Scientists Succeed in Filming Organs and Joints in Real Time Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Scientists Succeed in Filming Organs and Joints in Real Time Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging

  11:20:00 PM    Science Lover

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"Please hold absolutely still": This instruction is crucial for patients being examined by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). It is the only way to obtain clear images for diagnosis. Up to now, it was therefore almost impossible to image moving organs using MRI. Real-time...

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New View of Tectonic Plates: Computer Modeling of Earth's Mantle Flow, Plate Motions, and Fault Zones

New View of Tectonic Plates: Computer Modeling of Earth's Mantle Flow, Plate Motions, and Fault Zones

  11:55:00 PM    Science Lover

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Computational scientists and geophysicists at the University of Texas at Austin and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have developed new computer algorithms that for the first time allow for the simultaneous modeling of Earth's mantle flow, large-scale...

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The Pentagon Approves a Flying Car! The Pentagon wants a flying car, and one seriously out-there military concept has been given the go-ahead. Here is a look at the Pentagon's next armored, armed, airborne Humvee.

The Pentagon Approves a Flying Car! The Pentagon wants a flying car, and one seriously out-there military concept has been given the go-ahead. Here is a look at the Pentagon's next armored, armed, airborne Humvee.

  9:27:00 AM    Science Lover

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The race to build the world's first flying military jeep just moved a step closer to the finish line. The Pentagon's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected two companies to proceed with the next stage of its Transformer, known as TX—a fully automated...

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Tiny Logo Demonstrates Advanced Display Technology Using Nano-Thin Metal Sheets

Tiny Logo Demonstrates Advanced Display Technology Using Nano-Thin Metal Sheets

  5:22:00 PM    Science Lover

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In a step toward more efficient, smaller and higher-definition display screens, a University of Michigan professor has developed a new type of color filter made of nano-thin sheets of metal with precisely spaced gratings. An optical microscopy image of a 12-by-9-micron...

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El Niños Are Growing Stronger, NASA/NOAA Study Finds

El Niños Are Growing Stronger, NASA/NOAA Study Finds

  10:17:00 AM    Science Lover

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A relatively new type of El Niño, which has its warmest waters in the central-equatorial Pacific Ocean, rather than in the eastern-equatorial Pacific, is becoming more common and progressively stronger, according to a new study by NASA and NOAA. The research may improve...

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Dry Water Could Make a Big Splash Commercially, Help Fight Global Warming

Dry Water Could Make a Big Splash Commercially, Help Fight Global Warming

  12:40:00 AM    Science Lover

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An unusual substance known as "dry water," which resembles powdered sugar, could provide a new way to absorb and store carbon dioxide, the major greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming, scientists reported at the 240th National Meeting of the American Chemical...

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Ultralow-power memory uses orders of magnitude less power than other devices

Ultralow-power memory uses orders of magnitude less power than other devices

  12:25:00 AM    Science Lover

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As RFID tags are becoming more widespread for tracking and identifying almost anything, researchers are continuing to develop cheap, ultralow-power memory devices for these applications. In a recent study, scientists from Cambridge have taken another step forward in...

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Biosynthetic Corneas Restore Vision in Humans

Biosynthetic Corneas Restore Vision in Humans

  10:26:00 AM    Science Lover

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A new study from researchers in Canada and Sweden has shown that biosynthetic corneas can help regenerate and repair damaged eye tissue and improve vision in humans. The results, from an early phase clinical trial with 10 patients, are published in the August 25th, 2010...

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Electricity collected from the air could become the newest alternative energy source

Electricity collected from the air could become the newest alternative energy source

  10:23:00 AM    Science Lover

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Imagine devices that capture electricity from the air ― much like solar cells capture sunlight ― and using them to light a house or recharge an electric car. Imagine using similar panels on the rooftops of buildings to prevent lightning before it forms. Strange as it...

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'Spintronics' Breakthrough Holds Promise for Next-Generation Computers

'Spintronics' Breakthrough Holds Promise for Next-Generation Computers

  9:03:00 PM    Science Lover

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Using powerful lasers, Hui Zhao, assistant professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Kansas, and graduate student Lalani Werake have discovered a new way to recognize currents of spinning electrons within a semiconductor. Hui Zhao, assistant professor...

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Richest Planetary System Discovered

Richest Planetary System Discovered

  2:16:00 AM    Science Lover

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Astronomers using ESO's world-leading HARPS instrument have discovered a planetary system containing at least five planets, orbiting the Sun-like star HD 10180. The researchers also have tantalising evidence that two other planets may be present, one of which would have...

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Berries May Activate the Brain's Natural Housekeeper

Berries May Activate the Brain's Natural Housekeeper

  2:04:00 AM    Science Lover

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Scientists have reported the first evidence that eating blueberries, strawberries, and acai berries may help the aging brain stay healthy in a crucial but previously unrecognized way. Their study, presented at the 240th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society...

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