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Computer Calls Can Talk Couch Potatoes Into Walking, Study Finds
Computer-generated phone calls may be an effective, low-cost way to encourage sedentary adults to exercise, according to a recent study. What most surprised researchers was that the computer calls were almost as effective as the calls by a real person. Fantastic Voyage Into The Heart Delivers A Protector Against Heart Fai
Reminiscent of the 1966 sci-fi thriller Fantastic Voyage, where a surgical team is miniaturized and injected into a dying man, researchers from Harvard Medical School have used injectable self-assembling peptide nanofibers loaded with the pro-survival factor PDGF-BB to protect rat cardiomyocytes from injury and subsequent heart failure. Their study appears online on December 15 in advance of print publication in the January 2006 issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation. Mountains Discovered On Titan, Saturn's Largest Moon
Astronomers have discovered and analyzed mountains on Saturn's largest moon, additional evidence that it has some of the most earthlike processes of any celestial body in the solar system. Titan's mountains are most likely made of water ice and are relatively small in height, at most 2 km (1.25 mi) from base to peak. Humans Appear Hardwired To Learn By 'Over-Imitation'
Children learn by imitating adults and will change what they know about an object to mimic adult behavior. Watching an adult do something wrong, or in a disorganizedor inefficient way, can make it much harder for a child to learn to do it right. Seasons
Clear and detailed technical discussions of seasons, solstices, and equinoxes. Includes the exact dates when spring, summer, fall, and winter arrive. Debunks misconceptions about seasons and the superstition "that it is possible to stand an egg upright on its end [only] on the date of the equinoxes (and/or solstices)."Maintained by scientist Eric Weisstein. Florida Demo Tames High Sulfur Coal: Delivers Power At Very Low Emiss
Recent tests with one of the nation's mid- to high-sulfur coals have further verified that a new electric generation technology in its first large-scale utility demonstration here is one of the world's cleanest coal-based power plants. New Optical Technique Provides Easy Way To Detect TB Bacteria In Fluid
Researchers have demonstrated a sensitive new way to use light to detect traces of tuberculosis bacteria in fluids. Their work may one day help health care workers identify people who are latently infected. Moreover, the technology may be amenable for widespread use in the developing world, where most cases of TB occur. Wired's Favorite Sci-Fi Flicks of All Time — Pre–Sta
They're not necessarily the best science fiction films ever made (although some are), but these are our favorites. Have a look and chime in with your own picks.
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The Topsy-turvy Galaxy
ESO's VLT has taken an image of the starburst galaxy NGC 1313, whose captivating appearance belies its inner turmoil. The dense clustering of bright stars and gas in its arms, a sign of an ongoing boom of star births, shows a mere glimpse of the rough times it has seen. Probing ever deeper into the heart of the galaxy, astronomers have revealed many enigmas that continue to defy our understanding.
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