Butterfly wings may help scientists better understand photonic crystals
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As technology moves forward, many scientists are looking to nature to find inspiration for the development of advanced materials that can have a variety of practical applications.
Scientists peel away the mystery behind gold's catalytic prowess
Sep 04, 2008 |
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Few materials have exercised as much of a hold on the human imagination, or on human history, as has gold. But for all of its popular uses – money, medals, jewelry and more – gold's potential as a catalyst ...
Global sea-rise levels by 2100 my be lower than some predict, says new study
Space & Earth science / Earth Sciences
Sep 04, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Despite projections by some scientists of global seas rising by 20 feet or more by the end of this century as a result of warming, a new University of Colorado at Boulder study concludes that ...
Theory of the sun's role in formation of the solar system questioned
Space & Earth science / Space Exploration
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A strange mix of oxygen found in a stony meteorite that exploded over Pueblito de Allende, Mexico nearly 40 years ago has puzzled scientists ever since. Small flecks of minerals lodged in the stone and thought ...
Gait may be associated with orgasmic ability
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A new study found that trained sexologists could infer a woman's history of vaginal orgasm by observing the way she walks. The study is published in the September 2008 issue of The Journal of Sexual Medicine, the official journa ...
Studies spot numerous undiscovered gene alterations in pancreatic and brain cancers
Sep 04, 2008 |
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HHMI investigators have detected a multitude of broken, missing, and overactive genes in pancreatic and brain tumors, in the most detailed genetic survey yet of any human tumor. Some of these genetic changes were previously ...
Solid-state drive sets speed record
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Engineers and researchers at the IBM Hursley development lab in England and Almaden Research Center in California have set a record in storage speed, outperforming the current rate by more than 250 percent. By combining Flash ...
Scientists identify genetic link that may neutralize HIV
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
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Scientists from the Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology (GIVI) and the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) have identified a gene that may influence the production of antibodies that ...
Verizon's G'zOne Boulder cell phone is military tough
Electronic Devices / Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 04, 2008 |
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For all the convenience and security they offer, it doesn't take much to fry a cell phone. Ever bend over to refill Fido's bowl and have your phone tumble out of your pocket and into the water? Or leave it ...
Do 68 molecules hold the key to understanding disease?
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Why is it that the origins of many serious diseases remain a mystery? In considering that question, a scientist at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine has come up with a unified molecular ...
