Antarctic Temperatures Disagree with Climate Model Predictions
A new report on climate over the world’s southernmost continent shows that temperatures during the late 20th century did not climb as had been predicted by many global climate models.
A new report on climate over the world’s southernmost continent shows that temperatures during the late 20th century did not climb as had been predicted by many global climate models.
Earth Sciences
Feb 15, 2007
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A group of U.S. biomedical scientists has won a $750,000 NASA grant to design a mini mass spectrometer to aid in the search for life on Mars.
Space Exploration
Feb 15, 2007
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A Canadian scientist says she is involved in an international effort to create 10-year earthquake forecasts for several nations.
Earth Sciences
Feb 15, 2007
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DNA, perhaps the oldest data storage medium, could become the newest as scientists report progress toward using DNA to store text, images, music and other digital data inside the genomes of living organisms. In a report scheduled ...
Feb 15, 2007
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The Citrus Experiment Station at the University of California, Riverside, has marked its 100th year of developing and breeding new fruit strains.
Other
Feb 15, 2007
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Chinese scientists say they have developed a recycling and recovery technology designed especially for disposal of printed circuit boards.
Other
Feb 15, 2007
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Nature has produced a well-stocked arsenal of potent cancer-fighting compounds, including Taxol, first isolated from the Pacific yew tree, and rapamycin, borrowed from a soil-dwelling bacterium.
Bio & Medicine
Feb 15, 2007
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Using a unique combination of barium titanate and tin, University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers have made the first known material that's stiffer than diamond. The group published its results in the Feb. 2 issue of Science.
Condensed Matter
Feb 15, 2007
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Gold is shiny, diamonds are transparent, and iron is magnetic. Why is that? The answer lies with a material ’s electronic structure, which determines its electrical, optical, and magnetic properties.
General Physics
Feb 15, 2007
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Just a little mechanical strain can cause a large drop in the maximum current carried by high-temperature superconductors, according to novel measurements carried out by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. ...
General Physics
Feb 15, 2007
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