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Researchers Try To Create Cyclic Ozone - SpaceDaily With nearly twice the energy of normal, bent-shaped ozone (O3), cyclic ozone could hold the key component for a future manned-mission to Mars. No one has ever seen-let alone made-cyclic ozone. But that could all change at Temple University's Center for Advanced Photonics Research, which has been awarded a one-year, $1.25 million grant to develop cyclic ozone by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Administration (DARPA). "This is way-over-the-horizon research," he adds. "But if you can produce cyclic ozone, that might be a key component to interplanetary space exploration." |
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Titanic life may bloom without water - Nature The extraordinary images sent from Saturn's giant moon by the Huygens spacecraft should make speculation about life in liquids other than water more than a scientific parlour game. In fact, a lifeless Titan would point to a gap in our understanding of carbon-based molecules, says chemist Steven Benner of the University of Florida in Gainesville. Organisms should be comfortable in a hydrocarbon ocean, he says. This possibility has previously been given short shrift. NASA has mostly explored places thought to contain liquid water, either now or in the past. It has sent craft to Mars, where ancient rivers seem to have carved the surface. But does life depend on water? Or could it be that Earth life has evolved to suit its watery home? |
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HP: For circuits, swap silicon for molecules - C/Net Researchers from the Palo Alto, Calif.-based computing giant have created devices called crossbar latches that can be used to perform calculations in microprocessors, the same function silicon transistors now have. The difference is that crossbar latches--which consist of a grid of microscopic wires linked by molecules at their intersections--are far smaller and, potentially, far cheaper to make. |
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Biosciences:
2/11/2005: Blue tit boom 'may cause crisis' -
BBC
2/11/2005: Australia offers a reward to help stop toxic cane toads -
BBC
2/11/2005: Scientists Propose Sweeping Changes To Naming Of Bird Neurosystems - Science
Daily
2/11/2005: Birds Brainier Than Previously Thought - Science
Daily
2/11/2005: Hirsute Or
Hairless? Two Proteins May Spell The Difference - Science
Daily
2/11/2005: Multiple Campylobacter Genomes Sequenced - Science
Daily
2/11/2005: Rice Genome Approaches Completion - Science
Daily
2/11/2005: Flocking
Together: Study Shows How Animal Groups Find Their Way - Science
Daily
2/11/2005: Biology In Four
Dimensions: Factor Of Time Gives Scientists Insight Into Cellular Machines - Science
Daily
2/11/2005: Spotting Evolution On The Wing - Science
Daily
2/11/2005: Beer-drinking Rats Count Calories Better Than Many People, UF Researchers Say - Science
Daily
2/11/2005: Fleshing Out The Genome - Science
Daily
Climate, Environment:
2/11/2005: In pictures: Have you seen signs of an early
spring? Send us your pics -
BBC
2/11/2005: In pictures: Africa's largest rainforest and its inhabitants need help -
BBC
2/11/2005: African treaty to protect forest -
BBC
2/11/2005: Journey to the centre of a quake - New
Scientist
2/11/2005: Wolf's Future in Wyoming, as Predator or Fragile Species, Is in Court's Hands
- NY
Times
2/11/2005: Conservation Genetics Center Leads Research On Yellowstone Wolves - Science
Daily
2/11/2005: Drought Reduces Nitrogen-fixing In Legumes - Science
Daily
2/11/2005: NASA Research To Aid Federal Invasive Species Council Efforts - Science
Daily
2/11/2005: Climate Change And The Future Of Air Travel - Science
Daily
2/11/2005: Blasted Coral Reefs Need Tender, Low-Cost Care - Science
Daily
2/11/2005: Siberian Fires Most Common Near People - Science
Daily
Computers:
Devices
2/11/2005: US singles chart includes download sales for first time -
BBC
2/11/2005: The state of Linux gaming - C/Net
2/11/2005: Movie studios grab for the joystick - C/Net
2/11/2005: Before Enemies Are Pummeled, Creativity Wins
- NY
Times
2/11/2005: Video Games' Chaos Echoed In Streets, D.C. Leaders Say
- Washington Post
2/11/2005: Game firm holds 'cast' auditions
Communications
2/11/2005: Skype in deal with Hutchison unit -
BBC
2/11/2005: Pulling the plug: Shock! One web addict explains why he ditched broadband -
BBC
2/11/2005: New phase in phone fracas - C/Net
2/11/2005: Hold the phone, VOIP isn't safe - C/Net
2/11/2005: Cell phone's for you...it's the judge - C/Net
2/11/2005: Caution Urged For Switch To Internet Phones - Science
Daily
Technology
2/11/2005: HP: For circuits, swap silicon for molecules
- C/Net
2/11/2005: Intel debuts dynamic low-power processor technology - El.
