.
New findings about brain proteins suggest possible way to fight Alzheimer's
Oct 06, 2009 |
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The action of a small protein that is a major villain in Alzheimer's disease can be counterbalanced with another brain protein, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found in an animal study.
Scientists see the light: How vision sends its message to the brain
Jan 29, 2009 |
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Scientists have known for more than 200 years that vision begins with a series of chemical reactions when light strikes the retina, but the specific chemical processes have largely been a mystery. A team of researchers from ...
IMEC reports method to integrate plasmonic technology with state-of-the-art ICs
Apr 30, 2009 |
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IMEC reports a method to integrate high-speed CMOS electronics and nanophotonic circuitry based on plasmonic effects. Metal-based nanophotonics (plasmonics) can squeeze light into nanoscale structures that ...
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