Archive: 08/02/2007
IEEE-USA president urges Congress to pass competitiveness legislation
IEEE-USA President John Meredith urges the House and Senate to pass the conference report of the “America Competes Act” to help bolster our country’s global leadership in science and technology and promote U.S. competitiveness ...
Aug 02, 2007 |
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NYC french fries fail trans fats testing
The U.S. Center for Science in the Public Interest says both Burger King and Wendy's New York City french fries contain unsafe levels of trans fats.
Aug 02, 2007 |
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Canned green beans are recalled
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration reported a nationwide recall Thursday of French Style Green Beans sold under various brand names.
Aug 02, 2007 |
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EPA analyzes its proposed ozone rules
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued an analysis of potential benefits and costs of its proposed ground-level ozone standards revisions.
Aug 02, 2007 |
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Researchers learn why immune system's watch dogs howl
Toll-like receptors are the guard dogs of the immune system, sniffing out bacteria and viruses then activating the body’s immune system for an attack on these invaders.
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Discovery of new protein could provide new understanding of male fertility
Scientists have discovered a new enzyme involved in the degradation of proteins inside cells, a process that helps eliminate or recycle proteins that are no longer needed. The unexpected discovery, made by Marcus Groettrup, ...
Aug 02, 2007 |
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'Extreme analytical chemistry' will help unravel Mars' mysteries
Sam Kounaves spends his time unraveling fundamental questions in planetary science by applying "extreme analytical chemistry" to the harshest environments imaginable: Places like Death Valley, Antarctica – and now Mars.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 02, 2007 |
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Handsome by Chance
Chance, not natural selection, best explains why the modern human skull looks so different from that of its Neanderthal relative, according to a new study led by Tim Weaver, assistant professor of anthropology at UC Davis.
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Clearing Electron Clouds
Clouds might be welcome during a drought, but you definitely don't want them in your beam pipes. Researchers around the world are working out how to keep a section of the proposed International Linear Collider—the ...
Aug 02, 2007 |
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Resupply Craft Heads for Station
The ISS Progress 26 (P26) craft launched Thursday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 1:34 p.m. EDT. The P26 vehicle is loaded with 5,111 pounds of food, fuel, air, water and supplies. P26 is scheduled ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 02, 2007 |
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Cassini Finds Possible Origin of One of Saturn's Rings
Cassini scientists may have identified the source of one of Saturn's more mysterious rings. Saturn's G ring likely is produced by relatively large, icy particles that reside within a bright arc on the ring's ...
Aug 02, 2007 |
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New software enables easy access to huge Mars database
A software program developed by researchers at Washington University in St. Louis is allowing viewers everywhere access to early images from the most powerful spectral camera ever sent to Mars. The images ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 02, 2007 |
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Aging adults have choices when confronting perceived mental declines
Aging adults may joke about memory lapses and “early Alzheimer’s.” They may worry when they can’t understand a drug plan or lose track of the characters in a novel.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 02, 2007 |
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Planet orbiting a giant red star discovered with hobby-eberly telescope
A planet orbiting a giant red star has been discovered by an astronomy team led by Penn State's Alex Wolszczan, who in 1992 discovered the first planets ever found outside our solar system. The new discovery ...
Aug 02, 2007 |
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Hitachi Unveils the World's First Blu-Ray Disc Camcorder
Hitachi announced the world's first Blu-ray Disc (BD) Camcorder, which records one hour of 1920x1080 Full High-Definition video onto a BD (single side, single layer). The new camcorders will start selling ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 02, 2007 |
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