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Fossil fragments reveal 500-million-year-old monster predator
Hurdia victoria was originally described in 1912 as a crustacean-like animal. Now, researchers from Uppsala University and colleagues reveal it to be just one part of a complex and remarkable new animal that h ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Mar 19, 2009 |
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James Webb telescope completes mirror-coating milestone
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has reached a major milestone in its development. The mirrors that will fly aboard the telescope have completed the coating process at Quantum Coating Inc. ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 13, 2011 |
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Samsung Introduces Corby -- Touchscreen Mobile Phone for Youth
Samsung Electronics today announced the availability of Samsung Corby (model: S3650), a mobile phone designed to support the digitally connected lifestyles of today’s young mobile users.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 31, 2009 |
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Animals that seem identical may be completely different species
Animals that seem identical may belong to completely different species. This is the conclusion of researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, who have used DNA analyses to discover that one of our ...
Apr 22, 2009 |
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Segmentation is the secret behind the extraordinary diversification of animals
Segmentation, the repetition of identical anatomical units, seems to be the secret behind the diversity and longevity of the largest and most common animal groups on Earth. Researchers from CNRS and Universite ...
Jul 16, 2010 |
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Algorithm for identifying object boundaries in digital images 50,000 times more efficient than predecessor
Determining the boundaries of objects is one of the central problems in computer vision. It's something humans do with ease: We glance out the window and immediately see cars as distinct from the sidewalk ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
May 31, 2011 |
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Two kinds of Webb telescope mirrors arrive at NASA Goddard
It takes two unique types of mirrors working together to see farther back in time and space than ever before, and engineers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center have just received one of each type. Primary ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 13, 2011 |
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Researchers follow the money to show complicated ways people connect
What are borders these days? When travel was local, borders and communities were easy to define, but now our connectivity is more complex. It's time to think of borders differently, according to Northwestern University researchers.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 18, 2010 |
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Bodybuilding with steroids damages kidneys
Athletes who use anabolic steroids may gain muscle mass and strength, but they can also destroy their kidney function, according to a paper being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 42nd Annual Meeting and Scientific ...
Oct 29, 2009 |
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Gene for devastating kidney disease discovered
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from Children's Hospital Boston and Brigham and Women's Hospital have identified an important genetic cause of a devastating kidney disease that is the second leading cause of kidney failure in ...
Dec 22, 2009 |
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Assembly stand completed for James Webb Telescope flight optics
(PhysOrg.com) -- The cleanroom at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. has received a giant structural steel frame that will be used to assemble the mirrors and instruments of the James Webb ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 17, 2011 |
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New technology speeds up DNA 'rewriting' and measures the effects of the changes in living cells
Our ability to "read" DNA has made tremendous progress in the past few decades, but the ability to understand and alter the genetic code, that is, to "rewrite" the DNA-encoded instructions, has lagged behind. A new Weizmann ...
May 31, 2012 |
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Watermelon: Fruit on the Fast Track
(PhysOrg.com) -- Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are studying how watermelons grow from tiny flowers to plus-size, market-ready produce in only five weeks. Their findings have resulted in the ...
Dec 14, 2009 |
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New Specialized Intel Atom Processor Targets Cars, Internet Phones
Advancing innovation around the Intel Atom processor with a goal to target additional market segments, Intel Corporation today announced four unique versions of processors and two new system controller hub additions to the ...
Mar 02, 2009 |
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New hope for diagnosis and treatment of intractable pediatric brain tumors
Scientists have discovered oncogenes capable of driving growth of normal human brain stem cells in a highly malignant pediatric brain tumor. The research, published by Cell Press in the December issue of the journal Cancer Ce ...
Dec 07, 2009 |
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