Tiny plane to aid environmental studies
May 09, 2006 |
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A Kansas State University research team has built a small, inexpensive remote-controlled plane as a sensing tool to collect environmental data.
Fungi important in Arctic nitrogen cycle
May 09, 2006 |
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U.S. biologists say a new method of calculating nitrogen transfer from mushrooms to plants is proving that fungi is important in the Arctic nitrogen cycle.
Virtual city used to study flu pandemic
May 09, 2006 |
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A 15-year-old New Mexico high school sophomore says she's discovered closing schools would be the best way to halt a bird flu pandemic.
Evolution debate reaches South Carolina
May 09, 2006 |
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South Carolina lawmakers are again embroiled in the continuing evolution controversy to decide how textbooks should present scientific theory.
The Secret Lives Of Sea Slugs
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It turns out that the sea slug isn't really that sluggish after all. So says the first broad field study of this charismatic orange creature's behavior in the wild, which was just published in the April 2006 issue of The ...
MySpace, Google among '06 Webby winners
May 09, 2006 |
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The winners of the 10th Annual Webby Awards were announced Tuesday; among them were Myspace.com, The Onion, Google, and the BBC. The Webby Awards from the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences honors excellence ...
Laboratory scientists study soot in megacity pollution
May 09, 2006 |
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A team of Los Alamos scientists recently returned from a month-long data-gathering trip to Mexico City as part of an international, multi-agency environmental science collaboration. The March campaign was designed to examine ...
World's oldest ecological study is honored
May 09, 2006 |
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Ecologists are preparing to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the world's oldest ecological research project -- The Park Grass Experiment -- in Britain.
Beaming the internet: new project aims to connect buildings using antennae not wires
May 09, 2006 |
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Developing ways to connect homes and businesses to the internet without using wires is the aim of a new project announced today. The research at Imperial College London (UK) could help users across Europe to access the internet, ...
Feds pressure Tenet; hospital may close
May 09, 2006 |
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The U.S. government wants to prohibit the Alvarado Hospital Medical Center in San Diego from taking part in Medicare and similar government programs.
Engineers to help Air Force use Global Information Grid
May 09, 2006 |
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Frustrated with cell phone dead zones, busy signals, e-mail spam, endless voice mail loops and other exasperating aspects of technology? Now, imagine the plight of a soldier needing quick information in a life-or-death scenario ...
TiVo brings ad search to subcribers
May 09, 2006 |
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DVR vendor/service provider TiVo launched Monday "TiVo Product Watch," offering subscribers searchable advertising and content.
Most advanced research ship commissioned
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May 09, 2006 |
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The University of Delaware has commissioned the Research Vessel Hugh R. Sharp, the newest and most advanced coastal research ship in the nation.
Study: Hurricanes linked with mental ills
May 09, 2006 |
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Florida State University sociologists say they have found a link between the effects of devastating hurricanes and mental health problems.
In Brief: Siemens to supply Toronto WiFi equipment
May 09, 2006 |
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Siemens Communications Group will supply the equipment for Toronto Hydro Telecom's planned WiFi network in the Canadian city.
