Balls of carbon atoms called buckyballs only a nanometer or billionth of a meter in diameter could serve as future antiradiation drugs to help protect against the side effects of cancer therapies or against dirty bombs, experts ...
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Sir Isaac Newton did a number on the Interstate 10 bridges in New Orleans, according to a team of researchers at the University of Missouri-Rolla that helped document some of the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina.
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Patricia Hill lives in Freemont, Calif., and the mother of 14-year old Clark who is preparing to take his math challenge test soon was a harried parent until recently. Clark would often come up to her seeking help for math ...
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Researchers have identified the area of the brain which controls perception of our body image by using an illusion that made people think their waists were shrinking.
Nov 29, 2005
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The planet Venus is growing so bright, it's actually casting shadows. It's often said (by astronomers) that Venus is bright enough to cast shadows. So where are they? Few people have ever seen a Venus shadow. But they're ...
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Everybody complains about high energy prices. And yet it's so easy to save electricity – simply by switching off electrical appliances completely, rather than leaving them 'idling' in standby mode. The Fraunhofer Institute ...
Nov 29, 2005
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University of Florida researchers say they are a step closer to a technique to easily detect a wide variety of cancers before symptoms become apparent. The findings, currently online in the Proceedings of the National Academy ...
Nov 29, 2005
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Italian scientists have determined the brain chemical fired up when a person meets a "true love" doesn't last a lifetime, but rather, just 12 months.
Nov 29, 2005
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An Australian Internet service provider is again signing up customers in rural areas despite grumbling over Telstra's wholesale DSL rates.
Nov 29, 2005
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Boston software developer MobileSphere has unveiled a product it says will smooth out international long-distance capabilities for mobile phones.
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