 Giant Furnace Opens to Reveal 'Perfect' LSST Mirror Blank September 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The single-piece primary and tertiary mirror blank cast for the LSST is "perfect", say project astronomers and engineers. | |
 Theory of the sun's role in formation of the solar system questioned September 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 25 vote(s)
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A strange mix of oxygen found in a stony meteorite that exploded over Pueblito de Allende, Mexico nearly 40 years ago has puzzled scientists ever since. Small flecks of minerals lodged in the stone and thought ... | |
 Transcend Introduces their 64GB Jet Flash V20 USB Flash Drive September 02, 2008 | User rating: 2.8 / 5 after 26 vote(s)
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Transcend Information, Inc. is a leading manufacture of flash memory products. The V20 is small enough to fit into your shirt pocket and has semi-transparent color-band that lights up when in use. With 64 ... | |
Global warming greatest in past decade September 01, 2008 | User rating: 2.8 / 5 after 54 vote(s)
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Researchers confirm that surface temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere were warmer over the last 10 years than any time during the last 1300 years, and, if the climate scientists include the somewhat controversial data ... | |
Study: Teen suicide spike was no fluke September 02, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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A troubling study in the September 3rd Journal of the American Medical Association raises new concerns about kids committing suicide in this country. After a one year spike in the number of suicides, doctors were hoping ... | |
 Finder of key hominid fossil disputes 7-million-year dating September 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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A fresh storm has broken out over an ancient fossil presented by its defenders as a forebear of humanity and dismissed by its critics as the remains of a vulgar chimp. Controversy has swirled around Toumai, ... | |
 Wi-Spy 2.4x Spectrum Analyzer September 02, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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This all new version has both its hardware and software upgraded. The Wi-Spy is the world's smallest 2.4 GHz spectrum analyzer that helps troubleshoot and analyze Wi-Fi networks for interference. | |
European agency warns of possible Botox side effects: report August 31, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Months after US authorities sounded the alarm, European officials are warning of dangerous possible side effects from the wrinkle-smoothing injection Botox, according to a German news report. | |
 Elephants no Dumbo at sums: Japanese researcher September 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Asian elephants can do mathematics, proving their skill at addition in an experiment with their favourite food, a Japanese researcher said Monday. | |
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. | |
This ain't no jive, particle physics rap is a hit September 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Who says science doesn't turn people on? Kate McAlpine is a rising star on YouTube for her rap performance - about high-energy particle physics. Her performance has drawn a half-million views so far on YouTube. | |
 Cosmic connections: Scientist locates the origin of cosmic dust September 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The origin of the microscopic meteorites that make up cosmic dust has been revealed for the first time in new research out today (1 September 2008). | |
 Researchers pinpoint geographic origins of individuals using DNA September 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- One day soon, you may be able to pinpoint the geographic origins of your ancestors based on analysis of your DNA. | |
Landmark study opens door to new cancer, aging treatments August 31, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 21 vote(s)
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Researchers at The Wistar Institute have deciphered the structure of the active region of telomerase, an enzyme that plays a major role in the development of nearly all human cancers. The landmark achievement opens the door ... | |
New approach, old drug show promise against hepatitis C, research shows August 31, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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The fight against the liver disease hepatitis C has been at something of an impasse for years, with more than 150 million people currently infected, and traditional antiviral treatments causing nasty side effects and often ... | |
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