Fear of crime or anxiety about a rapidly changing society?
Do we really fear crime or are we just anxious about neighbourhood breakdown and the speed of change in society?
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May 19, 2008
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The mouse that roared: pipsqueak star unleashes monster flare
On April 25, NASA’s Swift satellite picked up the brightest flare ever seen from a normal star other than our Sun. The flare, an explosive release of energy from a star, packed the power of thousands of solar flares. It ...
Astronomy
May 19, 2008
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Physicists develop laser with bandwith spanning 2 telecom windows
A team of physicists in the Institute for Ultrafast Spectroscopy and Lasers (IUSL) of the Physics Department at The City College of New York (CCNY) have developed new near-infrared broadband laser materials with tunability ...
General Physics
May 19, 2008
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Self-repairing aircraft could revolutionize aviation safety
A new technique that mimics healing processes found in nature could enable damaged aircraft to mend themselves automatically, even during a flight.
Engineering
May 19, 2008
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Take a virtual ride in an RC toy car
Have you ever wished that you could hop into the cockpit of your remote-controlled car and experience what the ride would really be like?
First evidence that bacteria get 'touchy-feely' about dangerous biofilms
Researchers in Massachusetts report for the first time that bacteria use a sense of touch in deciding where to form biofilms. Those colonies of microbes grow on medical implants and other devices and play a key role in the ...
May 19, 2008
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New-generation artificial cornea could restore vision for millions worldwide
An improved artificial cornea, which could restore the vision of more than 10 million people worldwide who are blind due to diseased corneas, finally is moving toward reality, scientists in California conclude in a new analysis ...
May 19, 2008
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Turning back the clock for Schwann cells
Myelin-making Schwann cells have an ability every aging Hollywood star would envy: they can become young again. According to a study appearing in the May 19 issue of the Journal of Cell Biology, David B. Parkinson (University ...
May 19, 2008
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Ancient deep-sea coral reefs off southeastern US serve as underwater 'islands' in the Gulf stream
Largely unexplored deep-sea coral reefs, some perhaps hundreds of thousands of years old, off the coast of the southeastern U.S. are not only larger than expected but also home to commercially valuable fish populations and ...
Earth Sciences
May 19, 2008
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Engineers demonstrate first room-temperature semiconductor source of coherent Terahertz radiation
Engineers and applied physicists from Harvard University have demonstrated the first room-temperature electrically-pumped semiconductor source of coherent Terahertz (THz) radiation, also known as T-rays. The breakthrough ...
General Physics
May 19, 2008
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