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How the daisy got its spots… and why

How the daisy got its spots... and why

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Dark spots on flower petals are common across many angiosperm plant families and occur on flowers such as some lilies, orchids, and daisies. Much research has been done on the physiological and behavioral ...


A New Method of Estimating Stellar Distances

A New Method of Estimating Stellar Distances

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (14) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- The star Chi Cygni is located about 550 light-years away, in the direction of the constellation of Cygnus the Swan. It is a notable star because, unlike the sun which still burns hydrogen ...


Twin study identifies factors associated with skin aging

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Smoking, being heavier, not using sunscreen and having had skin cancer appear to be associated with sun damage and aging of skin on the face, according to report based on a study of twins in the December issue of Archives of ...


New study explores role of sexual, social behaviors in seniors' well-being

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers and the general public have a new resource for information on the health and intimate relationships of older people, thanks to a new supplemental issue of The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological an ...


JooJoo

A new generation of computer tablets is on its way

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (7) | comments 2

I may have caught a glimpse of the future last week. In San Francisco, a startup company called Fusion Garage showed off the JooJoo, a touch-screen device that looks like the iPhone's big brother. The JooJoo ...


Graphene

Researcher Uses Graphene Quilts to Keep Things Cool

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (16) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- University of California, Riverside Professor of Electrical Engineering and Chair of Materials Science and Engineering Alexander Balandin is leading several projects to explore ways to use ...


Nokia Booklet 3G

Netbooks start raising the stakes

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

The standard desktop computer is about as popular as swine flu these days, with all the major innovations happening in the laptop and netbook segment.


Tiny whispering gallery

Tiny whispering gallery: Sensor can detect a single nanoparticle and take its measurement

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (16) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Nanotechnology has already made it to the shelves of your local pharmacy and grocery: nanoparticles are found in anti-odor socks, makeup, makeup remover, sunscreen, anti-graffiti paint, home ...



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