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Predicting
Stability Changes In Stored Plutonium
Three physicists, members of Rutgers'
Center for Materials Theory in the department of
physics and astronomy, have devised the first
reliable method to predict the physical properties
of plutonium.
Deep
Field Study Opens A Window On Distant
Universe
The Osservatorio Astronomico
Capodimonte Deep Field (OACDF) is a multi-color
imaging survey project that is opening a new
window on the distant universe.
Southwest
In For Hotter Temperatures In Next
Century
Hotter temperatures and heavier
winter rains may be in store for the American
Southwest over the next century, according to a
report recently issued at the University of
Arizona.
Warning:
Rush For Neanderthal DNA Could Be
Destructive
The retrieval of ancient
DNA from two Neanderthal skeletons found at
Mezmaiskaya in Russia and Feldhofer in Germany has
fueled demand for more of the same. But a group of
British experts has warned the science community
to beware.
Fiber
Supplements May Be Harmful, Researcher
Warns
Not all dietary fiber is as good
for us as we have been led to believe, says an
editorial in Gut, a British Medical
Association journal.
System
Will Let Surgeons Work From 3D Image Of
Retina
Fewer than half of the efforts
to improve vision through laser retinal surgery
succeed, but researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute have found a way to greatly improve the
odds.
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New Hubble Heritage Image Of
Most Photogenic Galaxy
The Whirlpool Galaxy, M51, is
one of the most photographed galaxies in amateur
and professional astronomy. Easily photographed
and viewed by smaller telescopes, this celestial
beauty is studied extensively in a range of
wavelengths by large ground- and space-based
observatories
UniScience News - April 6,
2001
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