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- Some formerly cohabiting couples with children keep romantic relationship
- 'Shish kebab' structure provides improved form of 'buckypaper'
- Lull in ship noise after Sept. 11 attacks eased stress on right whales
- Bubble-powered microrockets zoom have potential to zoom through the human stomach, other acidic environments
- Obstacles no barrier to higher speeds for worms
- New diet: Top off breakfast with -- chocolate cake?
| Some formerly cohabiting couples with children keep romantic relationship Posted: 08 Feb 2012 12:22 PM PST When low-income cohabiting couples with children decide to no longer live together, that doesn't necessarily mean the end of their romantic relationship, a new study suggests.  |
| 'Shish kebab' structure provides improved form of 'buckypaper' Posted: 08 Feb 2012 10:27 AM PST Scientists are reporting development of a new form of buckypaper, which eliminates a major drawback of these sheets of carbon nanotubes -- 50,000 times thinner than a human hair, 10 times lighter than steel, but up to 250 times stronger -- with potential uses ranging from body armor to next-generation batteries.  |
| Lull in ship noise after Sept. 11 attacks eased stress on right whales Posted: 08 Feb 2012 10:27 AM PST Exposure to low-frequency ship noise may be associated with chronic stress in whales, according to a new study. The study, conducted in Canada's Bay of Fundy, has implications for all baleen whales in areas with heavy ship traffic, and for the recovery of the endangered North Atlantic right whale population.  |
| Posted: 08 Feb 2012 10:26 AM PST Scientists have developed a new kind of tiny motor -- which they term a "microrocket" -- that can propel itself through acidic environments, such as the human stomach, without any external energy source, opening the way to a variety of medical and industrial applications. Their report describes the microrockets traveling at virtual warp speed for such devices. A human moving at the same speed would have to run at a clip of 400 miles per hour.  |
| Obstacles no barrier to higher speeds for worms Posted: 08 Feb 2012 10:25 AM PST Obstacles in an organism's path can help it to move faster, not slower, researchers have found through a series of experiments and computer simulations. Their findings have implications for a better understanding of basic locomotion strategies found in biology, and the survival and propagation of the parasite that causes malaria.  |
| New diet: Top off breakfast with -- chocolate cake? Posted: 07 Feb 2012 10:37 AM PST In a study of nearly 200 clinically obese, non-diabetic adults, a researcher found that a 600-calorie breakfast that includes dessert as well as proteins and carbohydrates can help dieters lose weight and keep it off over the long term. Her research indicates that such a morning meal staves off cravings and defuses psychological addictions to sweet foods.  |
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