Study: Training improves attention in kids
University of Oregon-Eugene scientists say just a five-day educational intervention can improve attention and boost intelligence in young children.
Sep 27, 2005
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Lakes are de-gassed to avoid mass deaths
Two African lakes that killed 1,800 people in the 1980s may again release deadly amounts of CO2, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor scientists report.
Sep 27, 2005
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Sailing the planets: Exploring Mars with guided balloons
Mars rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, have, by now, spent almost two years on the surface of Mars. They traveled several miles each, frequently stopping and analyzing scientific targets with their cameras, spectrometers and ...
Sep 27, 2005
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Unusual meteorite unlocks treasure trove of solar system secrets
An unusual meteorite that fell on a frozen lake in Canada five years ago has led a Florida State University geochemist to a breakthrough in understanding the origin of the chemical elements that make up our solar system. ...
Sep 27, 2005
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Scientists grow hair on bald mice
A Baltimore scientist has used a protein called Hairless in hair progenitor cells to restore follicle growth in genetically hairless mice.
Sep 27, 2005
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U.S. to open door to VoIP wiretaps
New rules allowing wiretaps of Voice over Internet Protocol conversations are expected to be issued by U.S. authorities in 2007.
Sep 27, 2005
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Nano World: Two-faced Janus nanoparticles
Janus particles -- two-faced particles named after the Roman god of doorways -- could find use in everything from novel anti-cancer therapies and solar cells to paper-thin flexible video displays, experts told UPI's Nano ...
Sep 27, 2005
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China's tech commissars target SMS porn
China's Ministry of Information Industry, the regulator of telecom, Internet and information-technology development, said it is targeting cell-phone smut.
Sep 27, 2005
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Jefferson Lab scientists set to test germ-killing fabrics
The Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab) located in Newport News, Va., has received a $192,000 grant from the Department of Homeland Security to test germ-killing fabrics for ...
Sep 27, 2005
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NSF Centers Will Use Nano-Interface Control and Bioengineering for Materials by Design
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has established two new Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSECs) at Yale University and the University of Washington, with a combined NSF investment of up to $14 million ...
Sep 27, 2005
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