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A mathematical model of a simple circuit in a chicken brain raises fundamental questions about our understanding of neural circu

Mathematical model of a simple circuit in a chicken brain raises fundamental questions

Physics / General Physics

created 3 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 5

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Web site Neuroanthropology asks visitors to complete this quote, "One of the difficulties in understanding the brain is ...". In addition to the typical facetious remarks, such as "so ...


Dutch PhD student develops device to combat noise

Technology / Engineering

created 4 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Johan Wesselink of the University of Twente, The Netherlands, has developed a device to actively combat noise nuisance. This invention curtails sound waves and vibrations by producing anti-noise. The researcher is confident ...


All decked out: Networks of chitin filaments are integral components of diatom silica shells

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created 5 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A whole microcosm of various bizarrely shaped life forms opens up when you look at diatoms, the primary component of ocean plankton, under a microscope. The regularly structured silica shells of these tiny ...


Nanoimaging in 3-D

Nanoimaging in 3-D

Physics / General Physics

created 11 hours ago | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- As technology shrinks ever smaller, interest in objects and devices on the nanoscale becomes more apparent. However, visualizing these objects in three dimensions comes with special challenges. ...


Overweight children may develop back pain and spinal abnormalities

Medicine & Health / Health

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Being overweight as a child could lead to early degeneration in the spine, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).


Scientists demonstrate multibeam, multi-functional lasers

Scientists demonstrate multibeam, multi-functional lasers

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

An international team of applied scientists from Harvard, Hamamatsu Photonics, and ETH Zürich have demonstrated compact, multibeam, and multi-wavelength lasers emitting in the invisible part of the light spectrum ...


Peat fires drive temperatures up

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Peatlands, especially those in tropical regions, sequester gigantic amounts of organic carbon. Human activities are now having a considerable impact on these wetlands. For example, drainage projects, in combination with the ...



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