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Smart rat holds hope for aiding human memory

Metro | Science
2009-11-18

RESEARCHERS have created a smart transgenic rat whose brain cells communicate a bit longer than usual, shedding light on the possibility of enhancing human memory, a scientist said yesterday in Shanghai. Researchers...

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Songjiang quake felt, just a little

Metro | Science
2009-11-9

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake occurred in Songjiang District over the weekend, Shanghai Seismological Bureau said yesterday. Some residents felt the quake, considered shallow at 13 kilometers underground. It...

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Science boost

Metro | Science
2009-10-31

APPLIED Materials Inc donated 3 million yuan (US$440,000) to the Shanghai Science and Technology Commission and the Shanghai Education Commission yesterday for a Future Science Star Program to identify and help youngsters...

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Innovation takes center stage in city-based forum

Metro | Science
2009-10-24

A GOVERNMENT initiative will be formally launched today to encourage innovation at all levels of society and to push more favorable policies to achieve the goal. Tax breaks for medium and small scientific enterprises...

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Scientists in cancer discovery

Metro | Science
2009-10-16

CITY scientists announced yesterday that they had found a genetic material that can predict whether liver cancer will recur in patients. The discovery was published in the latest edition of the New England Journal...

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China set to embark on biggest Antarctic mission

Metro | Science
2009-9-30

A RECORD 260 staff members will join China's 26th expedition to the Antarctic with the biggest amount of research tasks to date. The experts include three from Taiwan and 12 female scientists. Two women will...

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Fresh air for car design industry

Metro | Science
2009-9-20

THE country's first automobile wind tunnel was launched in Shanghai yesterday in a bid to support the Chinese automotive industry in its transition from "made in China" to "designed in China." The Shanghai Automotive...

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3-D fun

Metro | Science
2009-9-14

A NEW film seen through polarized 3-D glasses is now on show at Shanghai Science and Technology Museum. "Haunted Lighthouse" uses new technology to take viewers on a journey of the senses.

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Smart chair

Metro | Science
2009-9-14

AN intelligent wheelchair that will move where people tell it to go has been unveiled by researchers at Shanghai's Jiao Tong University. A prototype will be displayed at the World Expo in Shanghai next year. The...

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Service first

Metro | Science
2009-8-22

THE Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center will close to visitors every Monday starting from August 31. The center has opened to the public every day during the past 10 years. Officials said the change was to keep...

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Jupiter on show

Metro | Science
2009-8-15

A RISING Jupiter will be visible for the whole night over Shanghai tonight, weather permitting. The planet's four brightest satellites can be seen via astronomical telescope.

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Chopper gets set to join polar ship

Metro | Science
2009-8-13

CHINA'S polar explorer ship Xuelong will carry a new helicopter for its next Antarctic trip following the fatal crash of its last service chopper in April. The Kamov Ka-32 ship-based chopper, imported from Russia,...

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Meteor shower

Metro | Science
2009-8-12

A PERSEID meteor shower will be visible over Shanghai from between midnight and dawn today and tomorrow, weather permitting. The glowing shower will peak from 1:30am to 4am tomorrow as the maximum flow is expected...

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Red heat alert issued as mercury soars above 40 degrees

Metro | Science
2009-7-20

THE city's weather bureau issued its highest heat alert this afternoon as the temperature rocketed to more than 40 degrees Celsius. The red alert was raised as the mercury reached 40.2 degrees, the second-highest...

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Rain forecast to dampen eclipse viewing

Metro | Science
2009-7-20

THOSE gearing up to watch the total solar eclipse on Wednesday may be disappointed big time. People in Shanghai will likely be unable to view the rare astronomical event due to rain, weathermen said. The solar...