News articles tagged with 'clock'
Quantum quirk: JILA scientists pack atoms together to prevent collisions in atomic clock
— 4 Feb 2011 16:52 | TechnologyIn a paradox typical of the quantum world, JILA scientists have eliminated collisions between atoms in an atomic clock by packing the atoms closer together. The surprising discovery,…
Ancient body clock discovered that helps to keep all living things on time
— 27 Jan 2011 18:02 | BiologyThe mechanism that controls the internal 24-hour clock of all forms of life from human cells to algae has been identified by scientists…
Brain's clock influenced by senses
— 21 Jan 2011 18:32 | HealthHumans use their senses to help keep track of short intervals of time according to new research, which suggests that our perception of time is not maintained by an internal body clock…
Researchers discover compound with potent effects on biological clock
— 16 Dec 2010 17:28 | HealthUsing an automated screening technique developed by pharmaceutical companies to find new drugs, a team of researchers from UC San Diego and three other research institutions has discovered…
Researchers discover compound with potent effects on the biological clock
— 15 Dec 2010 18:17 | BiologyUsing automated screening techniques developed by pharmaceutical companies to find new drugs, researchers from UC San Diego and three other research institutions have discovered a molecule…
Plant clock gene also works in human cells
— 2 Dec 2010 18:22 | HealthA gene that controls part of the 'tick tock' in a plant's circadian clock has been identified by UC Davis researchers. And not only is the plant gene very similar to one in humans,…
Keeping the daily clock ticking in a fluctuating environment: Hints from a green alga
— 12 Nov 2010 15:42 | BiologyResearchers in France have uncovered a mechanism which explains how biological clocks accurately synchronise to the day/night cycle despite large fluctuations in light intensity during…
Not putting the clocks back this weekend will improve health, says expert
— 29 Oct 2010 12:39 | HealthMayer Hillman, Senior Fellow Emeritus at the Policy Studies Institute, argues that the effect of doing so would be to increase the number of 'accessible' daylight hours and thus encourage…
Number of synapses shown to vary between night and day in Stanford study of zebrafish
— 7 Oct 2010 15:48 | BiologyWith the help of tiny, see-through fish, Stanford University School of Medicine researchers are homing in on what happens in the brain while you sleep. In a new study, they show how…
Exposure to early evening sunlight in spring creates teenage night owls
— 27 Jul 2010 09:40 | HealthIn the spring, later sunset and extended daylight exposure delay bedtimes in teenagers, according to researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Lighting Research Centre (LRC)…