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Controlling Electrical Properties Of Organic Semiconductor Materials
University of Rochester physicists have learned why Pentacene, the leading candidate for developing organic semiconductors, conducts electricity in inconsistent ways rather than with predictable electrical properties. DoD Won't Resort to Draft or Sacrifice Quality to Boost Numbers
This June 2005 article from the United States Department of Defense (DoD) discusses why "despite recruiting shortfalls for the active Army and all reserve components except the Air Force Reserve in May [2005], defense officials say they will strive to fill the ranks with the highest-quality recruits possible and have no intention of supporting a draft."Includes link to monthly recruiting/retention numbers. Cone-Beam CT Faster, Potentially More Accurate Than Conventional Mammo
Cone-beam breast CT provides exceptional tissue contrast and can potentially reduce examination time with comparable radiation dose to conventional 2D mammography, according to a new study. Cone-beam breast CT employs a large area x-ray beam in conjunction with a flat panel x-ray detector to scan and generate 3D images of the breast. Tracking Fluoride In The National Food Supply
The Agricultural Research Service has launched a database that lists the level of fluoride in 400 separate food and beverage items. The list will be important to researchers who strive to estimate the amount of fluoride that individuals consume daily. Loss Of Cell's 'Antenna'Linked To Cancer's Development
Most normal vertebrate cells have cilia, small hair-like structures that protrude like antennae into the surrounding environment to detect signals that control cell growth. In a new study published in the June 29 issue of Cell, Fox Chase Cancer Center researchers describe the strong link between ciliary signaling and cancer, and identify the rogue engineers responsible for dismantling the cell's antenna. Decline In Performance Of Candidates Taking A Postgraduate Medical Exa
The performance of doctors taking a postgraduate medical exam declined between 1997 and 2001, reveals a study carried out by the Royal Colleges of Physicians and published today in the Open Access journal BMC Medicine. Japan: Satellite Quake-Tracker
A satellite-alert system launches in quake-prone Japan that will instantly trigger tsunami and volcanic activity warnings by siren and radio to help speed evacuations. By the Associated Press. DNA 'Packaging'Important: If You Think Cancer Genes Are Simple, You Do
Cancer-causing genes can work in more powerful and sneaky ways than have been realized. Scientists have shown that a gene named JAK that is closely related to a common cancer-causing gene in people tips the scales toward cancer in an unexpected manner, by disrupting the activity of an organism's DNA on a broad scale. We have to pay more attention to the ways in which DNA is packaged, not just the specific DNA sequence, according to researchers. Word From on High: Jam Cell Calls
Four churches in Mexico have unobtrusively installed Israeli-made cell-phone jammers to thwart those who don't seem to understand they should turn the things off during services or weddings. They're not the only ones to install the jammers. The Year in Online Video
2006 is destined to be remembered as the year of personal video -- little, if anything, is left to either discretion or the imagination. But if YouTube lets you indulge your narcissistic tendencies, it also casts a light into some pretty interesting corners of the human condition. By Lore Sjöberg.
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