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High Powered New Explosive Developed

ScienceDaily  Mon, 10/13/2008 - 21:30

Scientists have developed a novel tetranitrate ester, which is solid at room temperature, is a highly powerful explosive, and can be melt-cast into the desired shape.


 

Claim That Simulated Temperature Trends For Tropics Inconsistent...

ScienceDaily  Mon, 10/13/2008 - 13:00

Scientists have helped reconcile the differences between simulated and observed temperature trends in the tropics.

They have refuted a recent claim that simulated temperature trends in the tropics are fundamentally inconsistent with observations.

This claim was based on the application of a flawed statistical test and the use of older observational datasets.


 

EU to youth: Turn down your MP3 players!

MSNBC.com: Gadgets  Mon, 10/13/2008 - 11:10

Millions of youngsters across Europe could suffer permanent hearing loss after five years if they listen to MP3 players at too high a volume for more than five hours a week, EU scientists warned Monday.


 

Methamphetamine Enters Brain Quickly and Lingers

Brookhaven National Laboratory News  Mon, 10/13/2008 - 01:00

Using positron emission tomography (PET) to track tracer doses of methamphetamine in humans’ brains, scientists at Brookhaven Lab find that the addictive and long-lasting effects of this increasingly prevalent drug can be explained in part by its pharmacokinetics — the rate at which it enters and clears the brain, and its distribution.


 

Stabilizing force for good communication between neurons and mus...

EurekAlert! - Chemistry, Physics and Materials Sciences  Wed, 10/08/2008 - 23:00

(Medical College of Georgia) Stabilizing force for good communication between neurons and muscle cells foundYou can't raise a finger without your brain directing muscle cells, and scientists have figured out another reason that usually works so well.


 

Many Receptor Models Used In Drug Design May Not Be Useful After...

ScienceDaily  Tue, 10/07/2008 - 12:30

It may very well be that models used for the design of new drugs have to be regarded as impractical. Scientists have elucidated the structure of the adenosine A2A receptor, one of caffeine's main targets in the body and a key player in Parkinson's.


 

Rare turtles fail to produce offspring

MSNBC.com: Environment  Sat, 10/04/2008 - 12:33

In this photo released by Wildlife Conservation Society, a female soft-shell turtle rests near a pool inside a zoo in Suzhou, China, on May 9, 2008.<br /><br />The last known female of the Yangtze species is 80 years old.She's around 80 years old. He's 100.

Breathless scientists watched as the world's most endangered turtles successfully mated.



 

Study On Properties Of Carbon Nanotubes, Water Could Have Wide-r...

ScienceDaily  Fri, 10/03/2008 - 21:45

A fresh discovery about the way water behaves inside carbon nanotubes could have implications in fields ranging from the function of ultra-tiny high-tech devices to scientists' understanding of biological processes, according to new research.


 

Small Fly Has Receptor For Painful Heat

ScienceDaily  Fri, 10/03/2008 - 13:15

Scientists have found that a small fly, drosophila, has a receptor for noxious heat.


 

Coastlines could be protected by invisibility cloak

EurekAlert! - Mathematics and Statistics  Wed, 10/01/2008 - 23:00

(University of Liverpool) Scientists at the University of Liverpool have tested an "invisibility cloak" that could reduce the risk of large water waves overtopping coastal defenses.