New sensor to have applications in homeland defense, safeguarding warfighters, clinical diagnostics
May 01, 2007 |
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A Sandia National Laboratories research team is developing a new type of electrochemical sensor that uses a unique surface chemistry to reliably and accurately detects thousands of differing biomolecules on a single platform.
pHLIP, a novel technology to locate and treat tumors
May 01, 2007 |
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Research teams at Yale University and the University of Rhode Island have demonstrated a new way to target and potentially treat tumors using a short piece of protein that acts like a nanosyringe to deliver ...
Research demonstrates link between domestic violence and asthma
May 01, 2007 |
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The link between environmental exposures and asthma has been clearly described, but a new study from researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) finds a strong association between domestic violence and asthma. ...
Amphibians in losing race with environmental change
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May 01, 2007 |
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Even though they had the ability to evolve and survive for hundreds of millions of years - since before the time of the dinosaurs and through many climatic regimes - the massive, worldwide decline of amphibians can best ...
Pancreatic cancer markers identified, may predict survival
May 01, 2007 |
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Scientists have discovered a way to distinguish pancreatic cancer from non-cancerous tissue, new research shows.
Man versus goats in Galapagos
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May 01, 2007 |
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Grants from private donors and the United Nations are helping rangers at the Galapagos National Park in Ecuador turn the tide of the war against goats.
S.F. Traffic Snarl a Win for Telecommuting
May 01, 2007 |
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The gasoline tanker that crashed and burst into flames near the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge April 29 did more than melt and collapse a stretch of the highway overpass; it enlivened the debate about whether all in-house ...
Eating soup will help cut calories at meals
May 01, 2007 |
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Eating low-calorie soup before a meal can help cut back on how much food and calories you eat at the meal, a new Penn State study shows. Results show that when participants in the study ate a first course of soup before a ...
House Bills Would Rework e-Gambling, Internet Radio Royalties
May 01, 2007 |
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A pair of House bills would permit U.S. gambling on the Internet as well as rewrite the royalty structure for Internet radio, possibly allowing smaller Webcasters to continue operating.
Microsoft Sees Complex Future for Software
May 01, 2007 |
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The next generation of applications will include local software and global services, resulting in a persistent hybrid model, says a Microsoft executive at the New Software Industry conference.
DOS Extortion Fading
May 01, 2007 |
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The economics of Denial Of Service blackmailing isn't working out, and botnet owners are shifting to other, less risky crimes.
Industry Pundits: Move to SAAS Is 'Permanent'
May 01, 2007 |
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The transition from packaged software to software as a service is well under way and will be a permanent change, speakers said at the New Software Industry conference.
Southwest Airlines' last-minute fares not always the best deal, economist finds
May 01, 2007 |
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It may pay off to spend a little extra time shopping online for that last-minute airfare, according to a UC Irvine economist.
Scientists target manta ray mysteries
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May 01, 2007 |
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Manta rays are hard to miss —big, black and stretching up to seven metres wide, but scientists are still in the dark about the world's largest ray.
NIST Advises on RFID Security Risks
May 01, 2007 |
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology describes some potential dangers of implementing RFID and offers guidelines and best practices for mitigating the risks.
