Why plant 'clones' aren't identical
A new study of plants that are reproduced by ‘cloning’ has shown why cloned plants are not identical.
Biotechnology
Jul 29, 2011
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Chinese firm Alibaba announces new smartphone OS - Aliyun
Alibaba Group, a Chinese e-commerce company has announced the development of a new OS for smartphones; called Aliyun, it will initially run on the K-Touch Cloud-Smart Phone W700, built by Beijing Tianyu Communications, a ...
Metamaterials used to mimic the Big Crunch
Spacetime analogs is an emerging field of physics in which scientists investigate systems having mathematical links with general relativity, and test their theories about the early behavior of the universe. The latest in ...
Dolphins have ability to sense electrical signals
In a new study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, researchers reveal the discovery of how the Guiana dolphin, Sotalia guianensis, is able to sense electric fields of prey in the water using structures found ...
Saving the world's wheat from rusting
Australia’s wheat crop looks to have been saved from a devastating infestation of rust—for now.
Plants & Animals
Jul 29, 2011
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A new device with memorizing and forgetting functions like human brain is reported
A joint research group of International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, NIMS, and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles succeeded in developing a new inorganic device named ...
Nanophysics
Jul 29, 2011
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War on willows
Willows are major environmental weeds of riverbank habitats across much of south-eastern Australia. They obstruct water flow, increase water temperature, change water chemistry and can displace native riverine plant species.
Ecology
Jul 29, 2011
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Oracle to HP: Core of lawsuit 'complete fiction'
(AP) -- Oracle says a former Hewlett-Packard executive has been falsely accused of stealing trade secrets in one of several ongoing legal skirmishes between the two technology heavyweights.
Business
Jul 29, 2011
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Sun-free photovoltaics
A new photovoltaic energy-conversion system developed at MIT can be powered solely by heat, generating electricity with no sunlight at all. While the principle involved is not new, a novel way of engineering the surface ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jul 29, 2011
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Public divided over how to manage invasive animal and plant species on Cumberland Island
Visitors to Cumberland Island flock to the barrier island to see its famed feral horses, likely unaware of the damage the wild animals can inflict on the seashore’s ecosystem. Park managers are often in a quandary over ...
Ecology
Jul 29, 2011
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