iPads become child's play
(AP) -- Make room in the toy box for the iPad.
Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 5, 2011
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Chemists become molecular sculptors, synthesizing tiny, molecular traps
(PhysOrg.com) -- Using clever but elegant design, University at Buffalo chemists have synthesized tiny, molecular cages that can be used to capture and purify nanomaterials.
Nanomaterials
Dec 5, 2011
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'Label-free' imaging tool tracks nanotubes in cells, blood for biomedical research
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have demonstrated a new imaging tool for tracking structures called carbon nanotubes in living cells and the bloodstream, which could aid efforts to perfect their use in biomedical research and ...
Bio & Medicine
Dec 5, 2011
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Global winds could explain record rains, tornadoes
Two talks at a scientific conference this week will propose a common root for an enormous deluge in western Tennessee in May 2010, and a historic outbreak of tornadoes centered on Alabama in April 2011.
Earth Sciences
Dec 5, 2011
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How advertising shapes the image of gayness in America
The past decade has seen a dramatic increase in the presence of gays in American advertising. The media has transformed the stigmatized stereotype of gays into a new, socially desirable image of stylish consumers with high-end ...
Social Sciences
Dec 5, 2011
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Marine predators in trouble: researchers
Iconic marine predators such as sharks, tunas, swordfish, and marlins are becoming increasingly rare under current fishing trends, say University of British Columbia researchers.
Ecology
Dec 5, 2011
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Lessons learned from yeast about human leukemia
The trifecta of biological proof is to take a discovery made in a simple model organism like baker's yeast and track down its analogs or homologs in "higher" creatures right up the complexity scale to people, in this case, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 5, 2011
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Infectious fungus, thought to be asexual, isn't: More evidence of sex in the Candida genus
The fungi of the Candida genus, known to millions of patients worldwide for their ability to cause serious infections, were once all thought to be asexual. Even after scientists discovered that the mating habits of Candida ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 5, 2011
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Voyager 1 hits new region at solar system edge
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft has entered a new region between our solar system and interstellar space. Data obtained from Voyager over the last year reveal this new region to be a kind of cosmic purgatory. ...
Space Exploration
Dec 5, 2011
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Dogs of war: Historian shows the role of canines in World War II
Seventy years since the United States entered World War II after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, a BYU historian has a new look at an often overlooked breed of soldier.
Plants & Animals
Dec 5, 2011
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