Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Sound Waves Precisely Position Nanowires

The smaller components become, the more difficult it is to create patterns in an economical and reproducible way, according to an interdisciplinary team of researchers who, using sound waves, can place nanowires in repeatable patterns for potential ...  > full story
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City Slicker or Country Bumpkin: City-Life Changes Blackbird Personalities

The origins of a young animal might have a significant impact on its behavior later on in life. Researchers have been able to demonstrate in hand-reared blackbirds that urban-born individuals are less curious and ...  > full story
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Contribution of Particulate Matter from Air Pollution to Forest Decline

Air pollution is related to forest decline and also appears to attack the protecting wax on tree leaves and needles. Scientists have now discovered a responsible mechanism: particulate matter salt compounds that become deliquescent ...  > full story
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Possible Record-Setting Deadzone for Gulf of Mexico Predicted

Scientists are forecasting that this year's Gulf of Mexico hypoxic "dead" zone will be between 7,286 and 8,561 square miles which could place it among the ten largest recorded. A second forecast, for the Chesapeake Bay, calls for a ...  > full story
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Seismic Gap Outside of Istanbul: Is This Where the Expected Marmara Earthquake Will Originate From?

Earthquake researchers have now identified a 30 kilometers long and ten kilometers deep area along the North Anatolian fault zone just south of Istanbul that could be the starting point for a strong ...  > full story
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Personality Test Finds Some Mouse Lemurs Shy, Others Bold

In the last 10 years the study of animal personality has gained ground with behavioral ecologists. Researchers have now found distinct personalities in the grey mouse lemur, the tiny, saucer-eyed primate native to the African ...  > full story
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Small Dam Construction to Reduce Greenhouse Emissions Is Causing Ecosystem Disruption

Researchers conclude in a new report that a global push for small hydropower projects, supported by various nations and also the Kyoto Protocol to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, may ...  > full story
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Herbal Extract Boosts Fruit Fly Lifespan by Nearly 25 Percent

The herbal extract of a yellow-flowered mountain plant long used for stress relief was found to increase the lifespan of fruit fly populations by an average of 24 percent, according to researchers. ...  > full story
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Chemical Nanoengineering: Designing Drugs Controlled by Light

A new breakthrough will help with the development of light-regulated therapeutic molecules. ...  > full story
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Quality of Waking Hours Determines Ease of Falling Sleep

The quality of wakefulness affects how quickly a mammal falls asleep, researchers report in a study that identifies two proteins never before linked to alertness and sleep-wake balance. ...  > full story
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New Way to Improve Antibiotic Production

New research findings could reduce production times and therefore costs for antibiotic producers. ...  > full story
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Underwater Springs Reveal How Coral Reefs Respond to Ocean Acidification

Ocean acidification due to rising carbon dioxide levels will reduce the density of coral skeletons, making coral reefs more vulnerable to disruption and erosion, according to a new study of corals growing where submarine springs ...  > full story
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Older Males Make Better Fathers Says New Research on Beetles

Researchers have found that older male burying beetles make better fathers than their younger counterparts. The study found that mature males, who had little chance of reproducing again, invested more effort in both mating and in parental care than ...  > full story

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The Turbulent, High-Energy Sky Is Keeping NuSTAR Busy

NuSTAR has been busy studying the most energetic phenomena in the universe. Recently, a few high-energy events have sprung up, akin to "things that go bump in the night." When one telescope catches a sudden outpouring of high-energy light in the ...  > full story

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Plasma in a Bag: Plastic Bags Coated by Plasma Serve as Lab for Cultivating Adherent Cells

Plastic bags coated by plasma at atmospheric pressure serve as a GMP laboratory for the cultivation of adherent cells. The plasma is used to modify the internal surface of the bag specifically, so that different cell types can grow on ...  > full story

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