Got bugs? New project lets real computer users gang up on software bugs
Jun 05, 2006 |
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Ben Liblit offers a bold prediction regarding all of the complicated software programs churning away in your computer: They have bugs. All of them. Guaranteed.
Biblical archeology institute proposed
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jun 05, 2006 |
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Israel's Bar-Ilan University has proposed an Institute of Biblical Archeology to counter historians who deny an archeological-biblical link.
Liquorice Cancer Care
Jun 05, 2006 |
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Liquorice compounds could be a key component for cheaper, more effective liver cancer treatment, reports Lisa Richards in Chemistry & Industry magazine.
Scientists predict pulsar starquakes
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Scientists have discovered how to predict earthquake-like events in pulsars, the dense remains of exploded stars. These are violent episodes that likely crack a pulsar's dense crust and momentarily increase its spin rate.
New kind of mutation is reported
Jun 05, 2006 |
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Belgium scientists say they have discovered a new kind of mutation that might be at the origin of many phenotypes in various species.
New Gemini Images Contrast the Late Evolution of Two Very Different Stars
Jun 05, 2006 |
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Two new images from the Gemini Observatory released today at the American Astronomical Society meeting in Calgary, Canada, show a pair of beautiful nebulae that were created by two very different types of stars ...
Do 'Planemos' Have Progeny?
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Two new studies, based on observations made with ESO's telescopes, show that objects only a few times more massive than Jupiter are born with discs of dust and gas, the raw material for planet ...
Eye-catching mobile security on its way
Jun 05, 2006 |
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The mobile phone may soon be equipped with a higher level of security thanks to Leeds, United Kingdom-based technical solutions company xVista and its iris-scanning technology.
EU revises position on software patents
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Is software patentable in Europe? Following questioning from a member of the European parliament, the European Commission recently released a statement containing strong implications that computer programs aren't patentable, ...
Cloner proposes genetic altering
Jun 05, 2006 |
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A British scientist who helped produce the world's first cloned mammal proposes creating cloned babies genetically altered to prevent hereditary disease.
Networking: Y2K hangover finally ending?
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Remember the Y2K panic back in 1999? That was the largely unfounded and shamelessly hyped by rapaciously greedy computer companies fear that all computers would cease functioning on Jan. 1, 2000, at midnight, due to somewhat ...
FEI systems selected for Russian center
Jun 05, 2006 |
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The FEI Company announced Monday that three of its systems have been selected as core enabling tools for a new Russian nanotechnology facility.
Preble's mouse may be worthy of protection
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Jun 05, 2006 |
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U.S. scientists say the little-known, but controversial, Preble's meadow jumping mouse should continue to receive federal threatened species protection.
Downstream ecosystems aided by Beaver dams
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U.S. scientists say beavers, known for their beneficial environmental effects near their dams, are also critical in maintaining downstream ecosystems.
Philippines 3G phone tax breaks criticized
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Tax breaks for third-generation wireless phone service in the Philippines are coming under criticism from the government's finance department.
