Archive: 10/13/2006
Hurricane study eyes home construction
A 1950s-era house and two V-8 engines may help Florida scientists learn which construction materials and methods better withstand hurricane winds.
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Researchers discover mechanism that determines when detailed memories are retained
The levels of a chemical released by the brain determine how detailed a memory will later be, according to researchers at UC Irvine.The neurotransmitter acetylcholine, a brain chemical already established as being crucial ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
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Researchers develop bistable nano switch
Carbon nanotubes (CNT) have been under intense study by scientists all over the world for more than a decade and are being thought of as ideal building blocks for nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS). A type of one-dimensional ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
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New analytical tool developed for liquid explosives detection
The thwarted 2006 London airline bomb plot not only heightened summer travel fears and created new passenger screening inconveniences, but also greatly underscored the urgent need for improved national security measures. ...
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More Internet users may be taking phishing bait than thought
A higher-than-expected percentage of Internet users are likely to fall victim to scam artists masquerading as trusted service providers, report researchers at the Indiana University School of Informatics.
Technology / Computer Sciences
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Nerve cell software keeps track of brain change
Brain research will get a boost tomorrow as CSIRO launches in the United States its HCA-Vision nerve cell analysis software at Neuroscience 2006 in Atlanta, Georgia, the world's largest conference for brain researchers.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
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Scientists find linkages between serotonin reuptake inhibitors and bone mass
Scientists at The Forsyth Institute have found that fluoxetine (Prozac), a drug used in the treatment of depression and obsessive-compulsive disorders, increases bone mass. The team of researchers analyzed the ability of ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Oct 13, 2006 |
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Algae Provide New Clues to Cancer
A microscopic green alga helped scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies identify a novel function for the retinoblastoma protein (RB), which is known for its role as a tumor suppressor in mammalian ...
Oct 13, 2006 |
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Ibis triumph raises hopes for rarest bird
Conservationists are celebrating after finding the winter home of the rarest bird in the Middle East. Researchers from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and BirdLife Middle East have tracked a group ...
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First evidence of humans in Britain under microscope
Archaeologists at the University of Bradford are putting 24 pieces of ancient stone under the microscope to determine how they were used as tools by humans – 700,000 years ago.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Oct 13, 2006 |
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Marine life stirs ocean enough to affect climate
Oceanographers worldwide pay close attention to phytoplankton and with good reason. The microscopic plants that form the vast foundation of the marine food chain generate a staggering amount of power, and now ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 13, 2006 |
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Complex meteorology at Venus
In its relentless probing of Venus's atmosphere, ESA's Venus Express keeps revealing new details of the Venusian cloud system. Meteorology at Venus is a complex matter, scientists say.
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Mimicking Nature Creates Self-Cleaning Coatings
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology are mimicking one of Nature’s best non-stick surfaces to help create more reliable electric transmission systems, photovoltaic arrays that retain their efficiency, ...
Oct 13, 2006 |
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Scientists make atomic clock breakthrough
University of Nevada, Reno researchers Andrei Derevianko, Kyle Beloy, and Ulyana Safronova sat down six months ago and began work on a calculation that will help the world keep better time.
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