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Study shows how metaphors shape the debate about crime fighting
Imagine your city isn't as safe as it used to be. Robberies are on the rise, home invasions are increasing and murder rates have nearly doubled in the past three years.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 23, 2011 |
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New stretchable solar cells will power artificial electronic 'super skin'
(PhysOrg.com) -- Ultrasensitive electronic skin developed by Stanford researcher Zhenan Bao is getting even better. Now she's demonstrated that it can detect chemicals and biological molecules, in addition ...
Feb 23, 2011 |
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Researchers develop new technology for cheaper, more efficient solar cells
The sun provides more than enough energy for all our needs, if only we could harness it cheaply and efficiently. Solar energy could provide a clean alternative to fossil fuels, but the high cost of solar cells has been a ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Feb 20, 2011 |
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How disordered proteins spread from cell to cell, potentially spreading disease
One bad apple is all it takes to spoil the barrel. And one misfolded protein may be all that's necessary to corrupt other proteins, forming large aggregations linked to several incurable neurodegenerative diseases such as ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 18, 2011 |
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Bad news/good news: Land-use change in the era of globalization
A central challenge facing the planet is how to preserve forests while providing enough food to feed the world's population. It's really a "bad news/good news" story, says Eric Lambin, professor of environmental Earth system ...
Feb 18, 2011 |
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How gendered beliefs funnel women away from science and engineering
Women earned only 18% of all Computer Science degrees and made up less than 25% of the workers in engineering- and computer-related fields in 2009. These statistics stand in stark contrast to the gains they ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 17, 2011 |
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When should a nation let the past be past?
South African lawyer Paul Van Zyl has helped nations all over the world overcome legacies of genocide and mass murder, in which "it's impossible to fully reveal the truth about every disappearance, every human ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 16, 2011 |
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Researchers develop new wireless technology for faster, more efficient networks
"Wireless communication is a one-way street. Over." Radio traffic can flow in only one direction at a time on a specific frequency, hence the frequent use of "over" by pilots and air traffic controllers, walkie-talkie ...
Feb 14, 2011 |
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Study: You'll have better luck with a valentine if you have a few things in common
(PhysOrg.com) -- Two experiments showed that having just a few things in common – like a favorite author or musician – was enough to make someone feel the stress and anxiety that a new acquaintance ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 11, 2011 |
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What should America do in Egypt? Try nothing, says Stanford expert
When millions of Egyptians took to the streets to demonstrate against the 30-year regime of Hosni Mubarak, they rocked the delicate political ecosystem of the Middle East. What should America do?
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Feb 09, 2011 |
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Skin cells help to develop possible heart defect treatment in first-of-its-kind study
Using skin cells from young patients who have a severe genetic heart defect, Stanford University School of Medicine scientists have generated beating heart cells that carry the same genetic mutation. The newly created human ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 09, 2011 |
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Why leatherback turtles linger in South Pacific Gyre, and why it matters
Leatherbacks. They are the Olympians of the turtle world – swimming farther, diving deeper and venturing into colder waters than any other marine turtle species. But for all their toughness, they have still suffered ...
Feb 08, 2011 |
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Ancient shells meet high-tech: Researchers study the sound of pre-Incan conches (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Archaeologists and acousticians strike an unusual partnership to understand the mesmerizing role of conches in the temple culture around Peru's Chavin.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Feb 07, 2011 |
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The humanities in America -- an endangered species?
(PhysOrg.com) -- In a world that is becoming more fast-paced and technological, the humanities are under fire to defend their time-honored centrality in Western culture and education. In the world of iPhone ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 04, 2011 |
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The brain knows what the nose smells, but how? Researchers trace the answer
(PhysOrg.com) -- Professor of Biology Liqun Luo has developed a new technique to trace neural pathways across the brain. He has mapped the path of odor signals as they travel to the higher centers of a mouse ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Feb 02, 2011 |
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