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Understanding the interplay of grains helps cars drop the pounds, be more fuel efficient
Sometimes solving the biggest challenges begins with understanding something very small -- like the tiny grains that form a piece of metal. For a team of scientists who wanted to improve automotive fuel efficiency, ...
Sep 14, 2011 |
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Eyes of rock let chitons see predators
Using eyes made of a calcium carbonate crystal, a simple mollusk may have evolved enough vision to spot potential predators, scientists say.
Apr 14, 2011 |
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Astronauts take 1st spacewalk of shuttle mission
(AP) -- A pair of spacewalking astronauts disconnected an old empty ammonia tank outside the International Space Station on Friday and got a new one ready to put in its place.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 09, 2010 |
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Nanoscale 'stealth' probe slides into cell walls seamlessly
A nanometer-scale probe designed to slip into a cell wall and fuse with it could offer researchers a portal for extended eavesdropping on the inner electrical activity of individual cells.
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Apr 01, 2010 |
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Molecule stops DNA replication in its tracks
(PhysOrg.com) -- When a dividing cell duplicates its genetic material, a molecular machine called a sliding clamp travels along the DNA double helix, tethering the proteins that perform the replication. Researchers ...
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Oct 20, 2008 |
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Students' Device Aims to Protect Electric Utility Workers
Engineering students at Johns Hopkins have invented a tool that would allow utility workers to disconnect power lines from residential transformers at a safe distance, beyond the range of dangerous electrical ...
Jul 28, 2008 |
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Genetic repair mechanism clears the way for sealing DNA breaks
Scientists investigating an important DNA-repair enzyme now have a better picture of the final steps of a process that glues together, or ligates, the ends of DNA strands to restore the double helix.
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Oct 19, 2006 |
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Clearing jams in copy machinery
Bacteria and humans use a number of tools to direct perhaps the most important function in cells -- the accurate copying of DNA during cell division. New research published this week in Molecular Cell from the laboratory ...
Sep 19, 2005 |
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