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Green Tea May Help Prevent Autoimmune Diseases
Posted on April 19, 2007 at 01:00:35 pm
Further study could help determine green tea’s protective role in other autoimmune diseases, including lupus, psoriasis, scleroderma and rheumatoid arthritis.

Mystery of the Earth’s Oldest Trees Unraveled
Posted on April 20, 2007 at 10:40:27 am
Scientists have found new evidence related to the Earth’s earliest forests, putting to rest some speculation as to what trees might have looked like millions of years ago.

UCLA Scientists Design New Super-Hard Material
Posted on April 20, 2007 at 10:45:14 am
UCLA scientists are now reporting a promising new approach to designing super-hard materials, which are very difficult to scratch or crack.

XMM-Newton Pinpoints Intergalactic Polluters
Posted on April 20, 2007 at 10:49:11 am
Warm gas escaping from the clutches of enormous black holes could be the key to a form of intergalactic ‘pollution’ that made life possible.

Robotic Surgeon to Team Up With Doctors, Astronauts on NASA Mission
Posted on April 20, 2007 at 10:56:45 am
Lightweight surgical robots being developed for the battlefield might also be used in space.

New Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vents, Life Form Discovered
Posted on April 21, 2007 at 12:36:19 pm
Unusual jellyfish look like serpent-haired Medusa

Flying in V-formation Gives Best View for Least Effort
Posted on April 21, 2007 at 12:59:19 pm
For human pilots, formation flying takes years to master, but migratory birds have it down to a fine art. Yet the reason why geese, for example, fly in a V-shape has long been something of a mystery.

Moonlit Meteors This Weekend
Posted on April 21, 2007 at 01:13:41 pm
The oldest known meteor shower -- the Lyrids -- peaks this year on the morning of April 22 just four days after the Full Moon.

Vitamin C & Ink-Jet Fabrication of Electronic Components
Posted on April 21, 2007 at 01:40:30 pm
Ink-jet printing techniques were used to directly deposit metallic conductive patterns to produce wiring boards, antennas, electrodes. Best performing reducing agent for ink-jet metal deposition was found to be ascorbic acid.

Aircraft Landings Safer With New Vertical Guidance System
Posted on April 21, 2007 at 02:12:59 pm
Available everywhere without the need for ground infrastructure and it provides vertical guidance procedures for every runway.


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