Engr. Times
2/11/2005: India, Canada to jointly develop new wireless technology - El.
Engr. Times
PC's
2/11/2005: Digital guru floats sub-$100 PC -
BBC
2/11/2005: Group aims to drastically up disc storage - C/Net
Internet
2/11/2005: Super Bowl
ads:-winners and losers - C/Net
2/11/2005: Eudora Suffers Security Scare - C/Net
2/11/2005: Fledgling Thunderbird takes on Outlook - C/Net
2/11/2005: Gmail gearing up for full
launch? - C/Net
2/11/2005: Ask Jeeves to buy
Bloglines? - C/Net
2/11/2005: Project Honeypot aims to trap spammers - New
Scientist
Miscellaneous
2/11/2005: Gates launch hit by name blunder -
BBC
2/11/2005: Intel may get antitrust warning in Japan - C/Net
2/11/2005: Messages grow manic as piracy nears high court - C/Net
Energy:
Health:
Cardiovascular
2/11/2005: Viagra Effectively Treats Enlarged Hearts, Mouse Study Shows - Science
Daily
2/11/2005: Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Have Double The Risk Of Heart Failure - Science
Daily
2/11/2005: New Inherited Disease Can Cause Early Aortic Rupture - Science
Daily
2/11/2005: Survivors Who Stop Taking Aspirin Increase Risk Of Another Stroke - Science
Daily
2/11/2005: Migraine-sparked Vision Loss May Increase Stroke Risk In Women - Science
Daily
2/11/2005: Special Imaging Study Shows Failing Hearts Are 'Energy Starved' - Science
Daily
Cancer
2/11/2005: Baby size linked to cancer risk -
BBC
2/11/2005: Vaccine hopes for blood cancers -
BBC
2/11/2005: Effective Cancer Treatments Follow The Clock - Science
Daily
2/11/2005: Pathogen-Mimicking Vaccine As Strategy For Cancer Therapy - Science
Daily
2/11/2005: Mayo Clinic Researchers Create 'Obedient Virus'; First Step To Use Measles Virus Against Cancer - Science
Daily
2/11/2005: New Study Details Trends In Diagnosis, Treatment Of Brain Tumors - Science
Daily
Infectious
2/11/2005: Sex disease alert: New infection being seen among gay men in western Europe -
BBC
2/11/2005: New Way To Block Pox Shows Promise In Lab Study - Science
Daily
2/11/2005: HIV Vaccine Trial Breaks Ground For Future Research - Science
Daily
2/11/2005: Substance Protects Resilient Staph Bacteria - Science
Daily
Non-Infectious
2/11/2005: Traffic pollution revs up allergens
-
Nature
2/11/2005: Gene Signatures Predict Interferon Response For Multiple Sclerosis Patients - Science
Daily
2/11/2005: World-first Living Donor Islet Cell Transplant A Success; Procedure Offers Promise For Diabetics - Science
Daily
2/11/2005: Pro-inflammatory Protein Contributes To Crohn's Disease According To UCSD School Of Medicine Study - Science
Daily
Miscellaneous
2/11/2005: The shoe problem: 'Ivan Noble had a point about doctors and eye-contact' -
BBC
2/11/2005: Discovery:
The most significant ideas in science and technology: hair loss -
BBC
2/11/2005: Mothers' stories: New mums around the world describe their experiences -
BBC
2/11/2005: Steroids 'safe for baby health' -
BBC
2/11/2005: Pill woman pregnant with quads -
BBC
2/11/2005: A daily
