Parkes telescope finds new kind of star
An international team of astronomers using CSIRO’s Parkes radio telescope in eastern Australia has found a new kind of cosmic object.
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New understanding of DNA repair
A mechanism by which genes are repaired has been described in detail for the first time. This new understanding may, in the long term, provide the scientific foundation upon which therapies to treat genetic diseases or cancers ...
Feb 16, 2006
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Early human walking is studied
Arizona State University scientists studying fossilized anklebones have concluded our early ancestors walked with a rather unsteady gait.
Feb 16, 2006
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Researchers power up new lithium battery for hybrid cars
Researchers at MIT have developed a new type of lithium battery that could become a cheaper alternative to the batteries that now power hybrid electric cars.
Feb 16, 2006
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New memory storage devices on horizon with award-winning work
A University of Houston student's award-winning research in solid state physics may one day provide faster, more efficient access to data, music and movies in such hand-held devices as MP3 players and cellular phones.
Feb 16, 2006
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Earth from Space: ALOS sends its first image
This image of Mt. Fuji is the first data to be acquired by Japan’s recently launched Advanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS) on 24 January 2006.
Feb 16, 2006
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Quantum telecloning: Captain Kirk's clone and the eavesdropper
Imagine Captain Kirk being beamed back to the Starship Enterprise and two versions of the Star Trek hero arriving in the spacecraft's transporter room. It happened 40 years ago in an episode of the TV science fiction classic, ...
Feb 16, 2006
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Report urges coordinated and integrated oversight of nanotechnology
New technology can enhance our quality of life, but how can we ensure the health and environmental safety of its applications? The Center for Science, Technology and Public Policy (CSTPP) at the University of Minnesota Humphrey ...
Feb 16, 2006
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Overseas NOx Could Be Boosting Ozone Levels in U.S.
Large amounts of a chemical that boosts ozone production are being transported to North America from across the Pacific Ocean in May, according to a new report by researchers from Georgia Tech. These higher levels of nitrogen ...
Feb 16, 2006
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Most Cave Art The Work Of Teens Not Shamans
Long accustomed to lifting mammoth bones from mudbanks and museum shelves and making sketches from cave art to gather details about Pleistocene animal anatomy, renowned paleobiologist and artist R. Dale Guthrie offers a fascinating ...
Feb 16, 2006
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