Archive: 03/20/2008
Substantial improvement in essential cheap solar cell process
A cheap alternative to silicon solar cells can be found in dye-sensitised solar cells. This type of cell imitates the natural conversion of sunlight into energy by, for instance, plants and light-sensitive bacteria. Annemarie ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Mar 20, 2008 |
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Tiny buckyballs squeeze hydrogen like giant Jupiter
Hydrogen could be a clean, abundant energy source, but it's difficult to store in bulk. In new research, materials scientists at Rice University have made the surprising discovery that tiny carbon capsules called buckyballs ...
Mar 20, 2008 |
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Death of massive star creates brightest burst ever seen
Gamma-Ray Bursts are the most powerful explosive events in the Universe. They occur in far-off galaxies and so are usually faint. But on the morning of March 19th 2008 the Swift satellite found a burst which ...
Mar 20, 2008 |
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Science with the solar space observatory Hinode
The solar space observatory Hinode was launched in September 2006, with the name "Hinode" meaning sunrise in Japanese. The Hinode satellite carries a solar optical telescope (SOT), an X-ray telescope (XRT), ...
Mar 20, 2008 |
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Meteorites Study: Mars, Earth, Moon Grew Up In Unique Planetary Nursery
A study of meteorites suggests that Mars, the Earth and the Moon share a common composition from ‘growing up’ in a unique planetary nursery in the inner solar system. The finding could lead to a rethink of ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 20, 2008 |
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Obesity drug may cure chocolate cravings
Researchers in Italy said the anti-obesity drug rimonabant may help chocoholics end their addiction.
Mar 20, 2008 |
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Nevada confirms 7th hepatitis case
An investigation into a hepatitis C outbreak in Nevada has found a seventh case, this one linked to another endoscopy center owned by Dr. Dipak Desai.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 20, 2008 |
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Digital sound used for wolf roll call
Wildlife researchers plan to use a digital speaker-recorder system to count and keep track of wolves in Idaho.
Biology /
Mar 20, 2008 |
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Canadian hospital stay costs $7,000
A report reveals an average hospital stay in Canada costs almost $7,000.
Mar 20, 2008 |
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Most republicans think the US health care system is the best in the world; democrats disagree
A recent survey by the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and Harris Interactive, as part of their ongoing series, Debating Health: Election 2008, finds that Americans are generally split on the issue of whether the United ...
Mar 20, 2008 |
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Study links dietary folate intake to genetic abnormalities in sperm
Healthy men who report lower levels of the nutrient folate in their diets have higher rates of chromosomal abnormalities in their sperm, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, and ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 20, 2008 |
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Smokers treated for brain aneurysm with coils at higher risk of recurrence
Cigarette smokers who were treated for cerebral aneurysms with coil embolization (blocking of a blood vessel) are at greater risk of developing another aneurysm, say neurological surgeons at Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 20, 2008 |
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Drug prevents dangerous tick diseases
Lyme disease is the blight of countryside users but it may be prevented with a single injection, according to research published in the Journal of Medical Microbiology.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 20, 2008 |
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