Natural polyester makes new sutures stronger, safer
With the help of a new type of suture based on MIT research, patients who get stitches may never need to have them removed.
Mar 22, 2007
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Scientists question our understanding of the universe
Cosmologists from around the world will meet at Imperial College London next week to challenge the theories behind the 'standard model' used to understand the universe. Speakers at the four-day conference, jointly organised ...
General Physics
Mar 22, 2007
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Enceladus geysers mask the length of Saturn's day
In a David and Goliath story of Saturnian proportions, the little moon Enceladus is weighing down giant Saturn’s magnetic field so much that the field is rotating slower than the planet. This phenomenon makes it nearly ...
Astronomy
Mar 22, 2007
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Cells use 'noise' to make cell-fate decisions
Electrical noise, like the crackle heard on AM radio when lightning strikes nearby, is a nuisance that wreaks havoc on electronic devices. But within cells, a similar kind of biochemical “noise” is beneficial, helping ...
Mar 22, 2007
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Genetic studies endow mice with new color vision
Although mice, like most mammals, typically view the world with a limited color palette – similar to what some people with red-green color blindness see – scientists have now transformed their vision by introducing a ...
Mar 22, 2007
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The Next Great Earthquake
The 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake and resulting tsunami are now infamous for the damage they caused, but at the time many scientists believed this area was unlikely to create a quake of such magnitude. In the March 23 issue ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 22, 2007
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Quantum existence testing gives extreme solutions to increase network speed
Using a novel quantum computing algorithm, scientists have simplified the process for finding extreme values in a database compared with classical and earlier quantum computing methods. With its reduced time and minimal error ...
Fossil discovery marks earliest record of limbloss in ancient lizard
A University of Alberta paleontologist has helped discover the existence of a 95 million-year-old snakelike marine animal, a finding that provides not only the earliest example of limbloss in lizards but the first example ...
Archaeology
Mar 22, 2007
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Stage theatre evolves with the use of new technology
UCF's Conservatory Theatre and its partners are pushing the envelope of traditional theater by not only bringing it into the 21st Century, but launching it into the 22nd.
Other
Mar 22, 2007
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Scientists study lunar imaging techniques
U.S. scientists analyzing methods used to process lunar image data have found one technique is far superior to others.
Earth Sciences
Mar 22, 2007
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