Tiny magnetic discs could kill cancer cells: study
Tiny magnetic discs just a millionth of a metre in diameter could be used to used to kill cancer cells, according to a study published on Sunday.
Bio & Medicine
Nov 29, 2009
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Spinons -- confined like quarks
The concept of confinement is one of the central ideas in modern physics. The most famous example is that of quarks which bind together to form protons and neutrons. Now Prof. Bella Lake from Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (Germany) ...
General Physics
Nov 29, 2009
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Scientists explain puzzling lake asymmetry on Titan
Researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) suggest that the eccentricity of Saturn's orbit around the sun may be responsible for the unusually uneven distribution of methane and ethane lakes over the ...
Space Exploration
Nov 29, 2009
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Glasgow scientists predict the unpredictable to guide future nano-chip design
Scientists at the University of Glasgow, in collaboration with colleagues from Edinburgh, Manchester, Southampton and York universities, have developed technology which will help microchip designers create future integrated ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Nov 29, 2009
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Australian scientists aim to reduce sheep burps
Australian scientists are working to breed a sheep that belches less, as they look for ways to reduce harmful methane emissions from the country's woolly flocks, a researcher said Sunday.
Biotechnology
Nov 29, 2009
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Leaders say momentum building on climate change
(AP) -- Leaders of the Commonwealth countries called Saturday for a legally binding international agreement on climate change and a global fund with billions of dollars to help poor countries meet its mandates.
Environment
Nov 29, 2009
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Venezuela turns to cloud-seeding to battle drought
(AP) -- Hugo Chavez says he is starting to "bombard" clouds now that Cuba has provided Venezuela with cloud-seeding help in an effort to produce rain and alleviate the effects of a severe drought.
Earth Sciences
Nov 29, 2009
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