Although this article is short, it still gives important information. Over the next three years, scientists from all of the world will be coming together to test hard-to-reach areas of the atmosphere. They take samples from all over the globe, from Antarctica to the Arctic. It is a huge step to be able to take [...]
Entries from January 13th, 2009
Uranium Exposed
January 11th, 2009 · No Comments · Chemistry
This article talks about a developed way to check for a soliders exposure to depleted uranium. Depleted uranium is bad for a soilders health, anyone’s health for that matter, and it is believed you can get exposed to this by breathing it in and through wounds. Todor Todorov used inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, he [...]
PKMzeta
January 6th, 2009 · No Comments · Chemistry
Researchers at SUNY Downstate Medical Center have discovered that a molecule known to preserve memories – PKMzeta – specifically stores high-quality memories that provide detailed information about the fears, actions, and locations of an animal, but doesn’t control the ability to process this information. If in the future, ways were found to erase the molecule, [...]
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New Progress in Titanium-glass Alloys
January 5th, 2009 · No Comments · Chemistry
Scientists at Caltech have made a titanium-glass alloy which is stronger, less expensive, and lighter than the previous alloys made. The previous experiments led to alloys that were more dense, which weren’t practical because they were to be used in making airplanes and the like, which can’t be dense and heavy. This new alloy is [...]
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Whale Power
January 4th, 2009 · No Comments · Biology
Whales have been coming back from the point of extinction thanks to protection from the governments of the world. Now one breed, the Right Whale, has found a feeding and possibly a breeding ground in the Gulf of Maine. Forty-four whales were reported to be seen around the Gulf to Long Island. Boats around these [...]
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