DOE unveils experimental metagenomics data
The U.S. Department of Energy's Joint Genome Institute has released IMG/M, an experimental metagenome data management and analysis system.
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Probing Question: What heats the earth's core?
Although we crust-dwellers walk on nice cool ground, underneath our feet the Earth is a pretty hot place. Enough heat emanates from the planet's interior to make 200 cups of piping hot coffee per hour for each of Earth's ...
Mar 30, 2006
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Engineers Demonstrate Revolutionary Photonic Technology
Until now much of the investment on equipment to generate, transport and detect signals traveling through optical fiber has revolved around 1.55 micron (infrared) as the standard wavelength for telecommunications. Yet many ...
Mar 30, 2006
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Tibetan antelope now listed as endangered
The Wildlife Conservation Society is praising a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decision to list the Tibetan antelope as an endangered species.
Mar 30, 2006
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New processing steps promise more economical ethanol production
Why isn't ethanol production growing by leaps and bounds in the face of higher gasoline prices? Ethanol production from cornstarch is a $10 billion dollar business in the United States and 4 billion gallons of ethanol will ...
Mar 30, 2006
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Using probes to control chemistry - molecule by molecule
Using probes originally designed to detect and image topographical features on surfaces, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have demonstrated the ability to initiate and spatially ...
Mar 30, 2006
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Magnetism shepherds microlenses to excavate 'nanocavities'
A Duke University engineer is "herding" tiny lenses with magnetic ferrofluids, precisely aligning them so that they focus bursts of light to excavate patterns of cavities on surfaces. Such photolithographically produced "nanocavities" ...
Mar 30, 2006
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Measuring Electrical Arcs At the Micrometer Scale
Air is a great insulator—except when it becomes a conductor. Under the right conditions, miniature lightning bolts of electricity will “arc” through the air between two electrically conducting points. Engineers can ...
Mar 30, 2006
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Outer Banks area may be losing its charm
A National Geographic Society official says the Outer Banks areas off North Carolina are in danger of losing their charm.
Mar 30, 2006
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Sewage flows into Lake Michigan
About 800,000 gallons of partially treated sewage accidentally flowed into Lake Michigan during a computer test in Milwaukee.
Mar 30, 2006
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