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Month: September 2010
Next step in evolution? A technical life form that passes on knowledge and experience
Dutch biologist Gerard Jagers op Akkerhuis has developed the ‘operator hierarchy’ — a system based…
Helping corn-based plastics take more heat
A team of agricultural scientists are working to make corn-derived plastics more heat tolerant —…
Functional motor neuron subtypes generated from embryonic stem cells
Scientists have devised a method for coaxing mouse embryonic stem cells into forming a highly…
Novel nanotechnology collaboration leads to breakthrough in cancer research
A multidisciplinary group of researchers has produced a 3.6-angstrom resolution structure of the human adenovirus….
Hair provides proof of the link between chronic stress and heart attack
Researchers have provided the first direct evidence using a biological marker, to show chronic stress…
Magnetism’s subatomic roots: Study of high-tech materials helps explain everyday phenomenon
Theoretical physicists have created a new model that helps define the subatomic origins of ferromagnetism…
Aiptek I2 Shoots 3D Video on a Budget (PC World)
PC World – Aiptek has introduced the i2, a pocket-sized twin lens camcorder that can…
Verbal snippets offer insights on well-being amid separation, divorce
A new study of romantically separated people shows they offer clues to their emotional status…
Many urban streams harmful to aquatic life following winter pavement deicing
The use of salt to deice pavement can leave urban streams toxic to aquatic life,…