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Laser treatment transforms MDF producing startling image of rare wood grains 
Researchers at WMG at the University of Warwick have devised a way of using a laser that transforms MDF giving it a surface finish that looks like some of the most expensive wood grains.
Researchers at WMG at the University of Warwick have devised a way of using a laser that transforms MDF giving it a surface finish that looks like some of the most expensive wood grains.
Materials Science
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Monday, Mar 10, 2008, 10:20am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Monday, Mar 10, 2008, 10:20am
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The hand can't be fooled, study shows
Research published in the March issue of Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, is suggesting that we process images in two very distinct ways.
Research published in the March issue of Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, is suggesting that we process images in two very distinct ways.
Psychology
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Monday, Mar 10, 2008, 9:35am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Monday, Mar 10, 2008, 9:35am
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Researchers engineer new polymers to change their stiffness and strength when exposed to liquids
Case Western Reserve University researchers have published ground-breaking work on a new type of polymer that displays chemoresponsive mechanic adaptability -- meaning the polymer can change from hard to soft plastic and vice versa in seconds when exposed to liquid
Case Western Reserve University researchers have published ground-breaking work on a new type of polymer that displays chemoresponsive mechanic adaptability -- meaning the polymer can change from hard to soft plastic and vice versa in seconds when exposed to liquid
Materials Science
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Friday, Mar 07, 2008, 8:13am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Friday, Mar 07, 2008, 8:13am
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Rock: Electrons run through it
If the Flintstones had electricity, their wires might have been made of rock. New results in Science Express show that a chunk of hematite can conduct electrons under certain chemical conditions.
If the Flintstones had electricity, their wires might have been made of rock. New results in Science Express show that a chunk of hematite can conduct electrons under certain chemical conditions.
Chemistry
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Friday, Mar 07, 2008, 8:13am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Friday, Mar 07, 2008, 8:13am
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Quasicrystal mystery unraveled with computer simulation
The method to the madness of quasicrystals has been a mystery to scientists. Quasicrystals are solids whose atoms aren't arranged in a repeating pattern, as they are in ordinary crystals. Yet they form intricate patterns that are technologically useful.
The method to the madness of quasicrystals has been a mystery to scientists. Quasicrystals are solids whose atoms aren't arranged in a repeating pattern, as they are in ordinary crystals. Yet they form intricate patterns that are technologically useful.
Physics
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Friday, Mar 07, 2008, 8:13am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Friday, Mar 07, 2008, 8:13am
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Stevens chemists identify compounds to lure nutria, a rat-like pest ravaging Gulf Coast wetlands
A 10-pound rodent pest called nutria ravaging southern wetlands in the US, which has been especially damaging to the marshland ecology in the Mississippi Delta following Hurricanes Rita and Katrina, may have finally met its match thanks to molecular science
A 10-pound rodent pest called nutria ravaging southern wetlands in the US, which has been especially damaging to the marshland ecology in the Mississippi Delta following Hurricanes Rita and Katrina, may have finally met its match thanks to molecular science
Ecology
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 06, 2008, 9:16am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 06, 2008, 9:16am
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Large binocular telescope achieves first binocular light
Astronomers hail first views with twin giant mirrors a milestone for science
Astronomers hail first views with twin giant mirrors a milestone for science
Astronomy
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 06, 2008, 8:16am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 06, 2008, 8:16am
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Key component of Earth's crust formed from moving molten rock
Earth scientists are in the business of backing into history -- extrapolating what happened millions of years ago based on what they can observe now. Using this method, a team of Cornell researchers has created a mathematical computer model of the formation of granulite, a fine-grained metamorphic rock, in the Earth's crust.
Earth scientists are in the business of backing into history -- extrapolating what happened millions of years ago based on what they can observe now. Using this method, a team of Cornell researchers has created a mathematical computer model of the formation of granulite, a fine-grained metamorphic rock, in the Earth's crust.
Geology
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 06, 2008, 8:16am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 06, 2008, 8:16am
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Seeing Through the Mind's Eye
Computer model decodes a person's brain activity to identify what he's just seen
Computer model decodes a person's brain activity to identify what he's just seen
Neuroscience
Source: Science
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 06, 2008, 8:15am
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Source: Science
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 06, 2008, 8:15am
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Pollution Battle Waged On Capitol Hill
Industry Lobbyists Press White House To Block Tougher Limits On Smog Blamed On Health Crises
Industry Lobbyists Press White House To Block Tougher Limits On Smog Blamed On Health Crises
Science Politics
Source: CBS News
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 06, 2008, 8:14am
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Source: CBS News
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 06, 2008, 8:14am
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Magnetic levitation gives computer users sense of touch
Computers, long used as tools to design and manipulate three-dimensional objects, may soon provide people with a way to sense the texture of those objects or feel how they fit together, thanks to a haptic, or touch-based, interface developed at Carnegie Mellon University.
