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- New observations show dynamic particle clumps in Saturn's A ring
- Roadways and parking lots threaten freshwater quality in the northeastern US
- New research shows folic acid in grains has reduced birth defects
- Study suggests simple way to make near-perfect lenses
- Academy and Tekes launch new funding programme
- New study to explore cellular circuitry
- New DFG Research Centre established in Dresden
- Scientists discover new way to look at how molecules twist and turn on water
- The Einstein emitter
- Researchers zero in on estrogen's role in breast-cancer cell growth
- MELT data sheds new and surprising light on birth of oceanic plates
- New microchip design could be the key to expanding mobile phone memory
- A new twist on power walking
- Argonne theorist gains new insight into the nature of nanodiamond
- Rapid one-pot syntheses developed for quantum dots
- Rapid-born planets present 'baby picture' of our early solar system
- Old drug shows new promise for Huntington's Disease
- The ESRF tests the hardest and least compressive material in the world
- A friendly reminder for HIV patients
- DFG to fund nine clinical trials
- Gladstone Institutes assists with Exploratorium stem cell exhibit
- Aspirin might prevent Vioxx cardiac damage
- Chemical imbalance may explain painkiller's cardiac danger
- NIST improves accuracy of 'watt balance' method for defining the kilogram
- Rice researchers gain new insight into nanoscale optics
- Innovating through e-Science
- Research on the development of the battery receives historical recognition
- Dartmouth researchers build world's smallest mobile robot
- APS physics tip sheet #53
- Sitagliptin, a new investigational treatment for type 2 diabetes, may offer new hope for patients
- Disrupting cocaine-memories to battle addiction
- ORNL, Princeton partners in five-year fusion project
- Study shows how respiratory disorder slows some racehorses
- Making plant cells work like miniature factories
- Helping out a high-temperature superconductor
- Cornell to celebrate the life of Hans Bethe Sept. 18
- Adolescents and young adults with alcohol-use disorders have a smaller prefrontal cortex
- Alcoholics have a greater chance of infection following cardiac surgery
- Marine researcher wins prestigious chemistry prize
- University of Kentucky professor receives Young Investigators Award
- 'Quasicrystal' metal computer model could aid ultra-low-friction machine parts
- Professor receives prestigious award
- Researchers create DNA-based sensors for nano-tongues and nano-noses
- Computer modeling reveals hidden conversations within cells
- Ghostly spokes in Saturn's rings spotted by Cassini
- Clearing jams in copy machinery
- Findings relate aspirin-induced ulcers, hearing loss
- NIMH study to guide treatment choices for schizophrenia
- Gaining ground in the race against antibiotic resistance
- 'Six Years of Science with Chandra' symposium open to media
- Cleaner diesel sensing a lucrative market
- Berkley researcher to receive $500,000 MacArthur grant for genius in learning and memory functions
- Pharmacist to receive $500,000 MacArthur grant in reducing medication error
- Energy ministers to meet
- Scientists develop life-saving chrome
- UCSD study clarifies insulin's role in blocking release of energy in patients with type II diabetes
- Women learn how to pierce the 'polycarbonate ceiling' in chemistry careers
- MRI pioneer wins national physics prize
- UVa scientists discover new type of nerve cell that could be target for drugs to ease pain
- A cosmic baby-boom
- Detecting Alzheimer's in the eye, lifting fingerprints without touching the surface
- Researchers create functioning artificial proteins using nature's rules
- Aloe vera coating may prolong freshness, safety of fruits and vegetables
- Ants, not evil spirits, create devil's gardens in the Amazon rainforest, study finds
- Output of e-Science project helps GSK speed up drug discovery
- e-Science records Roman finds
- Materials scientists get the whole picture with new e-Science technique
- Science on the Grid: e-Science projects deliver for science, industry and engineering
- New crystal structure of Alzheimer's drug predicted
- UQ researcher tracking key to healing the brain
- Nanowires can detect molecular signs of cancer, scientists find
- Study points to molecular origin of neurodegenerative disorders, including Huntington's disease
- Magnetic insoles do not provide pain relief, Mayo Clinic study reports
- The characteristics of apples and ciders in the Basque Country
- Physicists measure tiny force that limits how far machines can shrink
- Cell signaling discovery yields heart disease clues
- Jefferson scientists design method to fight artificial implant infections with antibiotics
- Hopkins scientists uncover 'tags' that force proteins to cell surface
- Tissue stiffness drives tumor formation
- Ossur captures Frost & Sullivan Technology of the Year Award for breakthrough RHEO KNEE.
- Researcher finds new use for botox
- A cytokine not kind to an injury of the spine
- World's smallest universal material testing system
- Desert pathfinder at work
- Investment in energy R&D declines despite supply problems, soaring prices
- Noted engineer, NSF leader, Penn professor Joseph Bordogna speaks at NJIT
- APS physics tip sheet #53
- Thomas Eisner to receive 2005 Rockefeller University Lewis Thomas Prize for Writing about Science
- Diverse synthetic methodologies for the synthesis of various isoquinolinic alkaloids
- A slight difference and significant similarities
- 'Keep cool to reduce friction,' suggests study of nanoscale water condensation
- Three Alberta projects qualify for Government of Canada incentives for new buildings
- Launch of AZojomo - AZo Journal Of Materials Online
- Room-temperature transistor laser is step closer to commercialization
- Hebrew University receives its largest NIH research grant ever -- $5.6 million biodefense award
- Preserving a 460 year old wreck
- Penn theorists to create optical circuit elements
- CERN receives prestigious Milestone recognition from IEEE
- CERN receives prestigious Milestone recognition from IEEE
- Math unites the celestial and the atomic

