 Meals, Equipment Top Cargo List for SpaceX spacecraft Dragon
 18.05.2012 15:38  0 views  0 comments
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 The Dragon spacecraft built by SpaceX will head to the International Space Station with about 1,200 pounds of cargo during its demonstration mission, including commemorative patches and pins, 162 meals and a collection of student experiments. Read more »
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Inflatable Reentry Vehicle Experiment (IRVE-3) flight hardware test
18.05.2012 15:35 0 views 0 comments
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 A NASA flight test designed to demonstrate the feasibility of inflatable spacecraft technology is coming down to the wire. The Inflatable Reentry Vehicle Experiment (IRVE-3) is the third in a series of suborbital flight tests of this new technology. It is scheduled to launch from the Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia's Eastern Shore this summer. Read more »
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Unparalleled views of Earth's coastal zone with HREP-HICO
18.05.2012 15:32 0 views 0 comments
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 Scanning the globe from the vantage point of the International Space Station is about more than the fantastic view. While cruising in low Earth orbit, the space station HICO and RAIDS Experiment Payload-Hyperspectral Imager for the Coastal Ocean, or HREP-HICO, gives researchers a valuable new way to view the coastal zone. Read more »
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Hinode mission to capture annular solar eclipse this weekend
18.05.2012 15:30 0 views 0 comments
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 On May 20-21, 2012 an annular eclipse of the Sun will be visible from within a narrow corridor along Earth's northern Hemisphere -- beginning in eastern Asia, crossing the North Pacific Ocean, and ending in the western United States. A partial eclipse will be visible from a much larger region covering East Asia, North Pacific, North America and Greenland. Read more »
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Measuring transient X-rays with lobster eyes
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 A technology that mimics the structure of a lobster's eyes is now being applied to a new instrument that could help revolutionize X-ray astronomy and keep astronauts safe on the International Space Station. Read more »
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Emotionally intelligent people are less good at spotting liars
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 People who rate themselves as having high emotional intelligence (EI) tend to overestimate their ability to detect deception in others. Read more »
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Ultra-short laser pulses for science and industry
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 The shorter the pulse duration, the more precisely the laser tool operates. Ultra-short laser pulses of outstanding high average püower are opening the doors to new applications in high throughput materials processing. Thanks to the short pulse duration, thermal damage of the material being processed is minimized. Read more »
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With fat: What's good or bad for the heart, may be the same for the brain
18.05.2012 13:13 0 views 0 comments
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 According to new research, one "bad" fat -- saturated fat -- was found to be associated with worse overall cognitive function and memory in women over time. By contrast, a "good" fat -- mono-unsaturated fat was associated with better overall cognitive function and memory. Read more »
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Chemists merge experimentation with theory in understanding of water molecule
18.05.2012 13:11 0 views 0 comments
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 Using newly developed imaging technology, chemists have confirmed years of theoretical assumptions about water molecules, the most abundant and one of the most frequently studied substances on Earth. Read more »
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Foul-mouthed characters in teen books have it all
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 Analysis of best-selling teen novels shows that readers come across seven instances of profanity per hour spent reading, and the characters who cuss are usually rich, beautiful and popular. Read more »
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Google goes cancer: Search engine algorithm finds cancer biomarkers
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 The strategy used by Google to decide which pages are relevant for a search query can also be used to determine which proteins in a patient's cancer are relevant for the disease progression. Read more »
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Phase I clinical trial shows drug shrinks melanoma brain metastases
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 An experimental drug targeting a common mutation in melanoma successfully shrank tumors that spread to the brain in nine out of 10 patients in part of an international phase I clinical trial report. Read more »
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Ancient history of circumarctic peoples illuminated
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 Scientists have discovered new information about the migration patterns of the first humans to settle the Americas. The studies identify the historical relationships among various groups of Native American and First Nations peoples and present the first clear evidence of the genetic impact of the groups' cultural practices. Read more »
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New exception to a decades-old rule about RNA splicing uncovered
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 There are always exceptions to a rule, even one that has prevailed for more than three decades, as demonstrated by a new study on RNA splicing, a cellular editing process. The rule-flaunting exception uncovered by the study concerns the way in which a newly produced RNA molecule is cut and pasted at precise locations called splice sites before being translated into protein. Read more »
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Bioinformatics: We can learn a lot from other species
18.05.2012 0:29 0 views 0 comments
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 Researchers have confirmed the long-held belief that studying the genes we share with other animals is useful. The study shows how bioinformatics makes it possible to test the fundamental principles on which life science is built. Read more »
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Religion is a potent force for cooperation and conflict, research shows
17.05.2012 19:36 0 views 0 comments
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 Across history and cultures, religion increases trust within groups but also may increase conflict with other groups, according to a new analysis. Read more »
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Slew of rare DNA changes following population explosion may hold clues to common diseases
17.05.2012 19:36 0 views 0 comments
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Scientists have taken a first step toward understanding how rare genetic differences among people contribute to leading chronic illnesses. One-letter DNA code changes occur frequently in human genomes, but each variant is usually found in only a few individuals. This phenomenon is consistent with the population explosion of the past 5,000 years. Studying the evolution of rare genetic variants and their health impact is critical as low cost, rapid sequencing enters clinical use. Such information would help doctors interpret personal genomes. Read more »
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Giant galaxy-packed filament revealed
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 Astronomers have discovered a giant, galaxy-packed filament ablaze with billions of new stars. The filament is the first structure of its kind spied in a critical era of cosmic buildup when colossal collections of galaxies called superclusters began to take shape. The glowing galactic bridge offers astronomers a unique opportunity to explore how galaxies evolve and merge to form superclusters. Read more »
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Forest diversity from Canada to the sub-tropics influenced by family proximity
17.05.2012 19:35 0 views 0 comments
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 How species diversity is maintained is a fundamental question in biology. Biologists have shown for the first time that diversity is influenced on a spatial scale of unparalleled scope, in part, by how well tree seedlings survive under their own parents. Read more »
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In chemical reactions, water adds speed without heat
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 Scientists have discovered how adding trace amounts of water can tremendously speed up chemical reactions -— such as hydrogenation and hydrogenolysis —- in which hydrogen is one of the reactants, or starting materials. Read more »
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