Sign of 'embryonic planets' forming in nearby stellar systems
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Astronomers at the University of Rochester are pointing to three nearby stars they say may hold “embryonic planets”—a missing link in planet-formation theories.
Game theory AI research moves from Ph.D. thesis to experimental police tool
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Oct 01, 2007 |
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Security officials at Los Angeles Airport are experimenting with a system developed by USC Viterbi School of Engineering computer scientists to make their operations harder for the bad guys to predict and defeat.
Chance encounter with comet nets surprising results
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Comets are made of the most primitive stuff in the solar system. As hunks of rock and ice that never coalesced into more planets, they give researchers clues to the evolution of solar systems.
Lunar Outpost Plans Taking Shape
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 01, 2007 |
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NASA's blueprints for an outpost on the moon are shaping up. The agency's Lunar Architecture Team has been hard at work, looking at concepts for habitation, rovers, and space suits.
NASA satellite sees solar hurricane detach comet tail
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Oct 01, 2007 |
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A NASA satellite has captured the first images of a collision between a comet and a solar hurricane. It is the first time scientists have witnessed such an event on another cosmic body. One of NASA's pair ...
Standard treatment for prostate cancer may encourage spread of disease
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A popular prostate cancer treatment called androgen deprivation therapy may encourage prostate cancer cells to produce a protein that makes them more likely to spread throughout the body, a new study by Johns Hopkins researchers ...
Venus, Saturn and Regulus cluster before dawn in October
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 01, 2007 |
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Venus, Saturn and Regulus will dance a pas de trois low in the eastern sky an hour before sunrise during October, with the crescent moon joining them on Oct 7.
Americans consider global warming an urgent threat, according to poll
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A growing number of Americans consider global warming an important threat that calls for drastic action, and 40% say that a presidential candidate’s position on the issue will strongly influence how they vote, according to ...
Scientists to explore nano advancements in DNA sequencing
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Oct 01, 2007 |
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UC Irvine’s Henry Samueli School of Engineering has been awarded $2.18 million to blend traditional DNA sequencing techniques with cutting-edge nanotechnology to develop a faster and less costly method of analysis. The goal ...
Simple Data Transfer at Home with Powerline
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 01, 2007 |
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Siemens is now offering a Powerline adapter for fast transmission of DSL data around the home. The Gigaset HomePlug AV 200 makes setting up a home network a simple task, even for adults without any technical ...
New test could help consumers avoid surprise headaches from chocolate, wine
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Researchers in California are reporting development of a fast, inexpensive test suitable for home use that could help millions of people avoid those ‘out of the blue’ headaches that may follow consumption of certain red wines, ...
Genetic differences in clover make one type toxic
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Oct 01, 2007 |
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That clover necklace you make for your child could well be a ring of poison. That’s because some clovers have evolved genes that help the plant produce cyanide – to protect itself against little herbivores, such as snails, ...
Worm study sheds light on human aging, inherited diseases
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Oct 01, 2007 |
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Microscopic worms used for scientific research are living longer despite cellular defects, a discovery that is shedding light on how the human body ages and how doctors could one day limit or reverse genetic mutations that ...
RIM Introduces First CDMA-enabled BlackBerry Pearl
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Oct 01, 2007 |
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Research In Motion today introduced the BlackBerry Pearl 8130, the first BlackBerry Pearl smartphone to run on CDMA networks.
Scientists claim citrus originated in Australasia
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Scientists at the Centre for Plant and Food Science at the University of Western Sydney have questioned the long-established perception that citrus originated in Southeast Asia. They believe it may have originated closer ...
