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Unlike rubber bands, molecular bonds may not break faster when pulled

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jun 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

From balloons to rubber bands, things always break faster when stretched. Or do they? University of Illinois scientists studying chemical bonds now have shown this isn't always the case, and their results may have profound ...


Is rubber band ligation an effective method to treat symptomatic hemorrhoids?

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 01, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Haemorrhoids are considered one of the most frequent diseases of the anal region with high prevalence (nearly 50% of proctological visits in a colorectal unit), involving any age and affecting both sexes. Numerous modalities ...





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STPSat-1 successfully completes extended mission

STPSat-1 successfully completes extended mission

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created 4 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The STPSat-1, built for the Department of Defense (DoD) Space Test Program (STP) and operated by the DoD STP for the first year then transitioned to NRL for the last 16 months, was decommissioned on October ...


Gift Guide: Tech books that enlighten, entertain

Technology / Other

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

(AP) -- Your holiday shopping list probably includes gadgets, games and gizmos that illustrate how technology is changing the way we work, play and communicate. So why not throw in a few books about the people and services ...


Santa's Sleigh: NC State Researcher Explains Science Behind St. Nick?s Christmas Magic

Santa's Sleigh: Researcher Explains Science Behind St. Nick's Christmas Magic

Other Sciences / Other

created 7 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Santa skeptics have long considered St. Nick’s ability to deliver toys to the world’s good girls and boys in the course of one night a scientific impossibility. But new research shows that ...


 Chang'E-1 has blazed a new trail in China's deep space exploration

Chang'E-1 has blazed a new trail in China's deep space exploration

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A huge amount of scientific data have been accumulated by the CE-1 lunar orbiter. Using laser altimeter data, Jinsong Ping and Qian Huang et al obtained improved 3D lunar topography, and based on this, they ...


Gift Guide: Adventures in the video game aisle (AP)

Gift Guide: Adventures in the video game aisle

Technology / Software

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- The video game aisle can be intimidating for aspiring Santas who haven't touched a joystick since "Pong." But it has something for everyone: riveting solo adventures, online multiplayer battles and ...


Hospital noise initiative reduces average peak decibel levels by 20 percent

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Patients often complain that getting a good night's sleep or a bit of peace and quiet in hospital can be difficult. But a study published in the December issue of the Journal of Clinical Nursing has shown that adopting some s ...


Super Typhoon Nida to pass east of Iwo To and Chichi Jima

Super Typhoon Nida to pass east of Iwo To and Chichi Jima

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nida is still holding on to Super Typhoon status in the Western Pacific Ocean, and over the weekend, is forecast to pass east of both Iwo To and Chichi Jima islands. Although the center of Nida will remain ...


Spinons -- confined like quarks

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 29, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (15) | comments 2

The concept of confinement is one of the central ideas in modern physics. The most famous example is that of quarks which bind together to form protons and neutrons. Now Prof. Bella Lake from Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (Germany) ...


What a grind: Bruxism at night likely a sign of stress by day

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

You can practically track Steve Barkley's stress by the level of activity in his temporomandibular joint, or TMJ, the hinge joint that connects the lower jaw to the temporal bone of the skull and helps one chew, talk and ...


Gift Guide: Accessories to jazz up mobile phones (AP)

Gift Guide: Accessories to jazz up mobile phones

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Nov 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

People you know have spent small fortunes on shiny new smart phones such as the iPhone 3GS, a BlackBerry or the Droid. But the devices still don't have all the features they want.



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