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Month: February 2012
Powering pacemakers with heartbeat vibrations
Aerospace engineers have developed a prototype device that could power a pacemaker using a source…
Precision time: A matter of atoms, clocks, and statistics
The ability to accurately measure a second in time is at the heart of many…
Here is what real commitment to your marriage means
What does being committed to your marriage really mean? A psychology professors answer this question…
Building a better light bulb: Energy efficient organic LEDs
Incandescent light bulbs are energy hogs, but many people prefer them for the cozy quality…
NASA’s GCPEx mission: What we don’t know about snow
NASA’s GCPEx science team is collecting as much data as they can to improve understanding…
Facebook is not such a good thing for those with low self-esteem, study finds
In theory, the social networking website Facebook could be great for people with low self-esteem….
Yellow-cedar are dying in Alaska: Scientists now know why
Yellow-cedar, a culturally and economically valuable tree in southeastern Alaska and adjacent parts of British…
Global experts question claims about jellyfish populations
Blooms, or proliferation, of jellyfish have shown a substantial, visible impact on coastal populations —…
Are nuisance jellyfish really taking over the world’s oceans?
Evidence is lacking that populations of jellyfish and similar gelatinous plankton are surging in numbers…