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Sun may determine lifespan at birth: study
Paris (AFP) Jan 7, 2015 -
Could the Sun be your lucky - or unlucky - star?
In an unusual study published Wednesday, Norwegian scientists said people born during periods of solar calm may live longer, as much as five years on average, than those who enter the world when the Sun is feisty.
The team overlaid demographic data of Norwegians born between 1676 and 1878 with observations of the Sun.
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Juno on its way to unveil Jupiter's mysteries
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 08, 2015 -
The gas giant Jupiter safeguards many secrets crucial to our understanding of the evolution of our solar system. It could also provide insights on how giant planets form and the role these titans played in putting together the rest of the solar neighborhood. NASA's Juno spacecraft is on its way to reveal those mysteries as the probe is on course for its planned arrival at Jupiter on July 4, 2016 ...
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Shedding light on why blue LEDS are so tricky to make
London, UK (SPX) Jan 08, 2015 -
Scientists at UCL, in collaboration with groups at the University of Bath and the Daresbury Laboratory, have uncovered the mystery of why blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are so difficult to make, by revealing the complex properties of their main component - gallium nitride - using sophisticated computer simulations.
Blue LEDs were first commercialised two decades ago and have been instru ...
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Nanowire could keep people warm
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 08, 2015 -
To stay warm when temperatures drop outside, we heat our indoor spaces - even when no one is in them. But scientists have now developed a novel nanowire coating for clothes that can both generate heat and trap the heat from our bodies better than regular clothes.
They report on their technology, which could help us reduce our reliance on conventional energy sources, in the ACS journal Nano ...
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Responsive material could be the 'golden ticket' of sensing
Cambridge, UK (SPX) Jan 08, 2015 -
Researchers from the University of Cambridge have developed a new self-assembled material, which, by changing its shape, can amplify small variations in temperature and concentration of biomolecules, making them easier to detect.
The material, which consists of synthetic spheres 'glued' together with short strands of DNA, could be used to underpin a new class of biosensors, or form the bas ...
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US scaling back bases in Europe in cost-cutting move
Washington (AFP) Jan 8, 2015 -
The US military said Thursday it will close a major air base in Britain and withdraw from 14 other installations across Europe as part of a reorganization of forces to save money.
The "consolidation" will save the US government about $500 million a year and not diminish American military power, Pentagon officials said, but the move prompted disappointment in Britain and anger in Portugal ove ...
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Do sports cars have a future in a driverless world?
New York (AFP) Jan 8, 2015 -
Ferrari, Maserati, Lamborghini, Bugatti. The prestigious names embody performance and luxury across the automotive world.
But with the advent of soulless self-driving cars, are they fated to be locked away in the stables like the horses they replaced a century ago?
Not so fast, responds Ferrari. The Italian race car legend, its iconic prancing horse logo idolized by drivers everywhere, i ...
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