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UNC Scientists Develop Promising New X-ray Device Using Carbon Nanotub
Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a UNC start-up company, Xintek, Inc., have invented a new X-ray device based on carbon nanotubes that emits a scanning X-ray beam composed of multiple smaller beams while also remaining stationary. [Ironic] LONDON: A jailed cocaine dealer is working as Santa Claus on
John Tams, who dons beard, boots and red suit to work in a cafe's Christmas grotto, said he wanted to give something back to the community... Vaccine Against Malaria Will Reduce Disease, Study Suggests
Researchers have just published data potentially impacting the three billion people exposed to malaria every year. Novel findings show that new antibodies inhibit infection by the Plasmodium vivax (P. vivax) malaria parasite. Migraines: Options To Prevent And Treat The Pounding Pain
Migraines are more than a bad headache. As nearly 30 million Americans can attest, the throbbing pain of a migraine can be debilitating, lasting from a few hours to several days. The condition can be aggravated by light, sounds, odors, exercise, even routine physical activities. Nausea, with or without vomiting, may occur. Fortunately, treatment helps most people who have migraines. Wired Test 2007: The Best Gadget of All Time Revealed! You'll Never Gu
Despite poor picture quality and little market success, the CT-100 television developed in the 1950s tops Wired'sGreatest Gadget of All Time. Patent Fight in Online Academia
E-learning company Blackboard grabs a patent on the basic features of online education software. To prove their claim to ownership, they're suing other providers for royalties. Anthrax Vaccine And Antitoxin Combined In One Easy Shot
A new and highly effective agent that provides protection against anthrax by combining a fast-acting anthrax toxin inhibitor with a vaccine has been combined in a single compound. This new compound could provide rapid treatment and long-term protection in a single injection. New Observations And Climate Model Data
For the first time, new climate observations and computer models provide a consistent picture of recent warming of Earth's tropical atmosphere. Over the past decade, scientific evidence from a variety of sources has implicated human-caused increases in greenhouse gases as a major driver of recent climate change. A key argument used to rebut such findings relates to satellite records of temperature change in the troposphere -- the lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere. [Ironic] Professional beggars prowling about the streets of Moroccan c
The government plans to crack down on the scam used by faux beggars in growing numbers for a kind of "emotional blackmail", a cabinet minister was quoted as saying... Unique Recordings Of Brain Cell Activity Reveal Nature Of Narcolepsy,
UCLA/Veterans Affairs neuroscientists have pinpointed the electrical "signature"of the brain cells whose loss causes human narcolepsy, and made the first recordings of their activity. Made in freely moving rats in waking and across the sleep cycle, these recordings show hypocretin neurons are active during excitement generated by positive emotions and by interest in one's surroundings.
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