17-year-old works on NASA spaceship
A 17-year-old student who helped test a U.S. space agency spacecraft has been asked to address the American Geophysical Union's fall meeting next week.
Space Exploration
Dec 6, 2007
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Yucca Mountain: Good spot for nuke waste?
A U.S. government study suggests the proposed Yucca Mountain radioactive waste repository in Nevada is arguably the best location for such storage.
Environment
Dec 6, 2007
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Nutria spotted in New Jersey
The nutria, a large South American rodent once farmed for its fur, may have invaded New Jersey.
Dec 6, 2007
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Organic Chemistry for the YouTube Generation
No matter how long they pore over their lab manuals, students feel anxious when they step into a science laboratory. Now a series of dynamic videos created by undergraduate students at the University of California, San Diego ...
Dec 6, 2007
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Images of Saturn's Small Moons Tell the Story of Their Origins
Imaging scientists on NASA's Cassini mission are telling a tale of how the small moons orbiting near the outer rings of Saturn came to be. The moons began as leftover shards from larger bodies that broke apart and filled ...
Space Exploration
Dec 6, 2007
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Sport Fans Delight: Logitech Gizmo Allows 4 Television Views, Record & Send
A Sport Fan's device. Logitech will release a new electronic gadget that will allow PC users to watch two sport event. If that isn't enough, by adding another device and using the USB ports, the fan can watch four events ...
Laser light alone can open, close world's fastest optical shutter without heating or cooling
It’s a rare case of all light and no heat: A new study reports that a laser can be used to switch a film of vanadium dioxide back and forth between reflective and transparent states without heating or cooling it.
General Physics
Dec 6, 2007
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Stem cells show power to predict disease, drug toxicity
For the first time, scientists have used human embryonic stem cells to predict the toxic effects of drugs and provide chemical clues to diagnosing disease.
Dec 6, 2007
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Maths lessons don't add up for pupils
Schools are having virtually no impact on the progress of 11 to 14-year-olds in maths according to a study by University of Manchester researchers.
Other
Dec 6, 2007
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Experts Say Consensus Should No Longer Be Deal Breaker in World Trade
The Warwick Commission, a panel of leading specialists on world trade is this week publishing the results of its 10 month study of the state of the world trade system. They are concerned about what they see as a dwindling ...
Other
Dec 6, 2007
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