Archive: 05/26/2008
Transforming buses into mobile sensing platforms
Public buses could be transformed into mobile sensing platforms, sending out information for traffic management, road safety and even hazard alerts thanks to the work of European researchers.
May 26, 2008 |
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First images from Phoenix Mars lander
ESA completed a key step in its ongoing support to NASA's Phoenix mission, when signals from the Phoenix Mars lander recorded by Mars Express were successfully received at ESA's Space Operations Centre (ESOC), ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 26, 2008 |
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Light-driven 'molecular brakes' provide stopping power for nanomachines
Researchers in Taiwan report development of a new type of "molecular brake" that could provide on-demand stopping power for futuristic nanomachines. The brake, thousands of times smaller than the width of a human hair, is ...
May 26, 2008 |
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Melting glaciers may release DDT and contaminate Antarctic environment
In an unexpected consequence of climate change, scientists are raising the possibility that glacial melting is releasing large amounts of the banned pesticide DDT, which is contaminating the environment in ...
May 26, 2008 |
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Dutch scientists first to sequence female DNA
Geneticists of Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC) are the first to determine the DNA sequence of a woman. She is also the first European whose DNA sequence has been determined. This has been announced by the researchers ...
Biology /
May 26, 2008 |
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Samsung Electronics unveils new 256GB solid state drive
Samsung Electronics announced today that it has developed the world’s fastest, 2.5-inch, 256 Gigabyte (GB) multi-level cell (MLC) based solid state drive (SSD) using a SATA II interface at the fifth annual ...
May 26, 2008 |
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'Intrabody' can mop up mutant protein in Huntington's disease model
Scientists have created a tool for mopping up the clumps of mutant protein that drive neurodegeneration in Huntington's disease. Emory University researchers engineered a virus to make an intracellular antibody or "intrabody" ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
May 26, 2008 |
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Research suggests parts of UK could be too hot for wine-making by 2080
Increasing summer temperatures could mean some parts of southern England are too hot to grow vines for making wine by 2080, according to a new book launched today (26 May 2008).
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