struggle: Teenager tells of her battle with anorexia -
BBC
2/11/2005: Study Proves Catheter Ablation Safe For Patients - Science
Daily
2/11/2005: Full-body MRI Shows Promise For Screening, But Should Stay In Research Area For Now, Study Says - Science
Daily
2/11/2005: Suffering From Fatigue, Abdominal Discomfort Or Bloody
Diarrhea? Your Doctor Might Not Recommend An Uncomfortable Endoscopy - Science
Daily
2/11/2005: Lost Tolerance Is A Grave Omenn - Science
Daily
2/11/2005: PGA On A Tour Under The Skin - Science
Daily
2/11/2005: Inflammatory Cells Highly Promising Target In NF 1 - Science
Daily
2/11/2005: Rat Whisking May Provide Insight Into Debilitating Eye Disorder - Science
Daily
2/11/2005: Waterloo And Medicine Today - Science
Daily
2/11/2005: Optimal Treatment Of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - Science
Daily
2/11/2005: Researchers Discover New Function For Old Enzyme - Science
Daily
History, Anthropology:
2/11/2005: Primordial seas too saline for early evolution - New
Scientist
Miscellaneous:
2/11/2005: Soviet bomb-makers retrain in UK -
BBC
2/11/2005: Starving Star
Wars? - Business
Week
2/11/2005: Tuning Out of Plasma - Business
Week
2/11/2005: Biotech
IPOs: A Big Future behind Them? - Business
Week
2/11/2005: Tech gainsfor
women? - C/Net
2/11/2005: Cosmic
Log: Super science on the Web - MSNBC
2/11/2005: U.S. Redesigning Atomic Weapons
- NY
Times
2/11/2005: National Academy Of Engineering Announces Million-Dollar Challenge To Provide Safe Drinking Water - Science
Daily
Neurosciences:
2/11/2005: Left-handed people view the world differently -
BBC
2/11/2005: Older People Get The Big Picture Faster, And They Are Less Inhibited - Science
Daily
2/11/2005: New Study Suggests Race Fear Isn't Hard Wired - Science
Daily
Physics and Astronomy:
2/11/2005: Light Continues To Echo Three Years After Stellar Outburst - Science
Daily
2/11/2005: Experiments Prove Existence Of Atomic Chain 'Anchors' - Science
Daily
Prolongevity
Robotics:
Space:
2/11/2005: Titanic
life may bloom without water
-
Nature
2/11/2005: Researchers Try To Create Cyclic Ozone - SpaceDaily
2/11/2005: Critics Question NASA on Safety of the Shuttles
- NY
Times
2/11/2005: Using Global Warming To Create Conditions For Life On Mars - Science
Daily
2/11/2005: Saturn's Bull's-Eye Marks Its Hot Spot - Science
Daily
2/11/2005: NASA Selects Moon Mapper For Mission Of Opportunity - Science
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Technology:
2/11/2005: Nano and
Chips: Uneasy Ties - Business
Week
2/11/2005: University mulls RFID for cadavers - C/Net
2/11/2005: What's bugging the high-tech
car? - C/Net
2/11/2005: Photos: Fill 'er up with hydrogen - C/Net
2/11/2005: Photos: Consumer gear takes a test drive
2/11/2005: Virtual surround-sound tailored to individual ears - New
Scientist
2/11/2005: The Science Behind Making Steak More Tender - Science
Daily
2/11/2005: McGill Researcher Looks At The Genetics Behind Cheese - Science
Daily