Old drug may become new bird flu weapon
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Amantadine, a generic drug created in the 1970s to treat seasonal flu might become a new weapon to use along with Tamiflu if a bird flu pandemic occurs.
Brookhaven Scientists Working Toward Practical Hydrogen-Storage Materials
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Hydrogen-storage materials hold the promise of supporting many exciting new technologies, such as clean, efficient hydrogen fuel cells for automobiles. At the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National ...
Mood Affects Young and Old Differently, Study Finds
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The effect of mood on how people process information changes greatly as they age, suggests new research from the Georgia Institute of Technology. The study, which offers a window into the changing nature of the aging mind ...
Utah teen named top high school scientist
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The Intel Corp. has awarded 18-year-old Shannon Babb of Highland, Utah, a $100,000 scholarship for winning first place in the Intel Science Talent Search.
Engineer to study nano in silicon semiconductors
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A University of Texas at Austin microelectronics researcher has received $500,000 from the Department of Defense to research ways to use nanotechnology to overcome hurdles that might halt the march of the silicon-based integrated ...
Young outcasts suffer long-term problems
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Children who are ostracized by their classmates are more likely to withdraw from activities and score lower on standardized tests, U.S. researchers say.
'Yanking' Chemical Bonds with Molecular Wires Speeds Reactions
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Using a chain of molecules as an infinitesimal lanyard to tug on a chemical bond about to break, Duke University chemists have found they can speed a complex chemical reaction.
Study: RFID tags are virus vulnerable
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Computer experts at an international conference in Italy say they've determined radio frequency identification technology is virus vulnerable.
Tech ed key to Qatar's post-oil growth
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Perhaps no one in Qatar is aware of the fact that the country's energy wealth will run out sooner or later than its leader, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani. Described by some as a benevolent dictator, the emir has taken ...
Bird flu spreads into Denmark
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Denmark's government says a strain of the avian flu virus has been found in a wild Danish bird -- the first case of bird flu in that nation.
Trouble for iTunes in France?
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France hopes consumers will use legal software to covert digital content into other formats by forcing companies including Apple to comply via revised digital copyright law.
NASA internal policy reforms praised
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More than 140 scientists and other NASA employees are praising the space agency for planning reforms of its communications policies.
Roscosmos Calls For Launch Swaps And Bigger ISS Crew
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The director of Roscosmos, the Russian space agency, said Tuesday that cosmonauts in the next few years would begin flying to the International Space Station aboard NASA shuttles, and U.S. astronauts would fly aboard Russian ...
Trojan-horse developers confess
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An Israeli couple, Ruth and Michael Haefrati, confessed in Tel Aviv District Court Tuesday to developing the Trojan-horse spyware program.
The Web: Wagering on 'March Madness'
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This spring, the annual ritual of the NCAA basketball tournament -- colloquially known as "March Madness" -- begins once again. Online, a similar, high-stakes rite commences once more too: gambling by fans ...
