Squeeze a crystal of manganese oxide hard enough, and it changes from an electrical insulator to a conductive metal. In a report published online this week by the journal Nature Materials, researchers use computational modeling ...
Condensed Matter
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Johns Hopkins University is offering a master of arts degree in museum studies in an online program opened to students around the world.
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Feb 5, 2008
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The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology is constructing a new laboratory that's designed to test materials for hydrogen pipelines.
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To show colleagues how a design for an accelerator component works, designer Gene Anzalone can now carry a lightweight plastic model to meetings. More tangible than a set of design drawings, and more totable than a 35-pound ...
Engineering
Feb 5, 2008
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Two novel proteins studied by a University at Buffalo professor of microbiology and immunology appear to have the potential to enhance the production of antibodies against a multitude of infectious agents.
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Human embryos that are discarded every day as medical waste from in vitro fertilization (IVF) clinics could be an important source of stem cells for research, according to a team of Harvard Stem Cell Institute researchers ...
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Wireless radio networks not only provide convenient access to the Internet; they also help pedestrians to reliably navigate through narrow city streets or buildings. Fraunhofer researchers and partners are currently demonstrating ...
Telecom
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Did modern birds originate around the time of the dinosaurs' demise, or have they been around far longer?
Feb 5, 2008
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A U.S. study suggested global warning and its associated environmental changes could affect the survival of hibernating species, such as ground squirrels.
Feb 5, 2008
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The mid-20th century crash of the sardine fishery off California for decades has vexed marine ecologists searching for the root causes of large fluctuations in the sardine population. Before its collapse, the fishery was ...
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