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New research may help to clean drainage from abandoned mines

New research may help to clean drainage from abandoned mines

Space & Earth / Environment

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(PhysOrg.com) -- In a quiet green glen near Ashville, Pa., lies a rust-colored pond. A deep, rectangular hole in the ground, it somewhat resembles an Olympic-sized pool. Few people, however, would make the ...


Ecosystem, vegetation affect intensity of urban heat island effect

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created 21 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

NASA researchers studying urban landscapes have found that the intensity of the "heat island" created by a city depends on the ecosystem it replaced and on the regional climate. Urban areas developed in arid and semi-arid ...


Toshiba Launches Highest Density Embedded NAND Flash Memory Modules

Toshiba Launches Highest Density Embedded NAND Flash Memory Modules

Technology / Semiconductors

created 23 hours ago | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 1

Toshiba Corporation today announced the launch of a 64 gigabyte (GB) embedded NAND flash memory module, the highest capacity yet achieved in the industry.


NXP Introduces Advanced 3DTV Processor

Electronics / Hardware

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

NXP Semiconductors today announced the availability of the PNX5130, the industry's first video co-processor enabling 3DTV, frame-rate conversion (FRC) and local backlight dimming in a single chip. By eliminating the need ...


Immune cell activity linked to worsening COPD

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new study links chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, with increased activity of cells that act as sentinels to activate the body's immune system.


Mastery of physical goals lessens disease-related depression and fatigue

Mastery of physical goals lessens disease-related depression and fatigue

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Physical activity is known to reduce depression and fatigue in people struggling with chronic illness. A new study indicates that this effect stems from an individual's sense of mastery over - or belief in ...


Discovery of new gene called Brd2 that regulates obesity and diabetes

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The chance discovery of a genetic mutation that makes mice enormously fat but protects them from diabetes has given researchers at Boston University School of Medicine, USA, new insights into the cellular mechanisms that ...


Home heating efficiencies offer 'hat trick' of savings: study

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Improving the energy efficiency of Maryland homes heated by natural gas would generate a "hat trick" of economic and environmental benefits over the next 10 years, including more than 80,000 new jobs, savings of hundreds ...


Controlling key enzyme in brain offers clue for future obesity treatment

Controlling key enzyme in brain offers clue for future obesity treatment

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

The Sirt1 enzyme in the body has generated enormous attention as a possible secret to living longer. Some scientists believe that fasting and drinking wine appear to aid in this quest because both likely activate ...


Muscling in on a mystery protein: Study of brawny pigs reveals key player in the genome

Muscling in on a mystery protein: Study of brawny pigs reveals key player in the genome

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- For thousands of years, humans have bred pigs for desirable traits, such as more muscle and less fat in the meat. Domestication makes animals ideal models for studying how genes control physical ...



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