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Pushing light beyond its known limits

Pushing light beyond its known limits

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (18) | comments 6

Scientists at the University of Adelaide have made a breakthrough that could change the world's thinking on what light is capable of.


Sharks under threat as environmental change bites hard

Sharks under threat as environmental change bites hard

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Their size and fearsome appearance have made them the stuff of nightmares, but new research just published suggests that sharks may not be as tough as they appear.


Supervolcano eruption -- in Sumatra -- deforested India 73,000 years ago

Supervolcano eruption -- in Sumatra -- deforested India 73,000 years ago

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (17) | comments 3

A new study provides "incontrovertible evidence" that the volcanic super-eruption of Toba on the island of Sumatra about 73,000 years ago deforested much of central India, some 3,000 miles from the epicenter, ...


Muscle cell infusion shown to strengthen sphincters in animals

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 04, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

A new study shows that muscle cells grown in the lab can restore an intestine's ability to squeeze shut properly. The work, performed in dogs and rats, might ultimately help treat patients with conditions such as gastric ...


Santa is ready to ride! (w/ Video)

Medicine & Health / Other

created 1hour ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of UNC medical experts say that Santa is tanned, rested and ready for the big ride he has coming up.


Superior offspring without genetic modification

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created 22 hours ago | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

We don't always turn out like our parents. Sometimes we become even better. How this happens is the subject of a new research project at the University of Gothenburg.


Children's TV has questionable political themes, study shows

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created 18 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Most parents know to screen television shows for sex, violence or other negative messaging—but what about children's shows themselves?


New imaging nano-technique to change the way we see disease

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- New nano-technology being developed by physicists at Macquarie University could help medical professionals better understand and more effectively treat cancer and other diseases. 


Fatty food can weaken the immune system

Medicine & Health / Health

created 21 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fresh evidence that fatty food is bad for our health has come to light: mice fed a lard-based diet over a long period got worse at fighting bacteria in the blood, reveals a thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University ...


Cut out the (estrogen) middleman

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created 20 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Estrogen seems to act like a middleman in its positive effect on the brain, raising the possibility that future drugs may bypass the carcinogenic hormone altogether while reaping its benefits.



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