Archive: 06/15/2007
Overcoming the fear of hiring employees
The Civil Rights Act of 1991 (CRA-91) held great promise for protecting workers from discrimination in the workplace. Unfortunately, like many good ideas, CRA-91 had an unintended consequence for employers: ...
Jun 15, 2007 |
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Toshiba Develops 60GHz Receiver Technology Using CMOS Device
Toshiba Corporation today announced new technology that opens the way to manufacturing powerful ICs for the millimeter-waveband.
Jun 15, 2007 |
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Single-Celled Transformers
A tiny single-celled organism that plays a key role in the carbon cycle of cold-water oceans may be a lot smarter than scientists had suspected.
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Jun 15, 2007 |
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New drug resistance found in river blindness
A 20-year effort to control the spread of onchocerciasis, or river blindness, in African communities is threatened by the development of drug resistance in the parasite that causes the disease, a study by McGill University ...
Jun 15, 2007 |
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New server brings easy 'blade' approach to small business
Small businesses can now easily enjoy the advantages of blade servers thanks to a new offering from IBM. Blade computers integrate servers, storage, networking and applications into one system.
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Computer models suggest planetary and extrasolar planet atmospheres
The world is abuzz with the discovery of an extrasolar, Earth-like planet around the star Gliese 581 that is relatively close to our Earth at 20 light years away in the constellation Libra.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 15, 2007 |
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Researchers track snakes to study populations, behavior
A researcher for Washington University in St. Louis, along with colleagues at the Saint Louis Zoo and Saint Louis University are tracking timber rattlesnakes in west St. Louis County and neighboring Jefferson ...
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Jun 15, 2007 |
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Scientists ponder plant life on extrasolar Earthlike planets
When we think of extrasolar Earth-like planets, the first tendency is to imagine weird creatures like Jar Jar Binks, Chewbacca, and, if those are not bizarre enough, maybe even the pointy-eared Vulcan, Spock, ...
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Jun 15, 2007 |
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Researchers analyze 'Africa effect,' the slow growth of some economies
African governments were instrumental in inhibiting the growth of their own economies in the late 20th century, according to a decade-long project conducted by African scholars and economists. Robert Bates, professor of government ...
Jun 15, 2007 |
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GE eucalyptus tree investigation urged
Several U.S. environmental groups are upset concerning a possible link between a pathogenic fungus and genetically engineered eucalyptus trees.
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Breastfeeding reduces arthritis risk
Breastfeeding for 13 months or more can reduce the mother's risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, Swedish researchers reported Friday.
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Asian bees threaten Australia
Four swarms of Asian bees found in Cairns, Australia, may pose a serious threat to the country's honey bee population.
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Samsung Opens Largest Wafer Plant In Austin, Texas
Samsung Electronics announced the opening of the largest 300mm NAND flash memory wafer plant in Austin, Texas on Thursday, in ceremonies that included Texas Governor Rick Perry and Samsung Electronics Vice ...
Jun 15, 2007 |
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Mediterranean faces dangerous heat
The Mediterranean region faces a sharp increase in dangerously hot days by the end of the century if greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, scientists said.
Jun 15, 2007 |
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Florida to stop allowing tortoise kills
Florida will no longer issue permits allowing developers to bury gopher tortoises alive.
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