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New Experiment Could Reveal Make-Up of the Universe
August 6, 2009 Scientists in England are constructing highly sensitive detectors as part of an international project to understand the elements that make up the ... > full story -
Live Recordings Of Cell Communication
August 6, 2009 A new advanced method for nano-scale imaging of vesicle-fusion could add to our understanding of diseases of the nervous system and viral infections. In the long term, this could be useful in ... > full story -
Actions Taken Over Next Decade To Demonstrate And Deploy Key Technologies Will Determine US Energy Future
July 28, 2009 With a sustained national commitment, the United States could obtain substantial energy-efficiency improvements, new sources of energy, and reductions in greenhouse gas emissions through the ... > full story -
High Calcium Level In Arteries May Signal Serious Heart Attack Risk
July 28, 2009 Researchers may be able to predict future severe cardiac events in patients with known, stable coronary artery disease using coronary calcium scoring, according to a new ... > full story -
Transparent Aluminum Is ‘New State Of Matter’
July 27, 2009 Scientists have created a transparent form of aluminum by bombarding the metal with the world's most powerful soft X-ray laser. 'Transparent aluminum' previously only existed in science fiction, ... > full story -
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US Energy Use Drops In 2008
July 20, 2009 Americans used more solar, nuclear, biomass and wind energy in 2008 than they did in 2007, according to the most recent energy flow ... > full story -
Important Insight Into Apoptosis Or Programmed Cell Death
July 14, 2009 Researchers have gained a better understanding of the process that cells go through when they die. This process known as "apoptosis" or programmed cell death, is a normal process in the human body ... > full story -
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Trapping Carbon Dioxide Or Switching To Nuclear Power Not Enough To Solve Global Warming Problem, Experts Say
July 13, 2009 Attempting to tackle climate change by trapping carbon dioxide or switching to nuclear power will not solve the problem of global warming, according to new energy calculations. Scientists have ... > full story -
Core Nuclear Pore Elements Likely Shared By All Eukaryotes
July 11, 2009 For perhaps 1.8 billion years after life first emerged on Earth, a sort of evolutionary writer's block stalled the development of organisms more complicated than single cells. Then, a burst of ... > full story -
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Experts Call For Local And Regional Control Of Sites For Radioactive Waste
July 9, 2009 The withdrawal of Nevada's Yucca Mountain as a potential nuclear waste repository has reopened the debate over how and where to dispose of spent nuclear fuel and high-level nuclear ... > full story
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