Where the brain organizes actions
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Researchers have discovered that Broca's area in the brain--best known as the region that evolved to manage speech production--is a major "executive" center in the brain for organizing hierarchies of behaviors. ...
Analysis: Offshoring getting more costly in India
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Not many global IT majors have started recoiling yet, but the recent decision of Apple Computers to shut down its new Bangalore center and local news about Intel planning to lay off a number of people from its Indian operations ...
Wariness of U.S. tech lag on the rise
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In order to successfully compete with other nations in the 21st century, the United States must integrate the advancements of technology in to all public institutions, according to experts.
Globe Talk: Mobile banking as aid tool
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Mobile phones are becoming commonplace enough in some of the remotest parts of the world, much to the delight of both private companies and public policymakers. For phone manufacturers and service providers, some of the globe's ...
Vampire bats recognise their prey’s breathing
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Vampire bats, the only mammals to feed exclusively on blood, including human blood, recognize their prey by the sound of its breathing.
AT&T to launch AccessAll
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AT&T and its philanthropic arm AT&T Foundation announced this week the launch of a three-year $100 million signature program called "AccessAll."
Researcher shows eggs are eggs
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A Harvard Medical School researcher's claim that women might someday be able to generate new eggs appears to have been exploded.
Study Seeks Balance in Rockies
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The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) today--with key support from leading energy producers in the Rockies--released first-year results from a study on how natural gas development in the Rockies might be ...
Wireless World: Next-generation tracking
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The second generation of wireless package tracking technology -- radio frequency identification (RFID) gear -- is emerging rapidly, changing the way manufacturers monitor shipments.
New imaging technology to shed a realistic light on art
Jun 16, 2006 |
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Digitally archiving and reproducing artwork as it would be seen in a museum is a mathematical conundrum of light and geometry.
Study looks at creation of leaf patterns
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University of Alberta scientists say they have determined, in part, how patterns on leaves are formed.
U.S. creates Hawaiian Marine Reserve
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U.S. President George W. Bush has designated the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands a national monument, making it the world's largest protected marine reserve.
Public TV goes digital
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Subscribers of Verizon's fiber-optic FiOS TV service will now have an option of high-definition public television.
Bodybuilders have distorted body image
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Welsh researchers who studied "gym rats" say many of those who use steroids seem to suffer from body image problems similar to those of anorexics.
First Rockies natural gas report issued
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The U.S. Wildlife Conservation Society has released the first-year results of a study on how natural gas development in the Rockies might affect wildlife.
