Novel method to create personalized immunotherapy treatments August 05, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Argos Therapeutics and Université de Montréal today announced the presentation of new information on Argos' process for developing dendritic cell-based immunotherapies for HIV. Results from the study demonstrate that loading ... | |
Running slows the aging clock, researchers find August 11, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 68 vote(s)
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Regular running slows the effects of aging, according to a new study from Stanford University School of Medicine that has tracked 500 older runners for more than 20 years. Elderly runners have fewer disabilities, a longer ... | |
Intel cuts electric cords with wireless power system August 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 124 vote(s)
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Intel on Thursday showed off a wireless electric power system that analysts say could revolutionize modern life by freeing devices from transformers and wall outlets. | |
 Kites could provide electricity for 100,000 homes August 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 107 vote(s)
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High-flying kites tethered to generators could supply as much as 100 megawatts of electricity, enough to power 100,000 homes, according to researchers from the Delft University of Technology in The Netherlands. ... | |
 Robot with a Biological Brain: new research provides insights into how the brain works August 13, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 124 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A multidisciplinary team at the University of Reading has developed a robot which is controlled by a biological brain formed from cultured neurons. This cutting edge research is the first ... | |
No evidence to support 'organic is best' August 07, 2008 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 77 vote(s)
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New research in the latest issue of the Society of Chemical Industry's (SCI) Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture shows there is no evidence to support the argument that organic food is better than food grown ... | |
Gasoline produced from biomass could be in fuel tanks by 2010 with new technology August 19, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 73 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Turning everyday waste into gasoline may seem like a distant dream, but thanks to researchers with the Texas Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) and Byogy Renewables Inc., it could become a reality within ... | |
Gait may be associated with orgasmic ability September 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 77 vote(s)
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A new study found that trained sexologists could infer a woman's history of vaginal orgasm by observing the way she walks. The study is published in the September 2008 issue of The Journal of Sexual Medicine, the official ... | |
 Stop & Shop Supermarket Chain Goes Hi-Tech August 29, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 31 vote(s)
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Your next trip to Stop & Shop may be little more than just placing items into your wagon and paying for them at the cashier's checkout counter. | |
Zen training speeds the mind's return after distraction, brain scans reveal September 03, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 29 vote(s)
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Experienced Zen meditators can clear their minds of distractions more quickly than novices, according to a new brain imaging study. | |
 Physicists Seek Answers to Quantum Correlations August 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 124 vote(s)
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After performing multiple tests on two entangled photons, physicists have yet again found that the photons seem to be communicating faster than the speed of light - at least 100,000 times faster. The researchers ... | |
 Dutch town tests 'air-purifying' concrete (Update) August 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 91 vote(s)
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A road in the small Dutch town of Hengelo is to be paved with air-purifying concrete in a trial that could lead to a breakthrough in the fight against rising pollution, scientists said Wednesday. | |
Algae: Biofuel of the future? August 19, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 48 vote(s)
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University of Virginia researchers have a plan to greatly increase algae oil yields by feeding the algae extra carbon dioxide (the main greenhouse gas) and organic material like sewage, meaning the algae could simultaneously ... | |
 Stanford's 'autonomous' helicopters teach themselves to fly September 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 47 vote(s)
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Stanford computer scientists have developed an artificial intelligence system that enables robotic helicopters to teach themselves to fly difficult stunts by watching other helicopters perform the same maneuvers. ... | |
 Evolution as Described by the Second Law of Thermodynamics August 11, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 104 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Often, physics and biology appear as different worlds, from a scientist’s point of view. Each discipline has its own language and concepts, and physicists and biologists tend to look at the ... | |
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