News tagged with incubator
Sauropods in Argentina kept their eggs warm near geothermal vents
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers working in Argentina have found 100-million-year-old neosauropod nesting sites in which clutches of eggs were kept warm by geothermal vents.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jun 30, 2010 |
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Researchers demonstrate fully printed carbon nanotube transistor circuits for displays
Since the invention of liquid crystal displays in the mid-1960s, display electronics have undergone rapid transformation. Recently developed organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) have shown several advantages over LCDs, including ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Nov 30, 2011 |
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Caltech engineers build smart petri dish
The cameras in our cell phones have dramatically changed the way we share the special moments in our lives, making photographs instantly available to friends and family. Now, the imaging sensor chips that ...
Oct 03, 2011 |
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Hotter homes produce smarter babies
(PhysOrg.com) -- A hotter home appears to produce babies with better cognitive abilities - but before you turn up the home heater to make your baby brainier, the research was conducted on the Australian lizard ...
Jan 12, 2012 |
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Petroleum-eating mushrooms
Take a Petri dish containing crude petroleum and it will release a strong odor distinctive of the toxins that make up the fossil fuel. Sprinkle mushroom spores over the Petri dish and let it sit for two weeks ...
Nov 30, 2011 |
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Parasite bacteria may help fight spread of mosquito-borne diseases
Infecting mosquitoes with a bacterial parasite could help prevent the spread of lymphatic filariasis, one of the major neglected tropical diseases of the developing world, according to research published today ...
Oct 01, 2009 |
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New way to tap largest remaining treasure trove of potential new antibiotics
Scientists are reporting use of a new technology for sifting through the world's largest remaining pool of potential antibiotics to discover two new antibiotics that work against deadly resistant microbes, ...
Feb 22, 2012 |
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Researchers crack cuckoo egg mystery
Researchers at the University of Sheffield have discovered that cuckoo eggs are internally incubated by the female bird for up to 24 hours before birth, solving for the first time the mystery as to how a cuckoo chick is able ...
Sep 22, 2010 |
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Genetic sex determination let ancient species adapt to ocean life
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new analysis of extinct sea creatures suggests that the transition from egg-laying to live-born young opened up evolutionary pathways that allowed these ancient species to adapt to and thrive ...
Sep 16, 2009 |
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Thinnest eggs belonged to largest Moas
(PhysOrg.com) -- In a detailed online study published by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on August 30th, scientists investigate questions surrounding New Zealand's moa eggs and the result ...
Aug 31, 2010 |
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Alternative-energy innovations on display
Climate change is in dispute. Oil and gas are staging a comeback. Republicans are questioning federal funding for energy research as a waste of money in a time of deficits.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Mar 06, 2012 |
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Faithful females key to evolution of bird societies
(PhysOrg.com) -- Females with fewer sexual partners can explain where bird species have evolved to cooperate in the rearing of their young, according to Oxford University research.
Aug 19, 2010 |
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Nesting turtles give clues on oil spill's impact
(AP) -- Nearly hidden by brownish sand, the Kemps ridley sea turtle digging furiously with her back flippers as she carved out a flask-shaped hole to lay her eggs wasn't aware of the excitement she was generating ...
Jun 01, 2011 |
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Experimental vaccine used in Ebola exposure case
(AP) -- It was a nightmare scenario: A scientist accidentally pricked her finger with a needle used to inject the deadly Ebola virus into lab mice. Within hours, members of a tightly bound, yet far-flung ...
Mar 27, 2009 |
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Turtle eggs to be rescued from Gulf of Mexico spill
In an ambitious and unprecedented plan to save wildlife, volunteers in coming weeks will move tens of thousands of turtle eggs from oil-soaked Gulf of Mexico beaches to safety on Florida's Atlantic coast.
Jul 02, 2010 |
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Incubation
The word incubation and similar (from the Latin incubare, "to lie upon") may refer to:
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