Radiation for health
Jun 19, 2008 |
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Could exposure to low doses of radiation cure our ills? For decades, we have been told that exposure to radiation is dangerous. In high doses it is certainly lethal and chronic exposure is linked to the development of cancer. ...
Tiny refrigerator taking shape to cool future computers
Jun 19, 2008 |
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Researchers at Purdue University are developing a miniature refrigeration system small enough to fit inside laptops and personal computers, a cooling technology that would boost performance while shrinking the size of computers.
Exciton-based circuits eliminate a 'speed trap' between computing and communication signals
Jun 19, 2008 |
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Particles called excitons that emit a flash of light as they decay could be used for a new form of computing better suited to fast communication, physicists at UC San Diego have demonstrated.
MSU researcher creates system helping police to match tattoos to suspects
Jun 19, 2008 |
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A Michigan State University researcher has created an automatic image retrieval system, whereby law enforcement agencies will be able to match scars, marks and tattoos to identify suspects and victims.
Greenland ice core analysis shows drastic climate change near end of last ice age
Space & Earth science / Earth Sciences
Jun 19, 2008 |
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[B]Temperatures spiked 22 degrees F in just 50 years, researchers say[/B] Information gleaned from a Greenland ice core by an international science team shows that two huge Northern Hemisphere temperature spi ...
Gallons per mile would help car shoppers make better decisions
Jun 19, 2008 |
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Posting a vehicle's fuel efficiency in "gallons per mile" rather than "miles per gallon" would help consumers make better decisions about car purchases and environmental impact, researchers from Duke University's Fuqua School ...
MIT unlocks mystery behind brain imaging
Jun 19, 2008 |
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[B]Star-shaped brain cells shown to play key role[/B] In work that solves a long-standing mystery in neuroscience, researchers at MIT's Picower Institute for Learning and Memory have shown for the first time that star-shaped bra ...
Scientists fix bugs in our understanding of evolution
Jun 19, 2008 |
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[B]A new computational tool allows the most accurate insights into evolution ever[/B] What makes a human different from a chimp? Researchers from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory's European Bioinformatics Ins ...
Ancient fort opens new chapter in First Nations' history
General Science / Archaeology & Fossils
Jun 19, 2008 |
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[B]University of Calgary archaeologists join the Blackfoot in studying unusual woodland-style settlement on Canadian plains[/B] A fortified village that pre-dates European arrival in Western Canada and is the only one of ...
Microscopic 'clutch' puts flagellum in neutral
Jun 19, 2008 |
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A tiny but powerful engine that propels the bacterium Bacillus subtilis through liquids is disengaged from the corkscrew-like flagellum by a protein clutch, Indiana University Bloomington and Harvard Univer ...
