Web site helps students in math
A University of Missouri-Columbia Web site that helps students prepare for math tests and competitions is reportedly gaining popularity.
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Greenhouse Gas Bubbling from Melting Permafrost Feeds Climate Warming at Much Higher Than Expected Rates
A study co-authored by a Florida State University scientist and published in the Sept. 7 issue of the journal Nature has found that as the permafrost melts in North Siberia due to climate change, carbon sequestered and bu ...
Sep 06, 2006
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I there but caught a glimpse... of a 410 million-year-old eye or two
A University of Queensland researcher has uncovered the oldest known fossilised eye capsules from jawed fishes.
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Samsung Brings Brighter Images to Mobile Devices in Broad Daylight
Samsung Electronics announced today the development of an intelligent mobile display driver IC (DDI), which enables the displays on handheld devices to deliver clearer images in broad daylight.
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Researchers Announce Invention of the c Microscope
The old optical microscopes that everyone used in high-school biology class may be a step closer to the glass heap. Researchers at the California Institute of Technology have announced their invention of an optofluidic microscope ...
Sep 06, 2006
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Scientists use quantum mechanics to control a biological process
How much do we really know of how microwaves, light waves and broadcast waves affect our bodies? University of Toronto scientists suggest there is much more to learn: a U of T team earned the cover of Science magazine last w ...
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MIT team describes unique desert cloud forest
Trees that live in an odd desert forest in Oman have found an unusual way to water themselves by extracting moisture from low-lying clouds, MIT scientists report.
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MIT energy experts explore life 'beyond carbon'
If all nations burned gasoline for transportation at the same rate as the United States, world gasoline consumption would rise nearly ten-fold, with a corresponding hike in the concentration of greenhouse gases.
Sep 06, 2006
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New trigger found for volcanic eruptions
New insights into what might trigger the eruption of Mount St Helens and other potentially explosive volcanoes are reported today in Nature by scientists working at the University of Bristol, UK.
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Apple Updates iMacs With Latest Chip (Update)
(AP) -- Apple Computer Inc. on Wednesday updated its iMac line with Intel Corp.'s latest microprocessors.
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Container transport on a nano scale
Lock one or more molecules up within a cage of nanometer dimensions. Take this ‘nanocontainer’ to the desired spot and free the molecules. Or keep them locked up for a while and introduce other molecules into the container, ...
Sep 06, 2006
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Studies Find General Mechanism of Cellular Aging
Three separate studies confirm a gene that suppresses tumor cell growth also plays a key role in aging.
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AIDS Vaccine Progress Published in Virology
A University of Kansas School of Medicine researcher’s success developing an AIDS vaccine was reported in the August issue of the peer-reviewed journal Virology. Opendra Narayan, DVM, PhD, and his collaborators have succes ...
Sep 06, 2006
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Young brainy students create world first
A new 3D brain model is at the centre of a project created by a group of postgraduate students based at the Howard Florey Institute.
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State health department Web sites inaccessible to many, study finds
Considering the significant amount of data, medical information, and services now offered online by state-run health departments, many websites are written well above the comprehension level of the average American and are ...
Sep 06, 2006
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