A new technique can store bits as single hydrogen atoms, reaching a data density a thousand times greater than commercially available magnetic and solid-state drives.
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We've all heard about ancient insects getting preserved in amber (fossilized tree resin), with similarly-preserved items including dinosaur feathers, mammalian red blood cells and a bizarre spider. Now, for the first time, scientists have found an amber-encased prehistoric snake.
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Although a cure for multiple sclerosis isn't necessarily right around the corner, we may at least be getting closer to one. Scientists at Canada's University of Alberta and McGill University have zeroed in on a protein that could be a target for treatment of the disease.
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Two computer scientists from the University of Alberta claim to have created a series of algorithms that can decipher unknown alphabetic scripts, and to test their system they have targeted the infamously impenetrable Voynich manuscript.
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Imagine if doctors could see through a patient's skin, and their perspective of the underlying bones and organs changed accordingly as the person moved around. Well, that's what scientists at the University of Alberta have developed – kind of.
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Maybe you'd prefer not to think about it, but people do use a dip in the local swimming pool to relieve themselves. But in the grand scheme of things, how much pee are we talking about? Scientists in Canada have conducted a study aimed at attaching some figures to this unsavory conundrum.
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Scientists have come up with a way to catch and kill harmful airborne pathogens in one foul swoop, through a special salt treatment that "deactivates" the viruses once they are trapped by a surgical mask.
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Researchers have developed a solar-powered oxygen concentrator to treat severe pneumonia and put it to use in hospitals in Uganda, where it is already supplying those desperately in need with round-the-clock care.
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Whether it's as a research tool or a step in repairing severed nerves, the ability to join neurons together has some serious applications. Now, scientists have developed a method of doing so within 15 milliseconds.
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If you or someone you know has celiac disease, then you'll know how much it can limit one's diet. Soon, however, such people may be able to eat whatever they want – if they take a new egg-based supplement first.
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