Open Questions Chronicle

Volume 1, Number 36 September 9, 2002

Telescope to study dark energy, cosmological constant Superconductivity Proteomics K-T mass extinction Parkinson's disease Earthquake swarms Testing the speed of gravity Dark energy Stem cells RNA interference for cancer treatment Neuron recognition of numbers Intraocular retinal prosthetics Alzheimer's disease Increasing fiber optic transmission speed

Telescope to study dark energy, cosmological constant

1. September 2, 2002 - New South Pole Telescope To Help Explain Why Universe Is Accelerating

Superconductivity

1. September 3, 2002 - Scientists Develop New Method of Manufacturing Superconducting Magnesium Boride
2. September 3, 2002 - Smooth step to superconducting devices

Proteomics

1. September 4, 2002 - Collaboration To Use Proteomics To Unravel Mysteries Of Heart Disease

K-T mass extinction

1. September 4, 2002 - Dino-Killing Asteroid Fueled Global Wildfires

Parkinson's disease

1. September 5, 2002 - Researcher Finds Brain Connections May Reorganize In Parkinson's Disease

Earthquake swarms

1. September 5, 2002 - New Evidence For Why Earthquake Swarms Occur Offers Hope For Better Earthquake Forecasting
2. September 6, 2002 - Earthquake forecasts given a boost

Testing the speed of gravity

1. September 5, 2002 - Speed of gravity to be measured
2. September 6, 2002 - First gravity measurement this weekend
3. September 8, 2002 - Test for Einstein's gravity speed theory
4. September 12, 2002 - International Team Of Scientists Attempts To Measure Speed Of Gravity

Dark energy

1. September 6, 2002 - Universe might yet collapse in 'big crunch'
2. September 13, 2002 - 'Runaway universe' may collapse in 10 billion years, new studies predict
3. September 17, 2002 - "Runaway Universe" May Collapse In 10 Billion Years, New Studies Predict

Stem cells

1. September 6, 2002 - Study Deals Blow to Abilities of Adult Stem Cells
2. September 6, 2002 - Stem cells take knocks
3. September 6, 2002 - New Stanford Study Casts Doubt On Developmental Potential Of Adult Stem Cells

RNA interference for cancer treatment

1. September 6, 2002 - Interference technique is clean cancer killer

Neuron recognition of numbers

1. September 6, 2002 - Single brain cells count
2. September 6, 2002 - Even Neurons Have Favorite Numbers

Intraocular retinal prosthetics

1. September 6, 2002 - Ambitious Plan To Give Sight To The Blind
2. September 13, 2002 - MEMs see the light

Alzheimer's disease

1. September 6, 2002 - Is memory loss a sign of Alzheimer's?

Increasing fiber optic transmission speed

1. September 7, 2002 - Tricks of the light promise record data speeds

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