Archive: 09/07/2007
Researchers question 9/11 health data
Some medical experts are questioning the accuracy of data about the health problems of Ground Zero workers in New York.
Sep 07, 2007 |
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Honduras says trees slowed hurricane
Honduran President Manuel Zelaya credited the country's forests and mangrove swamps with sapping some of Hurricane Felix's strength.
Sep 07, 2007 |
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Normal role for schizophrenia risk gene identified
How the gene that has been pegged as a major risk factor for schizophrenia and other mood disorders that affect millions of Americans contributes to these diseases remains unclear. However, the results of a new study by Hopkins ...
Sep 07, 2007 |
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Scientists probe 'deep' questions aboard EcoOcean's environmental research ship
Did the great flood of Noah’s generation really occur thousands of years ago? Was the Roman city of Caesarea destroyed by an ancient tsunami? Will pollution levels in our deep seas remain forever a mystery?
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 07, 2007 |
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Groovy Project Solving Cloudy Problem
Experiments in the PEP-II accelerator have shown that beam pipes with grooves can snare unwelcome electrons, greatly reducing the formation of electron clouds that can disturb the beam.
Sep 07, 2007 |
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Great Lakes cleanup may reap big benefits
A Brookings Institution study suggested that restoring the health of the U.S. Great Lakes could create $50 billion in economic benefit for the area.
Sep 07, 2007 |
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Astronomers eager to add to Sky in Google Earth
Since Sky in Google Earth debuted two weeks ago to let the public explore the heavens from their computers, two University of California, Berkeley, astronomers have jumped in to populate Google's sky with ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 07, 2007 |
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Alcatel-Lucent, Samsung demonstrate live interactive broadcast mobile TV in S-Band based on DVB-SH at IBC
On the occasion of IBC, Alcatel-Lucent and Samsung Electronics today announced that they are demonstrating live broadcast mobile TV in S-Band using a Samsung handset.
Sep 07, 2007 |
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Frequent alcohol consumption increases cancer risk in older women
Postmenopausal women consuming two or more alcoholic beverages a day may double their risk of endometrial cancer, suggests a study led by researchers at the University of Southern California (USC). The study will appear in ...
Sep 07, 2007 |
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Philips displays innovative rotary wheel remote controls
Philips today unveiled their revolutionary new rotary wheel remote control technology for consumer electronic device manufacturers. Designed to enable quick and intuitive navigation of user interfaces & scrolling through ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 07, 2007 |
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Toll charges reduce travel time
A smart introduction of a variable toll charge, with different rates at different departure times, reduces traffic jams. Even small toll charges can exert a large effect on the total travel time, concludes Dutch researcher ...
Sep 07, 2007 |
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Divorce reduces chance of new, successful relationship
After a separation or divorce the chances of marrying or cohabiting again decrease. In particular, a previous marriage or children from a previous relationship, reduce the chances of a new relationship. Moreover, the prospects ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 07, 2007 |
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'Rain Man' mice provide model for autism
Mice containing a mutated human gene implicated in autism exhibit the poor social skills but increased intelligence akin to the title character’s traits in the movie “Rain Man,” researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center ...
Sep 07, 2007 |
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First Solar Dynamic Observatory Instrument Arrives at Goddard
The University of Colorado at Boulder delivered the Extreme Ultraviolet Variability Experiment (EVE), first of three Solar Dynamic Observatory instruments, to NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 07, 2007 |
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Scientists probe secret of bone's strength
New research at MIT has revealed for the first time the role of bone's atomistic structure in a toughening mechanism that incorporates two theories previously proposed by researchers eager to understand the ...
Sep 07, 2007 |
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