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  • By Sci/Tech News Staff
  • May 24th, 2006
Robotic Joystick Reveals How Brain Controls Movement

Robotic Joystick Reveals How Brain Controls Movement

Implications possibly profound for stroke patient rehab

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  • By Sci/Tech News Staff
  • May 24th, 2006
Genetic Combat for Determining the Sex of the Baby

Genetic Combat for Determining the Sex of the Baby

Two genes compete - the winner decides whether the egg develops into a male or a female

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  • By Sci/Tech News Staff
  • May 24th, 2006
Laser and Bubbles - the Cure for Reading Glasses May Be in View

Laser and Bubbles - the Cure for Reading Glasses May Be in View

The ultrasound imaging technique has been adapted to treating presbyopia

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  • By Sci/Tech News Staff
  • May 23rd, 2006
A Cool Way to Strip Hydrogen

A Cool Way to Strip Hydrogen

That could find great uses in the semiconductor industry and in the nanotechnology domain

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  • By Sci/Tech News Staff
  • May 23rd, 2006
Heal Thyself: How Cells Avoid Becoming Cancerous

Heal Thyself: How Cells Avoid Becoming Cancerous

How cells heal themselves after being exposed to a powerful mutagen such as radiation

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  • By Sci/Tech News Staff
  • May 23rd, 2006
Princeton's "Art of Science" Annual Exhibit

Princeton's "Art of Science" Annual Exhibit

55 exhibited works, including six videos, one sculpture, one poem, three canvasses, and 44 digital prints

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  • By Sci/Tech News Staff
  • May 23rd, 2006
Scientists Look Beyond the Birth of the Universe

Scientists Look Beyond the Birth of the Universe

By means of quantum gravitational speculations

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  • By Sci/Tech News Staff
  • May 23rd, 2006
A New Way of Looking at Vaccine Development

A New Way of Looking at Vaccine Development

Using computational techniques for designing new vaccines

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  • By Sci/Tech News Staff
  • May 23rd, 2006
Drinking Cocoa Enhances the Appearance of the Skin

Drinking Cocoa Enhances the Appearance of the Skin

Consumption of high-flavanol cocoa improves skin structure and function

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  • By Sci/Tech News Staff
  • May 23rd, 2006
Why Do Tropical Forests Release So Much Nitrogen Back into the Atmosphere?

Why Do Tropical Forests Release So Much Nitrogen Back into the Atmosphere?

Scientists find about the role certain bacteria play in the global climate

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  • By Sci/Tech News Staff
  • May 23rd, 2006
Brazil Creates Buffer Zone Around Coral Reefs Off Atlantic Coast

Brazil Creates Buffer Zone Around Coral Reefs Off Atlantic Coast

Designation limits oil exploration in unspoiled marine area

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  • By Sci/Tech News Staff
  • May 23rd, 2006
Greenhouse Gas-Temperature Feedback Mechanism May Raise Warming Beyond Previous Estimates

Greenhouse Gas-Temperature Feedback Mechanism May Raise Warming Beyond Previous Estimates

Improving the climate models brings surprises

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  • By Sci/Tech News Staff
  • May 23rd, 2006
Solar Power for the Masses

Solar Power for the Masses

The search for inexpensive solar power that could be available for the developing countries

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  • By Sci/Tech News Staff
  • May 22nd, 2006
New Century of Thirst for World's Mountains

New Century of Thirst for World's Mountains

Most detailed forecast to date shows sharp snowpack decline between now and year 2100; New Zealand, Latin America, Western US, European ranges hardest hit

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  • By Vlad Tarko
  • May 22nd, 2006
Pigeons Perceive Time on a Logarithmic Scale!

Pigeons Perceive Time on a Logarithmic Scale!

This helps them deal with large numbers

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  • By Sci/Tech News Staff
  • May 22nd, 2006
After the Carbon Buckyballs Now the Hollow Gold Cages

After the Carbon Buckyballs Now the Hollow Gold Cages

The marvels of nano-architecture

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  • By Sci/Tech News Staff
  • May 22nd, 2006
Men Enjoy Amphetamines More than Women

Men Enjoy Amphetamines More than Women

This may explain why mental disorders such as schizophrenia are more prevalent in men