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Nanoscale zipper cavity responds to single photons of light
Jun 04, 2009 |
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Physicists at the California Institute of Technology have developed a nanoscale device that can be used for force detection, optical communication, and more. The device exploits the mechanical properties of ...
Rice researchers unzip the future
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Apr 15, 2009 |
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Scientists at Rice University have found a simple way to create basic elements for aircraft, flat-screen TVs, electronics and other products that incorporate sheets of tough, electrically conductive material.
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Chromosomes dance and pair up on the nuclear membrane (w/ Video)
Nov 13, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Meiosis - the pairing and recombination of chromosomes, followed by segregation of half to each egg or sperm cell - is a major crossroads in all organisms reproducing sexually. Yet, how the ...
New insights into Australia's unique platypus
Nov 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- New insights into the biology of the platypus and echidna have been published, providing a collection of unique research data about the world's only monotremes.
Scientists first to trap light and sound vibrations together in nanocrystal
Oct 26, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the California Institute of Technology have created a nanoscale crystal device that, for the first time, allows scientists to confine both light and sound vibrations in the ...
Researchers identify mechanism that helps bacteria avoid destruction in cells
Oct 10, 2009 |
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Infectious diseases currently cause about one-third of all human deaths worldwide, more than all forms of cancer combined. Advances in cell biology and microbial genetics have greatly enhanced understanding of the cause and ...
Link unraveled between chromosomal instability and centrosome defects in cancer cells
Jun 07, 2009 |
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In a new study, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists disprove a century-old theory about why cancer cells often have too many or too few chromosomes, and show that the actual reason may hold the key to a novel approach ...
You're not Superman: Despite major medical advances, recovery times for regular folks take time
May 01, 2009 |
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You fall off your bike and break your collarbone, and your doctor tells you to stay off the bike for six to eight weeks. Lance Armstrong falls and breaks his collarbone in multiple places, and he's back in the saddle in ...
Blocking protein may help ease painful nerve condition
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 15, 2009 |
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Scientists have identified the first gene that pulls the plug on ailing nerve cell branches from within the nerve cell, possibly helping to trigger the painful condition known as neuropathy.
Plenty of Kindle 2 extras in marketplace
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 12, 2009 |
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To protect your $359 investment in Amazon's Kindle 2, I suggest buying a cover. The first Kindle shipped with one; the new version does not.
Unlocking wood's energy
Mar 01, 2009 |
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Deftly using a pair of tweezers, Scott Geib pulls apart the insides of a yellowish, wormlike critter - the larva of a tree-devouring pest called the Asian long-horned beetle. Something in the insect's gut allows it to make ...
Earthquake engineering research aims to save lives, billions of dollars
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 17, 2009 |
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The 6.7 magnitude earthquake that struck the Los Angeles community of Northridge at 4:30 a.m. on Jan. 17, 1994, killed 57 people, injured more than 5,000, and caused an estimated $20 billion in damage, making it the costliest ...
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