Archive: 09/24/2007
Droplets that Roll Uphill
A recent experiment conducted by physicists at University of Bristol in the United Kingdom has shown that liquid drops can defy gravity. Droplets of liquid on an inclined plate that is shaken up and down can ...
Sep 24, 2007 |
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Solving a Dragonfly Flight Mystery
Dragonflies adjust their wing motion while hovering to conserve energy, according to a Cornell University study of the insect's flight mechanics. The revelation contradicts previous speculation that the change in wing motion ...
Sep 24, 2007 |
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Magnetic Snakes Create Water Current
Physicists at Argonne National Laboratory have found that magnetic particles suspended in water and subjected to an alternating magnetic field will form snake-shaped structures that can control the flow of ...
Sep 24, 2007 |
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If you want more babies, find a man with a deep voice
Men who have lower-pitched voices have more children than do men with high-pitched voices, researchers have found. And their study suggests that for reproductive-minded women, mate selection favours men with low-pitched ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 24, 2007 |
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Using catalysts to stamp nanopatterns without ink
Using enzymes from E. coli bacteria, Duke University chemists and engineers have introduced a hundred-fold improvement in the precision of features imprinted to create microdevices such as labs-on-a-hip.
Sep 24, 2007 |
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Toward pure white light: Next-generation LEDs show bright promise
Scientists in India are reporting an advance toward discovering a Holy Grail of the illumination industry — a white LED, a light-emitting diode that produces pure white light suitable for interior lighting of homes, offices ...
Sep 24, 2007 |
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Spinning a new role for CDs and CD players
CD-ROMs and DVDs and the hardware used to play these popular audio and video compact discs (CDs) have “enormous” potential as a new generation of portable, inexpensive instruments for home health monitoring and laboratory-based ...
Sep 24, 2007 |
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New dinosaur species found in Montana
A dinosaur skeleton found 24 years ago in Montana has finally been identified as a new species that links North American dinosaurs with Asian dinosaurs. The dinosaur would have weighed 30 to 40 pounds, walked on two feet ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Sep 24, 2007 |
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Researchers say lack of sleep doubles risk of death... but so can too much sleep
Researchers from the University of Warwick, and University College London, have found that lack of sleep can more than double the risk of death from cardiovascular disease. However they have also found that point comes when ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 24, 2007 |
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Personalized interventions key to improving colon cancer screening rates
(One of the best ways to encourage an individual to get screened for colorectal cancer is to use a personalized approach, according to researchers at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. A new study shows that simple, ...
Sep 24, 2007 |
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Area deep within the brain found to play role in sensory perception
The ventrolateral nucleus (VL) of the thalamus is connected to the cerebellum and motor cortex and therefore thought to be involved in motor function. A new study to be published in Annals of Neurology, the official journa ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 24, 2007 |
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Diet and medications may assist prevention of prostate cancer
Recent investigations of medications, diet and the molecular understanding of prostate cancer are defining potential prevention strategies for the disease, and herald a new stage in the management of this cancer, according ...
Sep 24, 2007 |
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Study shows vitamin C is essential for plant growth
Scientists from the University of Exeter and Shimane University in Japan have proved for the first time that vitamin C is essential for plant growth. This discovery could have implications for agriculture and for the production ...
Sep 24, 2007 |
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Fishing for a better bit of batter
Good news for lovers of fish and chips, Japanese scientists have come up with the perfect recipe to make a crispy batter which is also lower in fat, reports Joanna Harries in Chemistry & Industry ...
Sep 24, 2007 |
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Mexico gas terminal could up air pollution
Local authorities and environmentalists are protesting construction of a $1 billion natural gas terminal in Mexico about 50 miles south of the U.S. border.
Sep 24, 2007 |
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