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It's Elemental: Polonium
Background about the radioactive element polonium, which was "discovered by Marie Sklodowska Curie, a Polish chemist, in 1898. She obtained polonium from pitchblende, a material that contains uranium."Includes a brief description of uses, facts and figures, and other details. From the Jefferson Lab, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility. Canon Law: Corpus Juris Canonici (1582)
"A digital facsimile edition of the Decretals of Gregory IX as they appeared with marginal commentary in the 'Corpus canonicum glossatum' promulgated by Gregory XIII in 1580. ... This edition of the laws, edited by the Roman Correctors ... will allow historians and legal scholars to study canon law with the aid of the original textual apparatus (glossa ordinaria)."Browsable by volume and subject (in Latin). From the University of California, Los Angeles, Library. We're Here, We're Warming, Can We Get Used To It?
Global warming conversations have shifted from whether climate is changing to how we will deal with the inevitable consequences. And the price you pay will depend on where you live and how well you prepare, suggests one of the most detailed studies to date on global warming and its likely effect on human activity. Warming Climate, Cod Collapse, Have Combined To Cause Rapid North Atla
Ecosystems along the continental shelf waters of the Northwest Atlantic Ocean, from the Labrador Sea south of Greenland all the way to North Carolina, are experiencing large, rapid changes, reports a Cornell oceanographer in the Feb. 23 issue of Science. Review: Nokia N95 Is Faster, Sleeker and U.S.-Ready
The new version of the Nokia N95 is slightly smaller than its predecessor, and offers a much faster 3-G data connection. Best of all, it works with U.S. carriers. University Of Pittsburgh Researchers Develop Co-polymer That Acts Like
University of Pittsburgh researchers have developed a way that could prolong the effectiveness of antioxidants that are commonly used in products to protect against the harmful effects caused by sun and air exposure. Reporting in the Jan. 10 print issue of Biomacromolecules, a journal of the American Chemical Society, they describe a chemically formulated co-polymer that in laboratory studies was able to withstand significantly longer periods of intense ultraviolet light than other formulations. Vaporware '06: Return of the King
It's time for Wired News' annual Vaporware Awards, celebrating all those wonderful technologies promised for 2006 that never quite delivered. By Michael Calore. Use Of Hip Protector Does Not Reduce Risk Of Hip Fracture For Nursing
Use of an energy-absorbing hip protector did not provide a protective effect against hip fracture for nursing home residents, adding to increasing evidence that hip protectors, as currently designed, are not effective for preventing hip fractures, according to a recent article. Examination Of Internal 'Wiring' Of Yeast, Worm, And Fly Reveals Conse
Researchers in California, Israel, and Germany have compared three distantly related species -- baker's yeast, a worm, and the fruit fly -- and reported that protein "wiring"connections in one species are often conserved in all three. Ocean Tides Once Spread Massive Icebergs, According To Study
Labrador Sea ocean tides dislodged huge Arctic icebergs thousands of years ago, carrying gigantic ice-rafted debris across the ocean and contributing to the ice age's deep freeze, say an international team of university researchers.
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