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Share the Perspective of Genius: Leonardo's Study for the Adoration of
Website companion to a 2006 exhibition of Leonardo da Vinci's preparatory drawing for the painting "Adoration of the Magi,"an altar-piece commissioned in 1481 by the monks of San Donato a Scopeto, near Florence. Compares the preparatory drawing and the wood panel painting, and the images in visible light, ultraviolet light, and in the infrared range. From the Library of Congress. Room's Ambience Fingerprinted By Phone
Your smart phone may soon be able to know not only that you're at the mall, but whether you're in the jewelry store or the shoe store. Nanoprobes hit targets in tumors, could lessen chemo side effects
Tiny nanoprobes have shown to be effective in delivering cancer drugs more directly to tumor cells -- mitigating the damage to nearby healthy cells -- and new research has shown that the nanoprobes are getting the drugs to right cellular compartments. Why Persistent Acid Reflux Sometimes Turns Into Cancer: New Clues
New research underscores the importance of preventing recurring acid reflux while also uncovering tantalizing clues on how typical acid reflux can turn potentially cancerous. [Funny] A referee has sent himself off in an English amateur league ma
Andy Wain had to abandon the Sunday league match between Peterborough North End and a Royal Mail side in the 63rd minute after throwing down his whistle and marching up to confront North End's keeper. Videos: Avatar Earns Nine Oscar Noms -- Watch How Cameron Created His
James Cameron's Sci-Fi epic Avatarhas just been nominated for nine Oscars. To date, it's made almost 2 billion dollars worldwide. So what's all the fuss about? We go behind-the-scenes to show you how Avatarwas created.
 Sexual Behavior and Selected Health Measures: Men and Women 15-44 Year
This 2005 report "is intended to provide reliable national estimates of some basic statistics on certain types of sexual behavior, sexual orientation, and sexual attraction for men and women. ... The data are relevant to public health concerns, including efforts to prevent HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, and to demographic and social concerns such as birth and pregnancy rates among teenagers."Includes text and highlights. From National Center for Health Statistics. 'Electronic Nose'Could Detect Hazards
A tiny "electronic nose"that MIT researchers have engineered with a novel inkjet printing method could be used to detect hazards including carbon monoxide, harmful industrial solvents and explosives. Led by MIT professor Harry Tuller, the researchers have devised a way to print thin sensor films onto a microchip, a process that could eventually allow for mass production of highly sensitive gas detectors. World's Most Powerful MRI Ready To Scan Human Brain
The world's most powerful medical magnetic resonance imaging machine, the 9.4 Tesla at the University of Illinois at Chicago, has successfully completed safety trials and may soon offer physicians a real-time view of biological processes in the human brain. Enter to Win a WiredMedia-Room Makeover
Win a $10,000 media-room makeover from Wired— and get your before and after photos in our June issue. Click here for entry form and contest rules.
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