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New Wood-plastic Composites To Boost Industry, Help Use Waste Products
Wood science researchers in the College of Forestry at Oregon State University have developed new wood-plastic composites that are stronger and less expensive than any similar products now available -- a major breakthrough for this growing industry. New studies on surgical options in inherited breast cancer show drasti
Two new studies shed light on the treatment options facing women carrying the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic mutations. Researchers found that prophylactic mastectomy does not improve disease-free or overall survival, and the first multi-institutional systematic comparison of treatment outcomes from breast conserving therapy versus mastectomy found more recurrences in the breast with BCT compared to recurrences at the chest wall following mastectomy, but similar rates of recurrence when BCT patients also received chemotherapy. Online Multiplayer Video Games Create Greater Negative Consequences, E
Online video games with thousands of simultaneous players, such as "World of Warcraft,"have become hugely popular in the last two decades and are now a multibillion dollar industry. Scientists have conducted a randomized trial study of college students contrasting the effects of playing online socially interconnected video games with more traditional single-player or arcade-style games. [Odd] A Romanian couple has named their son Yahoo as a sign of gratitu
Daily Libertatea said on Thursday Cornelia and Nonu Dragoman, both from Transylvania, met and decided they were meant for each other following a three-month relationship over the net.They married and had a baby this Christmas, whom they decided to name after one of the worldwide web's most popular portals."We named him Lucian Yahoo after my father and the net, the main beacon of my life,"Cornelia Dragoman was quoted as saying. Guide To Public Opinion Poll Web Sites: Polling Data From Around the W
This annotated compilation of websites "focuses on significant Internet sites concerning general public opinion polls, especially those providing polling results in usable formats."The scope does not include "Web and blog polls, as many are unscientific, biased, or oriented toward amateur efforts."From librarians Gary Thompson and Sean Conley, published in the October 2006 issue of C&RL News, a publication of the Association of College and Research Libraries of the American Library Association (ALA). Frammuseet/Fram Museum
This museum's website provides material about the ship "Fram,"and the Norwegian explorers who sailed the ship on polar expeditions. Features images and diagrams of the ship, which was launched in 1892, and profiles of explorers Fridtjof Nansen, Otto Sverdrup, and Roald Amundsen. In Norwegian, Danish, and English languages. From the Fram Museum, Oslo, Norway. Return to Flight
Information about the "Return to Flight mission ... the 114th Space Shuttle flight, and the 31st flight of Discovery,"which is due to launch in spring 2005. Includes a mission overview, crew interviews, an image and video gallery, information about the space shuttle system (rocket booster, external tanks, and orbiter), launch and landing information, feature articles, and more. From the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). University Of Delaware Researchers Develop Cancer 'Nanobomb'
University of Delaware researchers are opening a new front in the war on cancer, bringing to bear new nanotechnologies for cancer detection and treatment and introducing a unique nanobomb that can literally blow up breast cancer tumors. Discovery leads to effective treatment of painful skin condition
Researchers have discovered a remarkable treatment for a rare, yet debilitating, skin condition. Best Music of the Millennium ... So Far
From Radiohead to El-P, these powerful and innovative bands and musicians laid down some of the '00s finest tracks. Give them a listen and nominate your own favorites.
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