 Global warming: French scientists tweak carbon-storing powder May 05, 2008 | User rating: 2.9 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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French-led technologists said they had beefed up the performance of a nano-powder that stores carbon dioxide (CO2) in what could be a step forward in tackling global warming caused by road traffic. | |
 Talking up a new role for cell phones in telemedicine May 05, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
After launching a communications revolution, cell phones are talking up a potentially life-saving new role in telemedicine — the use of telecommunications technology to provide medical diagnosis and patient ... | |
Researchers uncover mechanism of action of antibiotic able to reduce neuronal cell death in brain May 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Virginia Commonwealth University researchers have discovered how an antibiotic works to modulate the activity of a neurotransmitter that regulates brain functions, which eventually could lead to therapies to treat Alzheimer’s ... | |
 Absinthe uncorked: The 'Green Fairy' was boozy -- but not psychedelic April 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 29 vote(s)
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A new study may end the century-old controversy over what ingredient in absinthe caused the exotic green aperitif’s supposed mind-altering effects and toxic side-effects when consumed to excess. In the most ... | |
'Father of LSD' takes final trip April 30, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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Albert Hofmann, the Swiss chemist who discovered the now-banned hallucinogenic drug LSD that was an icon of the Hippy movement, has died at the age of 102, authorities said on Wednesday. | |
 Scientists make chemical cousin of DNA for use as new nanotechnology building block April 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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In the rapid and fast-growing world of nanotechnology, researchers are continually on the lookout for new building blocks to push innovation and discovery to scales much smaller than the tiniest speck of dust. | |
 'Crispy noodle' chemistry could reduce carbon emissions May 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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A new material developed in Manchester, which has a structure that resembles crispy noodles, could help reduce the amount of carbon dioxide being pumped out and drive the next generation of high-performance ... | |
 Munch-o-matic: Scientists develop the artificial mouth May 05, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
For years scientists have tried to build an electronic tongue, a robotic tasting device that could have profound applications in improving food quality and safety. But before machines learn to taste their ... | |
Scientists determine drug target for the most potent botulinum neurotoxin April 29, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Botulinum neurotoxin – responsible for the deadly food poisoning disease botulism and for the beneficial effects of smoothing out facial wrinkles – can also be used as a dreaded biological weapon. When ingested or inhaled, ... | |
Technological breakthrough in the fight to cut greenhouse gases April 24, 2008 | User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Scientists at Newcastle University have pioneered breakthrough technology in the fight to cut greenhouse gases. The Newcastle University team, led by Michael North, Professor of Organic Chemistry, has developed a highly energy-efficient ... | |
 Chemists reproduce the rose's 'petal effect' April 21, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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The lotus flower is nature’s “slip n’ slide,” where water beads skate along each petal’s surface like liquid metal. Now, chemists reveal the ying to the lotus’ frictionless yang: rose petals. Chemists have ... | |
First atomic-level look at a protein that causes brain disease April 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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For the first time, researchers have peered deeply at the atomic level into the protein that causes hereditary cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) -- a disease thought to cause stroke and dementia. The study pinpointed a tiny ... | |
 Findings a step toward making new optical materials April 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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Chemical engineers have developed a "self-assembling" method that could lead to an inexpensive way of making diamondlike crystals to improve optical communications and other technologies. | |
 Meteorites delivered the 'seeds' of Earth's left-hand life April 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 89 vote(s)
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Flash back three or four billion years — Earth is a hot, dry and lifeless place. All is still. Without warning, a meteor slams into the desert plains at over ten thousand miles per hour. With it, this violent ... | |
 Alligator blood may put the bite on antibiotic-resistant infections April 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 66 vote(s)
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Despite their reputation for deadly attacks on humans and pets, alligators are wiggling their way toward a new role as potential lifesavers in medicine, biochemists in Louisiana reported today at the 235th ... | |
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