Computers, long used as tools to design and manipulate three-dimensional objects, may soon provide people with a way to sense the texture of those objects or feel how they fit together, thanks to a haptic, or touch-based, interface developed at Carnegie Mellon University.
Technology
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Wednesday, Mar 05, 2008, 9:38am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Wednesday, Mar 05, 2008, 9:38am
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In Election Year, Stem Cell Question Grows Still Gnarlier
Bush says he won the war, but the prez ain't seen nothin' yet.
Bush says he won the war, but the prez ain't seen nothin' yet.
Science Politics
Source: Discover Magazine
Posted on: Tuesday, Mar 04, 2008, 8:09am
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Source: Discover Magazine
Posted on: Tuesday, Mar 04, 2008, 8:09am
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Restricting kids' video time reduces obesity, randomized trial shows
Entrenched sedentary behavior such as watching television and playing computer video games has been the bane for years of parents of overweight children and physicians trying to help those children lose pounds.
Entrenched sedentary behavior such as watching television and playing computer video games has been the bane for years of parents of overweight children and physicians trying to help those children lose pounds.
Health
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Tuesday, Mar 04, 2008, 8:09am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Tuesday, Mar 04, 2008, 8:09am
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Nanomedicine system engineered to enhance therapeutic effects of injectable drugs
In an article featured on the cover of the March issue of “Nature Nanotechnology,” Mauro Ferrari, Ph.D., of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston presented a proof-of-concept study on a new multistage delivery system (MDS) for imaging and therapeutic applications.
In an article featured on the cover of the March issue of “Nature Nanotechnology,” Mauro Ferrari, Ph.D., of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston presented a proof-of-concept study on a new multistage delivery system (MDS) for imaging and therapeutic applications.
Molecular Biology
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Monday, Mar 03, 2008, 9:03am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Monday, Mar 03, 2008, 9:03am
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DNA Crime Lab Analysis: TV vs. Reality
They gather in a shiny lab. They exchange quips. They jiggle a few test tubes. They push buttons on a computer and—bingo—another case is solved.
They gather in a shiny lab. They exchange quips. They jiggle a few test tubes. They push buttons on a computer and—bingo—another case is solved.
Engineering the world's fastest swimsuit
A highly specialised computer modelling technique developed at The University of Nottingham has been instrumental in the design of a revolutionary new swimsuit which is now being hailed as the fastest in the world.
A highly specialised computer modelling technique developed at The University of Nottingham has been instrumental in the design of a revolutionary new swimsuit which is now being hailed as the fastest in the world.
Physics
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Friday, Feb 29, 2008, 7:55am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Friday, Feb 29, 2008, 7:55am
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A Conflicts-of-Interest Handbook for Universities Unveiled
A group of universities today unveiled its answer to public concerns about drug company payments to biomedical researchers: a manual to help schools navigate these conflicts of interest in clinical research. Although there have been other reports released on this topic, this one contains more detailed guidance as well as some new hard-hitting recommendations.
A group of universities today unveiled its answer to public concerns about drug company payments to biomedical researchers: a manual to help schools navigate these conflicts of interest in clinical research. Although there have been other reports released on this topic, this one contains more detailed guidance as well as some new hard-hitting recommendations.
Science Politics
Source: Science
Posted on: Friday, Feb 29, 2008, 7:55am
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Source: Science
Posted on: Friday, Feb 29, 2008, 7:55am
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The Science of Experience
Would you prefer a doctor who has practiced medicine for 30 years or just 10? Research into expert performance shows that the choice isn't simple
Would you prefer a doctor who has practiced medicine for 30 years or just 10? Research into expert performance shows that the choice isn't simple
Healthcare
Source: Time Magazine
Posted on: Thursday, Feb 28, 2008, 8:24am
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Source: Time Magazine
Posted on: Thursday, Feb 28, 2008, 8:24am
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Indonesia relents over bird-flu sample release
Indonesia has resumed sending samples of the H5N1 bird-flu virus to the World Health Organization (WHO) after refusing to share samples for more than a year
Indonesia has resumed sending samples of the H5N1 bird-flu virus to the World Health Organization (WHO) after refusing to share samples for more than a year
Science Politics
Source: Nature
Posted on: Thursday, Feb 28, 2008, 8:24am
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Source: Nature
Posted on: Thursday, Feb 28, 2008, 8:24am
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Sea reptile is biggest on record
A fossilised "sea monster" unearthed on an Arctic island is the largest marine reptile known to science, Norwegian scientists have announced.
