More regulations make websites less trustworthy, study shows
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Placing strict controls and regulations on website operators does not make the Internet more secure and private for users, according to a new study. In fact, stringent policies seem to make the matter worse, says Dr. Karim ...
Pigment formulated 225 years ago could be key in emerging technologies
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Imagine turning on your computer and not having to wait for it to load the operating system, virus protection, firewalls and other programs. Imagine that random access memory is accessible immediately, like turning on room ...
In Brief: Pepsi and Coke contain pesticides
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India's Center for Science and Environment says it has found the presence of a "pesticide cocktail" in 11 brands of Coca-Cola and PepsiCo beverages.
Scientists Find Possible Origin of Mysterious Red and Blue Lights in Milky Way Galaxy
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Aug 02, 2006 |
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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md., in collaboration with university scientists, have solved yet another mystery. For years, scientists have observed unstructured silicate particles in space, ...
Imaging Challenges Theory of High-temperature Superconductivity
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By observing events at the scale of single atoms, Cornell researchers have found evidence that the mechanism in high-temperature superconductors may be much more like that in low-temperature superconductors ...
Researchers solve mystery of attractive surfaces
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When smooth surfaces that hate water approach each other underwater, scientists have observed that they snap into contact. This is apparently due to attractive forces that extend for tens to hundreds of nanometers.
Modern Technology Reveals Ancient Science
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Finally, after more than 1000 years in obscurity, the last unreadable pages of the works of ancient mathematician Archimedes are being deciphered, thanks to the x-ray vision at the Department of Energy’s Stanford ...
Processed meats linked with stomach cancer
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A Swedish-led study suggests the more processed meat a person consumes, the greater the likelihood of developing stomach cancer.
Autonomous lenses may bring microworld into focus
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When Hongrui Jiang looked into a fly's eye, he saw a way to make a tiny lens so "smart" that it can adapt its focal length from minus infinity to plus infinity-without external control.
Socking it to cancer
Aug 02, 2006 |
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An Australian research team has identified a gene that could be used to stop tumours growing by blocking their blood supply.
New System Provides Power, Water, Refrigeration from One Source
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When hurricanes, wars or other emergencies force authorities to respond, three essentials top their list of must-haves: water, electricity and refrigeration.
Predators prefer to hunt small-brained prey
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Predators such as leopards and chimpanzees consistently target smaller-brained prey less capable of escape; research at the University of Liverpool has shown.
Common cat parasite affects human brains
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U.S. researchers say more than a quarter of the world's population is infected with a feline parasite related to malaria and which causes personality changes.
Doctors warn of dangers of flip-flops
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In the wake of last month's decree that wearing flip-flops could result in job loss, British doctors have said the shoe could also result in health issues.
NASA Selects Advanced Dark Energy Physics Telescope for Concept Development
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A Johns Hopkins astrophysicist is principal investigator of a proposal, accepted today by NASA, to design a space mission to determine the properties of the mysterious dark energy that is causing the expansion rate of the ...
