Archive: 11/21/2006
Agile new plastics change shape with heat
Researchers at MIT and the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centers have invented a class of materials so remarkable for their agility in changing shape as they react to heat, they might be described ...
Nov 21, 2006 |
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U OF MN study shows Twin Cities residents get exercise through personal lifestyle activities
Twin Cities residents are getting the majority of their physical activity through personal lifestyle activities such as yardwork, cleaning, and leisure-time physical activities – such as walking, running, or biking, according ...
Nov 21, 2006 |
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Icelandic volcano caused historic famine in Egypt, study says
An environmental drama played out on the world stage in the late 18th century when a volcano killed 9,000 Icelanders and brought a famine to Egypt that reduced the population of the Nile valley by a sixth.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 21, 2006 |
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Maximizing Confidence in Quantum Information Decoding
When it comes to quantum information processing and cryptography, retrieving information encoded in orthogonal quantum states can, in principle, be done perfectly (although in practice it may be hard to implement). When it ...
Nov 21, 2006 |
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Illicit Canadian opioid use exceeds heroin
A Canadian study shows prescription opioids have become the major form of illicit opioid use, raising questions about the nation's drug control policy.
Nov 21, 2006 |
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Agent Orange linked with prostate problems
U.S. researchers say they've determined dioxin, the toxin contained in the Vietnam-era herbicide Agent Orange, limits the growth of the prostate gland.
Nov 21, 2006 |
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Longer hours increases risk of diabetes
A University of California study of nurses finds that working long hours increases the risk of diabetes in young and middle-aged women.
Nov 21, 2006 |
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Study: Airport food improving
A new survey suggests airport food is becoming healthier -- at least at 13 of the busiest airports in the United States.
Nov 21, 2006 |
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Professor Publishes Whimsical Book on Gravity and Black Holes
"The bubbles were swirling all around me, massaging my body…As I luxuriated in this fantastic bubble bath, my eyes grew heavy and I drifted into a supremely blissful slumber." So begins Alfie's encounter with a remarkable ...
Nov 21, 2006 |
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Can we prevent type 1 diabetes by modifying infant nutrition?
Within the next 10 years an international study called TRIGR (Trial to Reduce IDDM in the Genetically at Risk) will generate a definite answer to the question whether early nutritional modification may prevent type 1 diabetes ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 21, 2006 |
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Nations Sign Nuclear Fusion Reactor Pact
Today, Ministers from the seven Parties of the international nuclear fusion project ITER (China, European Union, India, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation and the United States of America) ...
Nov 21, 2006 |
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Scientists find safer ways to detect uranium minerals
The threat of "dirty" bombs and plans to use nuclear power as an energy source have driven Queensland University of Technology scientists to discover a new, safer way of detecting radioative contamination in the ground. Professor ...
Nov 21, 2006 |
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Highly sensitive but easy to handle: test strips for the rapid detection of cocaine
Saving the life of a poisoning victim is often a matter of minutes. It is best when the emergency doctor can perform a reliable diagnosis on the spot to determine which poison or what type of drug overdose a patient is suffering ...
Nov 21, 2006 |
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Advance helps explain stem cell behavior
Biochemists at Oregon State University have developed a new method to identify the "DNA-binding transcription factors" that help steer stem cells into forming the wide variety of cells that ultimately make up all the organs ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 21, 2006 |
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