Cornell chief rejects intelligent design
Hunter Rawlings III, Cornell University's interim president, says teaching intelligent design as science is a dangerous move.
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Nanoblinds: Helical polymer with side groups that synchronously flip 'on command'
Some molecules occur in two versions related to each other like mirror images; this property is called chirality. For example, helical polymers are chiral - they can be either left- or right-handed helices. The left and right ...
Oct 25, 2005
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Nanofabrication to lead to Quantum Computer
The team of scientists headed by professor Jeremy Levy at Pitts University has developed nanofabrication tools. The team has an electron beam lithography and nano engineering workstation - with an electron beam capable of ...
Nanothermometer: Tiny gold spheres with a corona of semiconductor nanoparticles show temperature-dependent glow
Small, smaller, nano - nanoscopic particles that can be arranged into controlled superstructures are the stuff from which future "intelligent" materials with new functions could be made. American researchers at the University ...
Oct 25, 2005
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Accumulated wealth encourages family stability, not only for humans
Among Western bluebirds and other cooperatively breeding birds, when grown children hang around the nest instead of dispersing at maturity, family structures become more close-knit. But what keeps the kids hanging around? ...
Oct 25, 2005
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Mt Taranaki 'overdue' for eruption
Researchers have uncovered evidence suggesting Mt Taranaki is overdue to erupt, possibly blanketing much of the North Island in ash and disrupting power and water supplies, farming and aviation. Although the 2518m volcano, ...
Oct 25, 2005
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Venus Express preliminary investigations bring encouraging news
Following the announcement of the Venus Express launch delay due to particulate contamination found in the launcher fairing where the spacecraft was installed, ESA staff and industry teams have started an inspection of the ...
Oct 25, 2005
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Expectations For A Final Theory?
Martin Rees is Professor of Cosmology and Astrophysics at the University of Cambridge and Britain's Astronomer Royal. He is the author of numerous popular science books, including the bestselling Just Six Numbers: The Deep ...
Oct 25, 2005
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Spirit Begins Downhill Drive
Spirit is healthy and has begun driving downhill from the top of "Husband Hill" toward the south basin. Elevation maps produced from the panoramic camera imagery taken at and near the summit of Husband Hill showed a safe ...
Oct 25, 2005
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Study: Viagra reduces heart stress
Johns Hopkins University scientists say they've found Viagra is effective in reducing stress on one's heart by half.
Oct 25, 2005
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