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Conservatives' trust in science has fallen dramatically since mid-1970sWashington DC (SPX) Apr 02, 2012 While trust in science remained stable among people who self-identified as moderates and liberals in the United States between 1974 and 2010, trust in science fell among self-identified conservatives by more than 25 percent during the same period, according to new research from Gordon Gauchat, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill's Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research. "You can see this distrust in science among conservatives reflected in the current ... read more |
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  Oscillating Gel Acts Like Artificial Skin, Giving Robots Potential Ability to "Feel" Sooner than later, robots may have the ability to "feel." In a paper published online in Advanced Functional Materials, a team of researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and the Massachusetts ... more | .. |
  Nanostarfruits are pure gold for research They look like fruit, and indeed the nanoscale stars of new research at Rice University have tasty implications for medical imaging and chemical sensing. Starfruit-shaped gold nanorods synthesized ... more | .. |
  NASA Extends Cooperative Agreement With NSBRI NASA's Johnson Space Center has awarded a five-year, $120 million extension of its cooperative agreement with the National Space Biomedical Research Institute, or NSBRI, of Houston. Under the extens ... more | .. |
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  Bird flu claims sixth victim this year in Indonesia A 17-year old construction worker has died of bird flu on Indonesia's Lombok island, the sixth death from the virulent disease this year, a health ministry official said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Sediment sleuthing A University of Delaware oceanographer has stumbled upon an unusual aid for studying local waterways: radioactive iodine. Trace amounts of the contaminant, which is used in medical treatments, are e ... more | .. |
  US slams deadly attack on Iraqi woman in California The US State Department said Monday the United States had "no tolerance for wanton acts of violence" like that in which an Iraqi woman was beaten to death in an apparently racially-motivated attack. ... more | .. |
  Nuclear medicine: a vital but troubled industry Life begins at 40, but not for a small and ageing fleet of nuclear reactors vital for millions of life-saving medical procedures each year and using material that could go in an atomic bomb. ... more |
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Trump says 'very dangerous' for UK to deal with China
Denmark hails 'very constructive' meeting with US over Greenland
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  Europe-US deal to curb highly enriched uranium use Three of the world's top suppliers of medical isotopes on Monday announced plans to work toward phasing out the use of highly enriched uranium in the production process under a deal with the United States. ... more | .. |
  Tibetans call off UN hunger strike protest Three Tibetans who have been on hunger strike outside the UN headquarters for the past month ended their protest Thursday after the UN said investigators would look into events in Tibet, a protest organizer said. ... more | .. |
  Europe's armed forces team up on refuelling aircraft European defence ministers facing shrinking budgets agreed Thursday to join forces to get more air-to-air refuelling planes, deploy extra field hospitals and exploit "green" energy. ... more | .. |
 Columbia Engineering and Penn researchers increase speed of single-molecule measurements As nanotechnology becomes ever more ubiquitous, researchers are using it to make medical diagnostics smaller, faster, and cheaper, in order to better diagnose diseases, learn more about inherited tr ... more |
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  Devastating 'mini-tornado' hits Australian city A devastating "mini-tornado" tore through the city of Townsville on Tuesday, ripping roofs off houses, snapping trees in half and injuring 13 people as wild weather pounded northern Australia. ... more | .. |
 Are silver nanoparticles harmful? Silver nanoparticles cause more damage to testicular cells than titanium dioxide nanoparticles, according to a recent study by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. However, the use of both type ... more | .. |
  UMass Amherst polymer scientists, physicists develop new way to shape thin gel sheets Inspired by nature's ability to shape a petal, and building on simple techniques used in photolithography and printing, researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed a new to ... more | .. |
