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New Material For Aircraft Wings Could Save Billions
Building aircraft wings with a special aluminum fiber combination makes them nearly immune to metal fatigue. The application of this technology, will lead to substantial savings. The unusual qualities of this special material can make a significant contribution to the development of truly energy-efficient, 'green'aircraft. Lower fuel consumption and reduction of maintenance costs could lead to worldwide savings as high as $100 billion. Determining The Fate Of Cells In The Human Body
A study in the April issue of Nature Genetics establishes a model that may take scientists closer to understanding how cells in the human body determine their own fate. Talking to ourselves: How consumers navigate choices and inner conflic
From simple decisions like "Should I eat this brownie?" to bigger questions such as "Should my next car be a hybrid?" consumers are involved in an inner dialogue that reflects thoughts and perspectives of their different selves, according to the authors of a new study. Very High Frequency Radiation Makes Dark Matter Visible
The stars and gas which are seen in galaxies account for only a few percent of the gravitating material in the Universe. Most of the rest has remained stubbornly invisible and is now thought to be made of a new form of matter never yet seen on Earth. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics have discovered, however, that a sufficiently big radio telescope could make a picture of everything that gravitates, rivalling the images made by optical telescopes of everything that shines. Human Waste On Beach: Sticking To The Sand Might Not Be Such Good, Cle
Microbes that result in beach closures and health advisories when detected at unsafe levels in the ocean also have been detected in the sand, according to a new study. The study found that sand at beaches all along the California coast contained some level of fecal indicator bacteria. At one popular beach in Monterey, California, they found evidence of human waste -- raising doubt about the commonly held belief that some fecal indicator bacteria occur naturally in the sand and are therefore benign. Marking Five Years Since 9/11
This August 2006 article lists many television programs commemorating the fifth anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. "While the terrorist attack that destroyed the World Trade Center takes center stage in many commemorative programs, others delve into the personalities and politics that set those events in motion, or examine the attacks' fallout in physical or psychological terms."Includes brief descriptions. From Newsday Inc. New Research Tools Are Too Complex For Easy Answers, Researchers Say
Scientists who study cancer may be prone to drawing simplistic conclusions from the powerful molecular tools now available because they don't appreciate how complex the data is that is being generated. New Science Sheds Light On Rebuilding Fisheries
In a scientific double whammy, researchers report that fishing pressure is causing fish to evolve to smaller sizes, just as new studies show that larger fish are critical to sustaining populations. In species such as Pacific rockfish, the big, old females not only produce exponentially more eggs than younger, smaller females, but their hearty larvae have a far greater chance of survival. Keeping these big fish in the water increases the chances of strong population numbers in the next generation -- which is paramount to the recovery of overfished stocks. Turn Off The TV During Family Meals
September and October mark the start of television's new fall season as the premieres of new shows and old favorites hit the airwaves. But, University of Minnesota researchers found that watching television while eating family meals may have a negative impact on children's diets. School of Public Health Project EAT researchers found that children in families who watched TV while eating meals together had a lower-quality diet than the children of families who ate together, but turned the TV off. Boys watching TV while eating family meals consumed fewer vegetables and grains, and more soft drinks, than those who did not watch TV; girls watching TV ate significantly fewer dark vegetables and more fried food. Einstein's Big Idea
Companion website to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Nova program about "the story behind the world's most famous equation": energy equals mass times the speed of light squared (E =mc&178). The site features an essay explaining this 1905 equation that "says that energy and mass (matter) are interchangeable,"information about scientists whose experiments paved the way for Albert Einstein, an audio clip of Einstein explaining the equation, links to related sites, materials for library activities, and much more.
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