World's top theoretical physicists converge to consider 'future of physics'
...s room, where afternoon coffee and tea are served, lighter and brighter. Across the new enclosed courtyard and accessible by double doors is another signature element of the new Kohn Hall--a one-story auditorium shaped like the semicircle of a Greek amphitheatre. The curved side closes the courtyard. On...Health, food, new technologies featured during ACS meeting Oct. 17-20 in Peoria, Ill.
... to contain higher levels of antioxidants than the lighter varieties, according to the scientists. ( AGFD/AOCS 247 , Tuesday, Oct. 19, 9:30 a.m., Illinois Central College, Classroom 306) Trans fatty acids Trans fatty acids, widely used in foods ranging from margarine to cookies to fried snacks and though...Chimpanzee 'workshop' discovered in Congo
...cks to punch holes in termite mounds, then using a lighter stick known as a "fishing tool" to extract termites. For underground termite mounds a different stick-tool was used to perforate the nest surface, before scooping up the termites. But perhaps even most remarkable is the fact that the chimpanzee popu...Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, January 2005
... New products made of stronger components that are lighter in weight, more energy efficient and have an extended use life may be possible through a technology that can alter the characteristics of steel and other materials. Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Florida ...Same mutation aided evolution in many fish species, Stanford study finds
...r fish, Kingsley noted that the unarmored fish are lighter and faster than their more burdened marine cousins. In an effort to learn more about how the armor trait evolves so quickly, Kingsley and his colleagues sequenced that genetic region in a large number of marine fish, all of which had a complete set o...Positive air pressure chamber started with patients quickly after surgery
... on their lower body increased, making their steps lighter and the work of walking and running easier. More importantly for the researchers, who wanted to make certain the positive air pressure on the lower body would not result in too much blood being pushed to the upper body or head, risking stroke, no s...Scientists find a maturity gene
...amorphosis too soon, and became prepupae that were lighter and shorter than normal. The gene also is need...d began adulthood as prepupae that were 40 percent lighter than normal and 60 percent to 90 percent of normal length. Thummel concludes: "Our life cycle cons...Other highlights in the July 6 JNCI
...variants of the MC1R gene were more likely to have lighter pigmentation and freckling, but the association of MC1R variants with melanoma risk was stronger in subjects with darker pigmentation, no freckling, and fewer nevi. They also report that individuals who carry MC1R variant genotypes were more likely ...Deaths from volatile substance abuse drop in the UK
...ll sources, predominantly in the form of cigarette lighter refills accounted for 40 of the 51 deaths. Five o...in 2003, six were associated with butane cigarette lighter refills, the sale of which to under-18s is prohibited by legislation. In 2002, there were 24 deaths...Folic acid link with low birth weight, shows pioneering study
...which might explain why women who smoke often have lighter babies. The health benefits of folic acid for babies are already known but this is the first time that folate levels commonly seen in UK mothers in early pregnancy have been linked with birth weight. The study is published in the British Journal of ...TV ads market junk food to kids, new study finds
...iet more similar to the TV-advertised diet than do lighter viewers." Given the food industry's heavy marketing of convenience/fast foods and other refined, high-calorie products, Harrison said, "It is becoming increasingly difficult for parents to maintain the moderation necessary to preserve their children'...Scientists develop 'clever' artificial hand
... The new hand they've developed is only 400g (even lighter that a real hand which weighs on average 500g). They built the Remedi-Hand in three parts the three middle fingers are very similar in size and movement so they made those identical. The pinky is a smaller version of the same. Each of these four fin...Rate of gain, obesity factor into increased risk for prostate cancer recurrence
...ooner after surgery 12 months earlier than their lighter counterparts. In a study of 526 patients, men who gained weight faster between age 25 and the time of diagnosis of their prostate cancer were at greater risk for recurrence of the disease than men who gained weight more slowly or who were not obes...What we cannot do ourselves, we cannot understand in others
...y were actually lifting the box (which was clearly lighter than expected). This discrepancy was not present when the person had a correct expectation of the weight. In the second task, normal control subjects didn't have a problem correctly evaluating the situation. The two patients, on the other hand, had g...Research advances understanding of how hydrogen fuel is made
...Oxygen requires a bit more space compared with the lighter and smaller hydrogen, staying close to few well localized fluctuating channels. The hydrogen gas traveled more freely. Because the protein is more porous to hydrogen than to oxygen, the hydrogen diffused through the oxygen pathways but also through e...Salty taste preference linked to birth weight
...old infants are inversely related to birth weight: lighter birth weight infants show greater acceptance of salt-water solutions than do babies who were heavier at birth. According to lead author Leslie Stein, Ph.D., "The early appearance of this relationship suggests that developmental events occurring in u...Fish gene sheds light on human skin color variation
...in determining why people of European descent have lighter skin than people of African descent. The find cou...n descent, the melanosomes are fewer, smaller, and lighter than those from people of West African ancestry, while the melanosomes of East Asians show intermedi...Scientists discover reason behind ear canal in Chinese frog: Ultrasonic communication
... of the middle ear to be shorter, and as a result, lighter in weight. Researchers have known for several years that A. tormotus males produce high-pitched, birdlike calls that extend into the ultrasonic range. What remained to be tested was whether the ultrasounds were a byproduct of the frog's sound produc...Frogs ear canal may provide insights for understanding human hearing loss
... of the middle ear to be shorter, and as a result, lighter in weight. Scientists have known for several years that A. tormotus males produce high-pitched, birdlike calls that extend into the ultrasonic range. What remained to be tested was whether the ultrasounds were a byproduct of the frog's sound-producti...