NASA to stage student science competition
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is giving U.S. students the chance to see what it's like to be a NASA scientist.
Space Exploration
Apr 7, 2008
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Found: First lungless frog
Researchers have confirmed the first case of complete lunglessness in a frog, according to a report in the April 8th issue of Current Biology, a publication of Cell Press. The aquatic frog Barbourula kalimantanensis apparently ...
Apr 7, 2008
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Faster test reported for detecting fake Tamiflu in fight against counterfeit drugs
Chemists in Georgia are reporting development of a fast new method to detect fake Tamiflu, the mainstay medication for preventing and treating bird flu. Tamiflu has become a target for counterfeiters as recent outbreaks of ...
Apr 7, 2008
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Sydney harbors deadly diet for sea creatures
Contaminated seaweeds in Sydney Harbour could be threatening the small animals that feed on them, according to a new study revealing that the harbour's seaweeds have the world's highest levels of copper and lead contamination.
Environment
Apr 7, 2008
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Cosmic engines surprise XMM-Newton
XMM-Newton has been surprised by a rare type of galaxy, from which it has detected a higher number of X-rays than thought possible. The observation gives new insight into the powerful processes shaping galaxies during their ...
Astronomy
Apr 7, 2008
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Money doesn't grow on trees, but gasoline might
Researchers have made a breakthrough in the development of "green gasoline," a liquid identical to standard gasoline yet created from sustainable biomass sources like switchgrass and poplar trees.
Apr 7, 2008
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Physicists saved from drowning in complexities of wetting theory
The relationship between a thin liquid film or drop of liquid and the shape of the surface that it wets is explained with a new simplified mathematical formula published this week in Physical Review Letters.
General Physics
Apr 7, 2008
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Modern icon was invented 'on back of envelope'
Autobiographical notes written by the Lancashire inventor of the high speed diesel engine have been recovered from a garage in Manchester after lying forgotten for 25 years.
Other
Apr 7, 2008
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Memory in artificial atoms
Nanophysicists have made a discovery that can change the way we store data on our computers. This means that in the future we can store data much faster, and more accurate. Their discovery has been published in the scientific ...
Nanophysics
Apr 7, 2008
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Entanglement on demand
One of the problems in quantum information processing is inefficiency. Photon entanglement is generally considered a leading candidate for quantum computing (it is used for teleportation and cryptography), but right now it ...
