Archive: 07/15/2009
Promising new trends in Web search engines
The Internet is a vastly different place than it was 15 years ago, but the way consumers search it has changed very little.
Jul 15, 2009 |
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Twitter hacked by old technique -- again
(AP) -- Breaking into someone's e-mail can be child's play for a determined hacker, as Twitter Inc. employees have learned the hard way - again.
Jul 15, 2009 |
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Laser technology creates new forms of metal and enhances aircraft performance
AFOSR-funded researchers at the University of Rochester are using laser light technology that will help the military create new forms of metal that may guide, attract and repel liquids and cool small electronic ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jul 15, 2009 |
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Fossilized dung balls reveal secret ecology of lost world
A new study of 30 million year old fossil 'mega-dung' from extinct giant South American mammals reveals evidence of complex ecological interactions and theft of dung-beetles' food stores by other animals.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jul 15, 2009 |
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Gravity wells could provide 'parking lots' for spaceships
Nature has provided five huge rest stops far out in space for the convenience of spacecraft traveling from Earth. Some NASA folks call them "parking lots" in space.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 15, 2009 |
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Space shuttle blasts off after month's delay
(AP) -- After more than a month's delay, space shuttle Endeavour and seven astronauts thundered into orbit Wednesday on a flight to the international space station, hauling up a veranda for Japan's enormous ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 15, 2009 |
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Childhood adversity may affect processing in the brain's reward pathways
New research shows that childhood adversity is associated with diminished neural activity in brain regions implicated in the anticipation of possible rewards.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 15, 2009 |
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Can children outgrow chronic daily headache?
Most children who suffer from chronic daily headache may outgrow the disabling condition, according to research published in the July 15, 2009, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neu ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
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Britain launches renewables drive to cut emissions
Britain announced plans Wednesday to slash emissions with a huge increase in the use of renewable energy to generate one third of the country's electricity needs by 2020.
Jul 15, 2009 |
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Alzheimer's risk: Would you want to know?
When people learn they are predisposed to Alzheimer's disease, any depression or anxiety is not long lasting, a new study indicates.
Jul 15, 2009 |
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Tracfone tests cheap unlimited plan on Verizon
(AP) -- Tracfone Wireless, the country's largest provider of "prepaid" cell phones, is quietly testing a new service that appears to be a response to the fierce price competition in the prepaid market.
Jul 15, 2009 |
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Web site informs, helps you manage online contests
Ask yourself one question: Do I feel lucky? Evidently millions are asking themselves that very question when they go online to enter into some kind of sweepstakes or contest. Loosely defined, a sweepstakes requires only ...
Jul 15, 2009 |
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PC shipments down 3 pct., less than expected in 2Q
(AP) -- Worldwide PC shipments fell 3 percent in the second quarter.
Jul 15, 2009 |
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Study finds risk from popular heart bypass method
(AP) -- A common method used in heart bypass surgery spares patients pain and problems upfront but seems to raise their risk of dying or suffering a heart attack over the next three years, a worrisome new study finds. The ...
Jul 15, 2009 |
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Apple disables iTunes sync feature on Palm Pre
(AP) -- Apple Inc. has shut down one of the most compelling features on Palm Inc.'s rival Pre smart phone, crippling the Pre's ability to act like an iPod.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jul 15, 2009 |
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