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(http://blog.wired.com)
- scanned by: Jeff Hilford
over 4 years ago
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A unifying theory of winged locomotion could explain the magical mid-air maneuvers of birds and insects, and guide the design of flying robots.
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(http://www.eurekalert.org)
- scanned by: Jeff Hilford
over 4 years ago
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Casinos drain money from consumer products and services, weakening the economic engine that ultimately drives defense spending, according to the latest volume in the three-part United States International Gambling Report Series.
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(http://www.sciencedaily.com)
- scanned by: Jeff Hilford
over 4 years ago
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Dalhousie Medical School cancer researcher Dr. Patrick Lee has proven that a common virus can infect and kill breast cancer stem cells.
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(http://ouroboros.wordpress.com)
- scanned by: mycophage
over 4 years ago
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Mining collections of dozens or even hundreds of gene expression datasets to identify global trends is becoming increasingly popular, especially in cancer research (cancer seems to be the research area that sees the most sophisticated applications...
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(http://www.computerworld.com.au)
- scanned by: Jeff Hilford
over 4 years ago
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Using Twitter and Facebook at work will make you a better employee, says the University of Melbourne.
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(http://www.memebox.com)
- posted by: Garry Golden
over 4 years ago
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Scientists at the University of Liverpool and Durham University have developed a new carbon nanotube material that might evolve as a room temperature superconductor used to transmit electricity with no resistance or energy loss.
The use of foo...
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(http://blog.wired.com)
- scanned by: Jeff Hilford
over 4 years ago
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By combing through old scientific journals, medical-device companies are finding effective, but brutal treatments for common diseases that could be transformed by modern technology into safer, noninvasive procedures.
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(http://www.newscientist.com)
- scanned by: Alvis Brigis
over 4 years ago
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A robot scientist that can generate its own hypotheses and run experiments to test them has made its first real scientific discoveries.
Dubbed Adam, the robot is the handiwork of researchers at Aberystwyth University and the University of Cambr...
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(http://www.physorg.com)
- scanned by: Jeff Hilford
over 4 years ago
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it may not just be the elderly who are harmed by ageism. A new study in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, suggests that young, healthy people who stereotype old people may themselves be at risk of heart...
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(http://www.newscientist.com)
- scanned by: Adam Cutsinger
over 4 years ago
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The idea is to tether millions of vertical pipes across the oceans to pump nutrient-rich deep water to the surface. These waters would fertilise the growth of algae, which in turn fix carbon dioxide. The pipes, reaching to depths of 200 metres, wo...
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(http://ouroboros.wordpress.com)
- scanned by: mycophage
over 4 years ago
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Most mutations in amyloid precursor protein (APP) confer a dominant risk of Alzheimer's disease. A newly discovered mutation, however, is associated with recessively inherited disease risk -- and in vitro, the mutant protein actually prevents the ...
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(http://www.nature.com)
- scanned by: Adam Cutsinger
over 4 years ago
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Climate change is not only making Arctic sea ice disappear — it's also changing the type of ice that forms. Researchers are now trying to determine how an increase in 'pancake ice' is affecting the far north, including whether it's accelerating lo...
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