Fighting Aussie yabbies don't forget a face
The fighting Australian yabby does not forget the face of its foes says new research from University of Melbourne zoologists.
Feb 28, 2008
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Electronic structure of DNA revealed for the first time
Utilizing a technique that combines low temperature measurements and theoretical calculations, Hebrew University of Jerusalem scientists and others have revealed for the first time the electronic structure of single DNA molecules.
Bio & Medicine
Feb 28, 2008
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Nature's helpers: Using microorganisms to remove TCE from water
In 2002, Bruce Rittmann, PhD, director of the Biodesign Institute’s Center for Environmental Biotechnology, received a patent for an innovative way to use nature to lend society a hand. He invented a treatment system, called ...
Feb 28, 2008
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Magnetic atoms of gold, silver and copper have been obtained
An international team led by Physics and Chemistry teams from the Faculty of Science and Technology at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) and directed by Professor Jose Javier Saiz Garitaonandia, has achieved, ...
Nanophysics
Feb 28, 2008
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'Lost' sediments show details of polar magnetic field
UC Davis researchers studying cores of sediment collected 40 years ago have found evidence for magnetic field vortices in the Earth's core beneath the South Pole. The results contrast with earlier studies at lower latitudes, ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 28, 2008
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Capturing Sunlight: Indoline Dyes Improve Efficiency of Solar Cells
Solar cell technology is marching ahead, though it still struggles with the two problems: efficiency and high production costs. In collaboration with Satoshi Uchida at the University of Tokyo, Michael Grätzel and his research ...
Feb 28, 2008
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Hawaii looks at wasps to control invaders
Hawaiian agriculture officials said they want to bring in wasps from Taiwan and Tanzania to kill invasive pests brought to the islands.
Feb 28, 2008
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Has the mystery of the Antarctic ice sheet been solved?
A team of scientists from Cardiff University’s School of Earth and Ocean Sciences and Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales travelled to Africa to find new evidence of climate change which helps explain some of the mystery ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 28, 2008
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