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Acoustic Cloak Designed
Technology Review June 17, 2008
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Engineers at Polytechnic University
of Valencia have designed a
metamaterial that redirects sounds
and could be used in buildings to
shield them from noises. The
sound-shielding material comprises
arrays of sonic crystals, which, if
made, would be the first acoustic
cloaking device. It could also be
useful in hiding military ships and
other...
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The Web Time Forgot
New York Times June 17, 2008
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In 1934, Belgium visionary Paul
Otlet sketched out plans for the the
Mundaneum -- a global network of
computers (or "electric telescopes")
that would allow people to search
and browse through millions of
interlinked documents, images, audio
and video files. (Mundaneum) He
described how people would use the
devices to send messages to one...
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World's Largest Quantum Bell Test
Spans Three Swiss Towns
PhysOrg.com June 16, 2008
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In an attempt to test quantum
nonlocality -- the "spooky
interaction at a distance" that
occurs between two entangled
particles, physicists from the
University of Geneva have sent two
entangled photons traveling to
different towns located 18 km apart
--the longest distance for this type
of quantum measurement. (D. Salart,
et al.) By...
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Researchers develop ultra low-cost
plastic memory
Nanowerk News June 16, 2008
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Researchers at the University of
Groningen have developed a
technology for a plastic
ferroelectric diode that could
achieve a breakthrough in the
development of ultra-low-cost
plastic memory material. The
technology is similar to that used
in Flash memory chips. The memory
diode can be programmed quickly,
retains data for a long time, and...
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Change Lifestyle, Change Genes
WebMD June 17, 2008
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In a study of low-risk prostate
cancer patients on the Ornish diet
and exercise regimen, genetic
analysis revealed profound
differences in noncancerous prostate
tissues in just three months,
according to Dean Ornish, a clinical
professor of medicine at UCSF, and
colleagues. More than 500 genes
changed the way they worked. Genes
with beneficial...
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Intel spins off solar cell maker
SpectraWatt
CNET News.Com June 16, 2008
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Intel made a big leap into the
burgeoning clean-tech sector on
Monday by creating SpectraWatt, a
spinoff company that will
manufacture solar cells. The
company's first plant in Oregon will
produce 60 megawatts worth of cells.
The Intel-SpectraWatt deal
highlights the deepening cross-over
between IT companies and the
clean-technology...
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Adult stem cells help heal broken
bones
KurzweilAI.net June 17, 2008
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University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill researchers have shown
that transplanting adult stem cells
to broken bones can help to heal
fractures in mice. The researchers
took adult stem cells from the bone
marrow of mice that had fractured
tibia (the long bone of the leg).
The cells were engineered to make
insulin-like growth factor 1...
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Antibody-coated carbon nanotubes
fight cancer
KurzweilAI.net June 17, 2008
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Researchers from the University of
Texas Southwestern Medical Center
and University of Texas, Dallas have
developed a new way to kill cancer
cells by coating cancer-seeking
antibodies onto carbon nanotubes.
The researchers attached monoclonal
antibodies that target specific
sites on lymphoma cells (a type of
cancer) to carbon nanotubes. When...
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Computer predicts anti-cancer
molecules
KurzweilAI.net June 17, 2008
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Georgia Institute of Technology
researchers have developed a fully
automated computational metabolomics
method (a computer-based method of
analyzing metabolites, or small
molecules made by cellular activity)
to predict the anti-tumor activity
of these molecules. Metabolites can
affect the expression of genes. The
researchers' method compares...
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Making Old Muscle Young
Technology Review June 16, 2008
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Researchers at University of
California, Berkeley have
manipulated stem cells in older
muscle tissue to produce new muscle
fibers at levels comparable to young
stem cells. Old muscle tissue
produces elevated levels of the
molecule TGF-beta, which is known to
inhibit muscle growth. The
researchers used RNA interference,
which can silence...
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Honda rolls out fuel cell car
CNN Money June 16, 2008
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Honda's new zero-emission hydrogen
fuel cell car rolled off a Japanese
production line Monday. The FCX
Clarity, which runs on hydrogen and
electricity, emits only water and
none of the gases believed to induce
global warming. It is also two times
more energy efficient than a
gas-electric hybrid and three times
that of a standard...
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CamSpace Creates a Wii For Everyone
(Minus the Nintendo Console)
TechCrunch June 11, 2008
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CamTrax's CamSpace software
converts nearly any object into an
input device, using an ordinary PC
webcam to track up to four
objects--as small as 5mm--in
real-time and with high accuracy and...
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Surgeons may get Minority
Report-style display
NewScientist news service June 16, 2008
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Ben Gurion University engineers
have developed a sterile browsing
system for doctors, using a screen
and gesture-recognition system that
allows surgeons to flip back and
forth through radiology images, such
as MRI and CT scans, by simply
groping in...
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