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Scientists Suggest Solution To 30-Year-Old Martian Mystery (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 08-03-2006 at 12:00:37
| Electricity generated in dust storms on Mars may produce reactive chemicals that build up in the Martian soil, according to NASA-funded research. The chemicals, like hydrogen peroxide, may have caused the contradictory results when NASA's Viking landers tested the Martian soil for signs of life, according to the researchers. |
Tiny Inhaled Particles Take Easy Route From Nose To Brain (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 08-03-2006 at 12:00:37
| In a continuing effort to find out if the tiniest airborne particles pose a health risk, University of Rochester Medical Center scientists showed that when rats breathe in nano-sized materials they follow a rapid and efficient pathway from the nasal cavity to several regions of the brain, according to a study in the August issue of Environmental Health Perspectives. |
New System Provides Power, Water And Refrigeration From One Source (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 08-03-2006 at 12:00:37
| When hurricanes, wars or other emergencies force authorities to respond, three essentials top their list of must-haves: water, electricity and refrigeration. Now, in a project funded by the U.S. Army, two University of Florida engineers have designed, built and successfully tested a combined power-refrigeration system that can provide all three -- and, with further development, be made compact enough to fit inside a military jet or large truck. |
Some (Bumblebees) Like It Hot (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 08-03-2006 at 09:00:25
| Bumblebees prefer warmer flowers and can learn to use color to predict floral temperature before landing, a new study reports. |
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