Archive: 12/06/2006
All itches not created equal -- Different parts of brain activated depending on cause
Intense itching and the urge to scratch are symptoms of many chronic skin ailments. A new study conducted by Oxford University researchers has found that different reactions in the brain to two common allergy triggers -- ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 06, 2006 |
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Do galaxies follow Darwinian evolution?
Using VIMOS on ESO's Very Large Telescope, a team of French and Italian astronomers have shown the strong influence the environment exerts on the way galaxies form and evolve. The scientists have for the first ...
Dec 06, 2006 |
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Magnetic whirlpools feed Earth's magnetosphere
Giant whirlpools of electrically charged gas, some 40 000 kilometres across, have been witnessed above the Earth by a team of European and American scientists. Using data from ESA's Cluster quartet of spacecraft, ...
Dec 06, 2006 |
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Breakthrough in magnetic devices could make computers much more powerful
Scientists have created novel ‘spintronic’ devices that could point the way for the next generation of more powerful and permanent data storage chips in computers. Physicist at the Universities of Bath, Bristol and Leeds ...
Dec 06, 2006 |
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