2007-07-07
Mother-of-pearl -- Classic beauty and remarkable strength
  Also called nacre ("NAY-ker"), mother-of-pearl is 3,000 times more fracture-resis ...

2007-07-07
Media bid farewell to Jules Verne
  The ATV is presented in two sections. The section containing rocket engines, flight electro ...

2007-07-07
Stellar fireworks are ablaze in galaxy NGC 4449
  NGC 4449 has been forming stars since several billion years ago, but currently it is experi ...

2007-07-04
Carnegie Mellon University-led team conducts most detailed cosmological simulation to date
  By incorporating the physics of black holes into a highly sophisticated model running on a ...

2007-07-04
ESF helps Europe play lead role in new age of astronomical discovery
  Europe is playing a key role in this global programme with three new instruments, including ...

2007-07-03
NASA Satellite Captures First View Of 'Night-shining' Clouds
A NASA satellite has captured the first occurrence this summer of mysterious iridescent polar clouds that form 50 miles ...

2007-07-03
Researchers Identify Alcoholism Subtypes
Analyses of a national sample of individuals with alcohol dependence (alcoholism) reveal five distinct subtypes of the ...

2007-07-03
Bacterial Pathogen May Be Key To Understanding Cancer Development
A research team including University of Central Florida Microbiology Professor Keith Ireton is using the bacterial path ...

2007-07-03
Family-related Issues Top List Of Reasons For Migration Of Immigrant Scientists And Engineers
The latest statistics from the National Science Foundation (NSF) reveal that more than one-third of immigrant scientist ...

2007-07-02
Researchers Develop New Method For Screening Drug-resistant Forms Of HIV
A growing number of drug-resistant strains of HIV are a threat to the effectiveness of current treatments despite anti- ...

2007-07-02
Earth And Mars Are Different To The Core, Scientists Find
Research comparing silicon samples from Earth, meteorites and planetary materials, published in Nature (28th June 2007) ...

2007-07-02
What Happened Before The Big Bang?
New discoveries have been made about another universe whose collapse appears to have given birth to the one we live in ...

2007-07-02
New Method For Reading DNA Sheds Light On How Cells Define Themselves
As a fertilized egg develops into a full grown adult, mammalian cells make many crucial decisions -- closing doors of o ...

2007-07-02
Ablation Procedure Proves Safe, Effective And Fast
Multiple-electrode radiofrequency ablation is a safe and effective way of treating patients with liver cancer that can ...

2007-07-02
Yale Chemists Work On Converting Solar Energy To Fuel
A team of chemists at Yale is working to increase the nation`s energy supply through effective use of solar power under ...

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