Archive: 02/16/2007
Nobel laureate Burton Richter to speak about future of particle physics
Particle physics is about to transform our thinking once again. Experiments of the last 15 years suggest new forms of matter, new forces of nature and perhaps even new dimensions of space and time. Pinning down the new ideas ...
Feb 16, 2007 |
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Birth rate, competition are major players in hominid extinctions
Modern human mothers are probably happy that they typically have one, maybe two babies at a time, but for early hominids, low birth numbers combined with competition often spelled extinction.
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First X-ray detection of a colliding-wind binary beyond Milky Way
Imagine two stars with winds so intense that they eject an Earth's worth of material roughly once every month. Next, imagine those two winds colliding head-on. Such titanic collisions produce multimillion-degree ...
Feb 16, 2007 |
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New analog circuits could impact consumer electronics
Advances in digital electronic circuits have prompted the boost in functions and ever- smaller size of such popular consumer goods as digital cameras, MP3 players and digital televisions. But the same cannot ...
Feb 16, 2007 |
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Researchers study sibling detection mechanism
Fundamental theories in evolutionary biology have long proposed that biological kinship is the foundation of the family unit. It not only creates the sense of altruism that exists among genetically related family members, ...
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US health system getting worse, says expert
The problems of the US healthcare system are growing, warns an expert in this week’s BMJ.
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Are we spending too much on HIV?
Billions of pounds are being spent on the fight against AIDS in developing countries. In this week’s BMJ, two experts go head to head over whether we are spending too much.
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Feb 16, 2007 |
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Little creatures, big blooms
The San Francisco area is well-known for its beautiful waters. In fact, it is one of the most biologically productive areas in the United States’ waters.
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USC researchers begin tests on next generation of retinal implant
Patients who have gone blind are a step closer to perhaps one day regaining some of their sight. Researchers at the University of Southern California, Doheny Eye Institute, announced today the next step in their efforts to ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 16, 2007 |
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Air contaminants databases ease healthy homes planning
Air pollution sources are everywhere in the home, from the bacon and eggs frying in the kitchen, to the woodburning stove in the family room, the newly painted hallway, and even the carpet in the living room. To help estimate ...
Feb 16, 2007 |
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'Smart' prosthetics: restoring independence to people with disabilities
People with paralysis can stand and move without a wheelchair. They can operate computers to read email and play video games. Brown University neuroscientist John Donoghue said these recent achievements are previews of a ...
Feb 16, 2007 |
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U.S. Data Centers Consume 45 Billion kWh Annually, Study
In a keynote address at the LinuxWorld OpenSolutions Summit in New York yesterday, Randy Allen, corporate vice president, Server and Workstation Division, AMD, revealed findings from a study that comprehensively ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Feb 16, 2007 |
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Fish Diet in Pregnancy May Hone Kids' IQ
Research published in the Lancet casts new light on the controversial issue of whether pregnant women should eat fish.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 16, 2007 |
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