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Photonics: Ultraviolet convenience **Press Briefing**
27-July-2008

Scientists have developed electrically powered semiconductor laser diodes that operate at a shorter wavelength than any others used today. The lasers could be used for the next generation of optical storage systems following today’s Blu-ray disks, and will have applications in biomedicine, materials processing and microchips

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China’s Challenges and Understanding arsenic cycles in Southeast Asia
23-July-2008

Summaries of newsworthy papers include Ecology: The unrealized power of parasites, Materials: Flexible electronic networks of carbon nanotubes and Astrophysics: Accretion disks show their true colours

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Open UP and Say Ahhh... How the Sense of Taste Affects One's Health
23-July-2008

In a study conducted on the relationship of taste to food preference and body mass index, a significant relationship was found between taste threshold on the one hand, and energy and nutrient intakes on the other; also between 6-n-propylthiouracil (PROP) taster status and food preference.

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Contact: University of the Philippines-Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Development Institution: University of the Philippines Diliman
 
Local Root Crops as Antioxidants
22-July-2008

Assessment of antioxidant activities of some local root crops in the Philippines by researchers from the University of the Philippines Diliman reveals that the phenolic content of sweet potato has the highest antioxidant property among the local root crops studied.

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Contact: University of the Philippines-Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Development Institution: University of the Philippines Diliman
 
Mitigating natural disasters
21-July-2008

Comments on the the Sichuan earthquake and cyclone Nargis. Other papers include Genetic origins of the Grey horse, New cancer drugs with reduced side effects, Predicting lung cancer survival, Heavy rains ahead, Fighting tuberculosis with acid, Rafting down biological cascades, Animal behaviour lighting the way, Nanotechnology: Gold standard

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