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for Saturday, July 10, 2010
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Scientists use computer algorithms to develop seasonal flu vaccines (July 10, 2010) -- Computer scientists have developed a rapid and effective approach to produce vaccines for new strains of influenza viruses. The researchers hope to develop the new technology and provide an efficient method to confront the threat of seasonal epidemics. ... > full story
Heavy metal rock set to take the stage (July 10, 2010) -- On its way to a 2014 rendezvous with comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft, with NASA instruments aboard, will fly past asteroid Lutetia this Saturday, July 10. The instruments aboard Rosetta will record the first close-up image of a metal asteroid. They will also make measurements to help scientists derive the mass of the object, understand the properties of the asteroid's surface crust, record the solar wind in the vicinity and look for evidence of an atmosphere. ... > full story
New system helps locate car park spaces (July 10, 2010) -- Researchers in Spain have developed a system to locate unoccupied car spaces on the street and guide users to the nearest available space. The system has been named XALOC and is based on new positioning technology offering more precision in urban areas than GPS technology. ... > full story
Mathematical formula predicts clear favorite for the FIFA World Cup (July 9, 2010) -- A sophisticated new analysis of team tactics predicts a Spanish win in Sunday's FIFA World Cup final and also shows why England were beaten by Germany. ... > full story
Miniature energy harvesting technology could power wireless electronics (July 9, 2010) -- Newly published research focuses on miniature energy harvesting technologies that could potentially power wireless electronics, portable devices, stretchable electronics, and implantable biosensors. ... > full story
Prospects for finding new Earths boosted by brand new planet-finding technique (July 9, 2010) -- Astronomers from Germany, Bulgaria and Poland have used a completely new technique to find an exotic extrasolar planet. The same approach is sensitive enough to find planets as small as the Earth in orbit around other stars. The group used Transit Timing Variation to detect a planet with 15 times the mass of the Earth in the system WASP-3, 700 light years from the Sun in the constellation of Lyra. ... > full story
New parallel found between cold gases and 'hot' superconductors (July 9, 2010) -- Scientists have discovered another notable similarity between ultracold atomic gases and high-temperature superconductors, suggesting there may be a relatively simple shared explanation for equivalent behaviors of the two very different systems. ... > full story
Starburst cluster shows celestial fireworks (July 9, 2010) -- Like a fireworks display, a young, glittering collection of stars looks like an aerial burst. The cluster is surrounded by clouds of interstellar gas and dust -- the raw material for new star formation. The nebula, located 20,000 light-years away in the constellation Carina, contains a central cluster of huge, hot stars, called NGC 3603. ... > full story
RFIDs: Smart little gizmos get even smarter (July 9, 2010) -- With the help of smart RFID technology, things, animals, and people can be identified remotely, and the information can be sent and stored in databases. Now the method will be even smarter, thanks to a researcher in Sweden who is presenting solutions that make this technology more effective and more energy efficient. In fact, as much as 60 percent more efficient. ... > full story
New technology reduces storage needs and costs for genomic data (July 9, 2010) -- A new computer data compression technique called Genomic SQueeZ will allow genetic researchers and others to store, analyze and share massive volumes of data in less space and at lower cost. ... > full story
Rosetta lines up for spectacular asteroid flyby (July 8, 2010) -- On 10 July, ESA's Rosetta will fly past 21 Lutetia, the largest asteroid ever visited by a satellite. After weeks of manoeuvres and a challenging optical navigation campaign, Rosetta is perfectly lined up to skim by at 3162 km. Rosetta is expected to pass Lutetia at a relative speed of 54 000 km/hr, when both are located some 454 million km from Earth. As Lutetia is a major scientific target of Rosetta's mission, most of the orbiter and lander instruments will be on for flyby, studying the asteroid's surface, dust environment, exosphere, magnetic field, mass and density. ... > full story
Drug delivery system uses nanoparticles triggered by electromagnetic field (July 8, 2010) -- A new system for the controlled delivery of pharmaceutical drugs has been developed by a team of chemical engineers using nanoparticles embedded in a liposome that can be triggered by non-invasive electromagnetic fields. ... > full story
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