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1. New Ideas For X-Ray Lasers
   09-29-2006 · ScienceDaily
   At the 10th International Conference on X-Ray Lasers in Berlin, a novel design for X-ray lasers was the leading topic of many presentations. The organizers themselves have proposed a new solution to the problem. Scientists world-wide are working on lasers with shorter and shorter wavelengths. The shorter the wavelength applied, the smaller the structures one can see, investigate and produce.
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2. We need better yardstick to measure digital divide, researcher says
   10-11-2006 · EurekAlert!
   University of Washington researcher contends we're doing a poor job of figuring out who's being left behind in the digital world.
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3. Disappearing nest egg: Researcher studying declining numbers of macaws
   10-23-2006 · EurekAlert!
   One of the most colorful birds in the world may have a less-than-colorful future. Macaws, the largest members of the parrot family, have seen their numbers decline in recent decades, and that trend is continuing today.
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4. Unique imaging uncovers the invisible world where surfaces meet
   10-27-2006 · EurekAlert!
   Hoping to find new ways of addressing environmental pollution, a physicist at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has developed some novel ways to observe what happens inside a cell when it comes in contact with contaminants or when toxic substances touch soil and water.
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5. First global analysis of sexual behavior
   11-02-2006 · EurekAlert!
   A groundbreaking study, which provides the first ever comprehensive analysis of sexual behaviour around the world, is published today in the Lancet, as part of a major series on sexual and reproductive health.
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6. Next flu pandemic: What to do until the vaccine arrives?
   11-10-2006 · EurekAlert!
   Experts believe the world is overdue for influenza pandemic. However, unless effective action against pandemic flu is taken now, we are in "dire straits," according to a paper published in the November 10 issue of Science. The articled calls for research during the regular season flu season to better understand the effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical interventions such as social distancing, hand washing, face masks and the like.
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7. Fresh use of targeted therapy advances treatment of early HER2-positive breast cancer
   11-16-2006 · EurekAlert!
   The news that the world's first targeted therapy, trastuzumab (Herceptin), is now available for many women with early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer "highlights a truly significant advance in the management of breast cancer," says Edith Perez, M.D., director of Mayo Clinic's Breast Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida.
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8. Ancient predator had strongest bite of any fish, rivaling bite of large alligators and T. rex
   11-28-2006 · EurekAlert!
   Dunkleosteus terrelli may have been the world's first apex predator. The force of its bite was remarkably powerful: 11,000 pounds. The bladed dentition of this 400-million-year-old extinct fish focused the bite force into a small area, the fang tip, at an incredible force of 80,000 pounds per square inch. This is the strongest bite force of any fish ever, and rivals the bite of large alligators and T. rex.
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9. Marshall Scholar focuses on technology, altruism
   12-05-2006 · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
   Graduate student Finale Doshi, a campus leader with an extensive record of service to the Institute and the world, has been awarded a Marshall Scholarship for study at the University of Cambridge for 2007.
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10. 42-meter giant will probe the universe
    12-12-2006 · EurekAlert!
    The future of European astronomy is poised to enter a new era of discovery with the decision announced today by ESO's governing body to proceed with detailed studies for the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT). This three year study, with a budget of 57 million euro, will prepare the way for construction of the world's largest optical/infrared telescope that will revolutionise ground-based astronomy. Astronomers from the UK have played crucial roles.
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