Europe asks price of Mars rover
The European Space Agency has asked Cannes, France, satellite manufacturer Thales Alenia Space to quote a price on the construction of a Mars rover.
Space Exploration
Jul 26, 2007
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Blu-ray Leads Adoption of Next-generation DVD players in the U.S.
As consumers continue to embrace more high-definition products and services, next-generation DVD players are poised to experience significant growth over the next five years, according to a new report from Parks Associates ...
Other
Jul 26, 2007
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Researchers create search engine to hunt molecules online
ChemxSeer, the first publicly available search engine designed specifically for chemical formulae, can sort out when "He" refers to helium and not a person more than nine times out of 10, according to the Penn State College ...
Jul 26, 2007
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NASA Gives 'Go' for Shuttle Endeavour Launch on Aug. 7
On Thursday, NASA managers set Aug. 7 as the official launch date for space shuttle Endeavour's STS-118 mission to the International Space Station. Liftoff from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., is scheduled for 7:02 p.m. ...
Space Exploration
Jul 26, 2007
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Researchers find key to messenger RNA control
Researchers at McGill University have successfully used a class of tiny nucleic acids called microRNAs to control messenger RNA, one of the major gene regulators in life, outside the confines of a living cell for the first ...
Jul 26, 2007
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First Detailed View of Molecular Structure May Usher in New Class of Cancer Drugs
High resolution views of a receptor molecule that is implicated in cancer offer a clear target for the development of a new class of cancer drugs, Yale School of Medicine researchers report July 27 in Cell.
Jul 26, 2007
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Presence of wolves allows aspen recovery in Yellowstone
The wolves are back, and for the first time in more than 50 years, young aspen trees are growing again in the northern range of Yellowstone National Park.
Jul 26, 2007
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Surprising new species of light-harvesting bacterium discovered in Yellowstone
In the hot springs of Yellowstone National Park, a team of researchers has discovered a novel bacterium that transforms light into chemical energy.
Jul 26, 2007
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Fossils older than dinosaurs reveal pattern of early animal evolution on Earth
The abundant diversity of characteristics within species likely helped fuel the proliferation and evolution of an odd-looking creature that emerged from an unprecedented explosion of life on Earth more than 500 million years ...
Paleontology & Fossils
Jul 26, 2007
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Hidden order found in a quantum spin liquid
An international team, including scientists from the London Centre for Nanotechnology, has detected a hidden magnetic “quantum order” that extends over chains of 100 atoms in a ceramic without classical magnetism. The ...
General Physics
Jul 26, 2007
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