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Finding could lead to advance in nano-surgery

Finding could lead to advance in nano-surgery

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 25, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (35) | comments 2 feature

(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the problems with laser surgery is that the heat produced can damage tissue, and even lead to cell death. Attempts are being made to replace laser surgery with non-thermal plasma interaction, ...





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Couple stranded 3 days after GPS leads them astray

Technology / Engineering

created Dec 28, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 1

(AP) -- A Nevada couple letting their SUV's navigation system guide them through the high desert of Eastern Oregon got stuck in snow for three days when the GPS unit sent them down a remote forest road.


Glider robot a sleek ocean explorer

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 27, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (12) | comments 2

The sea was heaving, the skies gray. The captain of the research ship was worried about the weather. About 120 miles off the coast of Spain, three Rutgers University scientists had a narrow window of opportunity to find and ...


Sun and moon trigger deep tremors on San Andreas Fault

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 23, 2009 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 1

The faint tug of the sun and moon on the San Andreas Fault stimulates tremors deep underground, suggesting that the rock 15 miles below is lubricated with highly pressurized water that allows the rock to slip with little ...


Understanding relationship of proteins, fatty acids could help treat diseases

Understanding relationship of proteins, fatty acids could help treat diseases

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- It's widely understood that eating a diet high in saturated fats increases the risk for a long list of chronic and deadly diseases, including diabetes and coronary heart disease. Understanding ...


Accelerators and Light Sources of Tomorrow (Part 2: Accelerating with Light)

Accelerators and Light Sources of Tomorrow (Part 2: Accelerating with Light)

Physics / General Physics

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

Accelerators are far from achieving the highest energies their builders aspire to, but size and cost may limit the kinds of facilities funding agencies can support. In the future, new kinds of machines will ...


New study finds catch shares improve consistency, not health, of fisheries

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Catch share programs result in more consistent and predictable fisheries but do not necessarily improve ecological conditions, according to a new study published online this week by the journal Proceedings of the National ...


Digital quantum battery

Digital Quantum Battery Could Boost Energy Density Tenfold

Physics / Quantum Physics

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (39) | comments 15 weblog

(PhysOrg.com) -- Physicists theorize that quantum phenomena could provide a major boost to batteries, with the potential to increase energy density up to 10 times that of lithium ion batteries. According to ...


Cornellians build computer climate-change model

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (7) | comments 6

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers are contributing to a new model of climate change that may give more accurate predictions of the amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in Earth's future.


Drug for Multiple Myeloma Demonstrated to Significantly Extend Disease-Free Survival

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Initial results from a large, randomized clinical trial for patients with multiple myeloma, a cancer of the blood and bone marrow, showed that patients who received the oral drug lenalidomide (Revlimid, also ...


'Particle soup' discovery will improve climate predictions

'Particle soup' discovery will improve climate predictions

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (7) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- New research from scientists at The University of Manchester is set to improve predictions about climate and air quality - and make life easier for those suffering from respiratory problems.



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