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Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:03:01 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Peer Pressure Plays Major Role in Environmental Behavior
Peer Pressure Plays Major Role in Environmental Behavior
People are more likely to enroll in conservation programs if their neighbors do--a tendency that should be exploited when it comes to protecting the environment, according to results of a new study.
The research, to be published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) this week, is the first to focus on the phenomenon of social norms in the context of China's conservation efforts, said scientist Jianguo "Jack" Liu of Michigan State ...
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Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:03:48 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Desert Dust Alters Ecology of Colorado Alpine Meadows
Desert Dust Alters Ecology of Colorado Alpine Meadows
Accelerated snowmelt--precipitated by desert dust blowing into the mountains--changes how alpine plants respond to seasonal climate cues that regulate their life cycles, according to results of a new study reported this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). These results indicate that global warming may have a greater influence on plants' annual growth cycles than previously thought.
Current mountain dust levels are five times ...
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Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:04:19 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Scientists Create First Working Model of a Two-Qubit Electronic Quantum Processor
Scientists Create First Working Model of a Two-Qubit Electronic Quantum Processor
A team led by Yale University researchers has successfully implemented simple algorithms using a quantum processor based on microwave solid-state technology--similar to that found in computers and cell phones. The new processor is far from conventional, however, in that it uses the potent power of quantum mechanics to bring the dream of quantum computing a small but significant step closer to reality.
The work was supported in part by the Yale Center for Quantum and Information Physics ...
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