Researchers at Mercyhurst University continue to investigate the presence of potentially harmful chemicals in the beach waters of Presque Isle State Park and have added a new one to their list: sucralose. A chlorinated form ...
Environment
Oct 23, 2012
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For the first time, an assembly of thousands of nano-machines capable of producing a coordinated contraction movement extending up to around ten micrometers, like the movements of muscular fibers, has been synthesized by ...
Nanophysics
Oct 23, 2012
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Scientists at the University of Arizona and in California have completed the most challenging large astronomical mirror ever made.
Space Exploration
Oct 23, 2012
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Animals like antelope, frogs and rodents may be tricky to catch, but they provide protein in places where traditional livestock are scarce. According to the authors of a new paper in Animal Frontiers, meat from wild animals ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 23, 2012
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A team of researchers from North Carolina State University and the Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) has found more evidence for the preservation of ancient dinosaur proteins, including reactivity to antibodies that target ...
Archaeology
Oct 23, 2012
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(HealthDay)— Warning labels do little to prevent children from swallowing high-powered magnets that can tear holes in the stomach and bowel and cause severe, life-threatening complications, a new study found.
General Physics
Oct 23, 2012
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(AP)—A U.S. judge sided on Tuesday with environmental groups that challenged the planting of genetically-modified crops on National Wildlife Refuges in the South.
Biotechnology
Oct 23, 2012
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Canada "has been slow" to set up firewalls to protect against cyber threats to critical infrastructure, leaving the nation vulnerable to crippling attacks, the auditor general warned Tuesday.
Internet
Oct 23, 2012
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(AP)—Cars that drive themselves may hold the potential to save thousands of lives, an Obama administration safety official said Tuesday, as the U.S. government prepares to launch a research initiative to determine the safety ...
Engineering
Oct 23, 2012
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For the first time, scientists have observed how droplets within solids deform and burst under high electric voltages.
General Physics
Oct 23, 2012
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