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Automated Microfluidic Device Reduces Time To Screen Small Organisms For Genetic Studies
06:47 26-06-2008; source: www.sciencedaily.com
Genetic studies on small organisms such as worms and flies can now be done more quickly using a new microfluidic device. The new "lab-on-a-chip" can automatically position, image, determine the phenotype of and sort small animals, such as the worm Caenorhabditis elegans that is commonly used for biological studies.
Phoenix Mars Lander Puts Soil In Chemistry Lab, Team Discusses Next Steps
06:41 26-06-2008; source: www.sciencedaily.com
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander placed a sample of Martian soil in the spacecraft's wet chemistry laboratory June 25 for the first time. Results from that instrument, part of Phoenix's Microscopy, Electrochemistry and Conductivity Analyzer, are expected to provide the first measurement of the acidity or alkalinity of the planet's soil.
Fire Under Arctic Ice: Volcanoes Have Been Blowing Their Tops In The Deep Ocean
06:39 26-06-2008; source: www.sciencedaily.com
Researchers have uncovered evidence of explosive volcanic eruptions deep beneath the ice-covered surface of the Arctic Ocean. Such violent eruptions of splintered, fragmented rock -- known as pyroclastic deposits -- were not thought possible at great ocean depths because of the intense weight and pressure of water and because of the composition of seafloor magma and rock. The evidence of violent eruptions on Gakkel Ridge in the Arctic defies assumptions about seafloor pressure and volcanism.
Avalanche Photodiodes Target Bioterrorism Agents
03:43 26-06-2008; source: www.sciencedaily.com
Researchers have shown that a new class of ultraviolet photodiode could help meet the U.S. military's pressing requirement for compact, reliable and cost-effective sensors to detect anthrax and other bioterrorism agents in the air.
Too Many Choices Can Spoil The Research
03:37 26-06-2008; source: www.sciencedaily.com
The more choices people get, the less consistent they are in making those choices, according to a new study. The study's findings may affect the way researchers examine consumer choices.
The High Cost Of Low Status: Feeling Powerless Leads To Expensive Purchases
03:37 26-06-2008; source: www.sciencedaily.com
Feeling powerless can trigger strong desires to purchase products that convey high status, according to new research. In a study that may explain why so many Americans who are deeply in debt still spend beyond their means, authors found that research subjects who were asked to recall times when someone else had power over them were willing to pay higher prices for status-symbol items.
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