 New nanoglue is thin and supersticky Engineers at the University of California, Davis, have invented a superthin "nanoglue" that could be used in new-generation microchip fabrication. "The material itself (say, semiconductor wafe ... more |
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Polar bears bulk up despite melting Norwegian Arctic: study
Major rains drive widespread flooding in southern Mozambique
Airbus and Hisdesat extend deal to market next generation PAZ-2 radar imagery | .. |
  UGA study reveals basic molecular 'wiring' of stem cells Despite the promise associated with the therapeutic use of human stem cells, a complete understanding of the mechanisms that control the fundamental question of whether a stem cell becomes a specifi ... more | .. |
  Russia space chief hospitalised with 'head injury' The head of Russia's state space agency, which has suffered a series of recent setbacks, has been hospitalised with a head injury, reports said Sunday. ... more | .. |
 Russia HIV infections rise 5% in 2011: official Russia in 2011 saw a rise of five percent in the number of new HIV infections to 62,000 cases amid worrying signs that heterosexuals and women are increasingly at risk, its chief doctor said Monday. ... more | .. |
  Chimp populations show great genetic diversity, with implications for conservation Chimpanzee populations living in close proximity are substantially more different genetically than humans living on different continents, according to a study published in PLoS Genetics. Resea ... more |
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 Researchers 'Print' Polymers That Bend Into 3-D Shapes Christian Santangelo, Ryan Hayward and colleagues at the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently employed photographic techniques and polymer science to develop a new technique for printing two ... more | .. |
 Nanotube technology leading to fast, lower-cost medical diagnostics Researchers at Oregon State University have tapped into the extraordinary power of carbon "nanotubes" to increase the speed of biological sensors, a technology that might one day allow a doctor to r ... more | .. |
 Heart-powered pacemaker could one day eliminate battery-replacement surgery A new power scheme for cardiac pacemakers turns to an unlikely source: vibrations from heartbeats themselves. Engineering researchers at the University of Michigan designed a device that harvests en ... more | .. |
  ISS Plays Role in Vaccine Development Have you ever been afflicted with a case of food poisoning so awful it made you stop to wonder why no one's found a cure or sure-fire preventative for it yet? And chances are you or someone you know ... more |
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US finalizes rule for deep-sea mining beyond its waters
Targeted northern tree planting could deliver major carbon drawdown for Canada
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 Smart, self-healing hydrogels open far-reaching possibilities in medicine, engineering University of California, San Diego bioengineers have developed a self-healing hydrogel that binds in seconds, as easily as Velcro, and forms a bond strong enough to withstand repeated stretching. ... more | .. |
  Saudi diplomat shot dead in Bangladesh Bangladeshi police are investigating the shooting death of a Saudi Arabian diplomat in the capital Dhaka. ... more | .. |
  Use of microfluidic chips a first in bitumen-gas analysis University of Toronto research team has developed a process to analyze the behavior of bitumen in reservoirs using a microfluidic chip, a tool commonly associated with the field of medical diagnosti ... more | .. |
 UK scientists develop optimum piezoelectric energy harvesters Scientists working as part of the Metrology for Energy Harvesting Project have developed a new model to deliver the maximum power output for piezoelectric energy harvesters. Piezoelectric mate ... more |
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  Experiments going smoothly on Tiangong-1 Scientific and medical experiments being carried out onboard space lab module Tiangong-1 are seeing "good progress," according to a senior Chinese space technology expert. These experiments ar ... more | .. |
 US 'concerned' over Qaeda attacks in Yemen: Pentagon The United States is "very concerned" about the latest deadly attack by Al-Qaeda militants in Yemen, but believes the government will survive the assault, a Pentagon spokesman said Monday. ... more | .. |
 Qaeda assault kills at least 30 Yemeni soldiers Fierce clashes between the Yemeni army and Al-Qaeda in the country's restive south killed at least 30 soldiers and 12 militants on Sunday, medics and officials said. ... more | .. |
 US toddler dies in wake of tornado, toll at 37 A two-year-old girl who was found barely alive amid the bodies of her parents and siblings after horrific tornadoes hit the United States, died Sunday after a 48-hour fight for life. ... more |
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