Briefs: U.S. broadband usage up 28 percent in year
A new study Tuesday said home broadband usage in the United States grew 28 percent in the past year to more than 95.5 million homes.
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Study: Running with friends is better
Princeton University scientists say they've determined exercising in groups, rather than alone, produces better results and is better for the brain.
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Nanotechnology brings brain recovery in sight
Rodents blinded by a severed tract in their brains' visual system had their sight partially restored within weeks, thanks to a tiny biodegradable scaffold invented by MIT bioengineers and neuroscientists.
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Study Offers Preview of Ice Sheet Melting, Rapid Climate Changes
The retreat of a massive ice sheet that once covered much of northern Europe has been described for the first time, and researchers believe it may provide a sneak preview of how present-day ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica ...
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Record-breaking detector may aid nuclear inspections
Scientists at the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have designed and demonstrated the world's most accurate gamma ray detector, which is expected to be useful eventually in verifying ...
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Web site shows search censorship in different countries
Search engines might be created with the intent to give all users equal access to the same information, but a Web site created by researchers at the Indiana University School of Informatics visualizes how some countries' ...
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Yet another use found for nanoparticles
University of Illinois scientists have found yet another use for nanoparticles -- use them to 'armor' lipid molecules.
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Coral may help block virus replication
McGill University scientists say they've discovered a small molecule in coral that can be used to block the replication of certain viruses.
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Ancient Phoenician city not destroyed
The ancient Phoenician city Motya, believed destroyed by ancient Greeks, has been found to have been inhabited long after that supposed event.
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Unbalanced Superfluid Could Be Akin to Exotic Matter Found in Quark Star
Rice University physicist Randall Hulet will discuss breakthrough efforts to create a long-sought quantum superfluid at a press conference today at the American Physical Society's 2006 March Meeting.
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