[B]UO team's findings could pave way for synthetic compounds useful in drug discovery and materials science[/B] Researchers in the lab of University of Oregon chemist Shih-Yuan Liu have successfully synthesized and structurally ...
Jun 19, 2008
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Advanced ground penetration radar, originally developed to investigate the soil structure on the Moon and other planets on ESA planetary missions, is now being used in Canadian mines to spot hidden cracks and weaknesses in ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 19, 2008
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A new study conducted by Associate Professor of Management Paul Dholakia at Rice University's Jones Graduate School of Management shows that online peer-to-peer lending Web sites may be more attractive to Americans than traditional ...
Internet
Jun 19, 2008
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Several huge active submarine volcanoes, spreading ridges and rift zones have been discovered northeast of Fiji by a team of Australian and American scientists aboard the Marine National Facility Research Vessel, Southern ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 19, 2008
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[B]International agency challenged to stop over-fishing[/B] A historic meeting next week may decide the fate of tuna in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, one of the world's most important marine resources.
Environment
Jun 19, 2008
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A week after launch, NASA's Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope, or GLAST, is safely up-and-running well in orbit approximately 350 miles (565 kilometers) above the Earth's surface.
Space Exploration
Jun 19, 2008
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The plant, Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi, is unique because, unlike normal plants, it captures most of its carbon dioxide at night when the air is cooler and more humid, making it 10 times more water-efficient than major crops such ...
Jun 19, 2008
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In a paper published this week in Nature, the authors – including Dr Ying Ping Wang from The Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research – say that nitrogen fixation has long been recognised as an important process ...
Environment
Jun 19, 2008
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[B]University of Calgary archaeologists join the Blackfoot in studying unusual woodland-style settlement on Canadian plains[/B] A fortified village that pre-dates European arrival in Western Canada and is the only one of ...
Archaeology
Jun 19, 2008
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14 key issues reviewed to identify challenges and opportunities for environmental cooperation in the NAFTA nations In its latest state of the environment report the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) examines ...
Environment
Jun 19, 2008
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