Tests show 'artificial sun' is reliable
A series of tests run by Chinese scientists on an experimental thermonuclear reactor have found "the artificial sun" is a reliable energy generating process.
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 15, 2007
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Research reveals history of Chinese agriculture
A research team headed by a University of Toronto anthropology professor has published a study containing new insights into the history of agriculture in a region of China where one of the world’s earliest state-level societies ...
Archaeology
Jan 15, 2007
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Extreme Weather Leaves Flamingos Hungry
Lesser flamingos (Phoeniconaias minor) at Lake Bogoria, Kenya, are suffering from malnutrition, report Earthwatch-supported scientists working there. The scientists are investigating the causes of recent large-scale mortality ...
Jan 15, 2007
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Draper prize to go to MIT researcher
A Massachusetts Institute of Technology researcher credited with inventing the World Wide Web is the winner of the 2007 Charles Stark Draper Prize.
Other
Jan 15, 2007
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Astrophysicist also science fiction writer
A U.S. physics professor says he's found writing science fiction offers him an opportunity to play around with scientific concepts.
Other
Jan 15, 2007
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ISS prepares for next cargo ship arrival
A new Russian Progress cargo spaceship was being prepared Monday for its launch later this week to the International Space Station.
Space Exploration
Jan 15, 2007
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Lake Vostok life to be studied
U.S. researchers say they will analyze microorganisms from a vast Antarctic lake to determine how life adapts to extremely harsh environments.
Jan 15, 2007
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Self cleaning Lotus leaf imitated in plastic by using a femtosecond laser
A plastic cup that can be reused without washing it, simply because contamination has no chance to stick to the surface? A self-cleaning surface like that of the leaf of a Lotus plant is ideal for many applications and consumer ...
General Physics
Jan 15, 2007
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Lost dogs found more often than lost cats, study suggests
A lost dog is more likely to be reunited with its owner than a lost cat, according to two new studies.
Other
Jan 15, 2007
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Closing a loophole in the RNA World Hypothesis
New scientific research may close a major loophole in the RNA world hypothesis, the idea that ribonucleic acid -- not the fabled DNA that makes up genes in people and other animals -- was the key to life's emergence on Earth ...
Jan 15, 2007
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