A fossilised "sea monster" unearthed on an Arctic island is the largest marine reptile known to science, Norwegian scientists have announced.
Paleontology
Source: BBC News
Posted on: Wednesday, Feb 27, 2008, 8:52am
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Source: BBC News
Posted on: Wednesday, Feb 27, 2008, 8:52am
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Heart science slippery
Studies upend what we thought we knew
Studies upend what we thought we knew
Healthcare
Source: Chicago Tribune
Posted on: Tuesday, Feb 26, 2008, 8:18am
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Source: Chicago Tribune
Posted on: Tuesday, Feb 26, 2008, 8:18am
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Strong, Light, and Stretchy Materials
A nanocomposite of aluminum oxide and a polymer is as tough as metals but lighter.
A nanocomposite of aluminum oxide and a polymer is as tough as metals but lighter.
Materials Science
Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Monday, Feb 25, 2008, 10:09am
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Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Monday, Feb 25, 2008, 10:09am
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Keyboards to Be a Thing of the Past?
Bill Gates says computer keyboards will be eclipsed by speech and touch-screens.
Bill Gates says computer keyboards will be eclipsed by speech and touch-screens.
Technology
Source: ABC News
Posted on: Saturday, Feb 23, 2008, 10:29am
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Source: ABC News
Posted on: Saturday, Feb 23, 2008, 10:29am
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New understanding of how big molecules bind will lead to better drugs, synthetic organic materials
Bacteria can be made to spin spider silk
Bacteria can be made to spin spider silk
Materials Science
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Friday, Feb 22, 2008, 8:13am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Friday, Feb 22, 2008, 8:13am
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A Chat With George W. Bush’s Conscience
Embryonic stem cells crashed against Leon Kass’ old-school moralism.
Embryonic stem cells crashed against Leon Kass’ old-school moralism.
Science Politics
Source: Discover Magazine
Posted on: Thursday, Feb 21, 2008, 8:00am
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Source: Discover Magazine
Posted on: Thursday, Feb 21, 2008, 8:00am
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Clothes That Clean Themselves
Australian researchers are developing a process that could lead to self-cleaning wool sweaters and silk ties.
Australian researchers are developing a process that could lead to self-cleaning wool sweaters and silk ties.
Materials Science
Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Wednesday, Feb 20, 2008, 8:34am
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Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Wednesday, Feb 20, 2008, 8:34am
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Humans Marrying Robots? A Q&A with David Levy
Is love and marriage with robots an institute you can disparage? Not to computer pioneer David Levy. Continuing advances in computers and robotics, he thinks, will make legal marriages between Homo and Robo feasible by mid-century
Is love and marriage with robots an institute you can disparage? Not to computer pioneer David Levy. Continuing advances in computers and robotics, he thinks, will make legal marriages between Homo and Robo feasible by mid-century
Science Standards Will Call Evolution 'Scientific Theory'
First Time Word Evolution Has Been Included in School Standards
First Time Word Evolution Has Been Included in School Standards
Science Politics
Source: ABC News
Posted on: Wednesday, Feb 20, 2008, 8:14am
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Source: ABC News
Posted on: Wednesday, Feb 20, 2008, 8:14am
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Scientists urged to plan for the next US president
Policy experts tell researchers to lobby now for the next science adviser.
Policy experts tell researchers to lobby now for the next science adviser.
Science Politics
Source: Nature
Posted on: Wednesday, Feb 20, 2008, 8:14am
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Source: Nature
Posted on: Wednesday, Feb 20, 2008, 8:14am
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Satellite Shoot Down: How It Will Work
The U.S. Navy could shoot down an errant spy satellite as early as Wednesday night. Now a new computer model shows what might happen.
The U.S. Navy could shoot down an errant spy satellite as early as Wednesday night. Now a new computer model shows what might happen.
Space
Source: LiveScience
Posted on: Wednesday, Feb 20, 2008, 8:13am
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Source: LiveScience
Posted on: Wednesday, Feb 20, 2008, 8:13am
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