Motorola contest yields 'mood' phone
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Motorola's "MOTOFWRD" grand-prize winner from Duke University was awarded a $10,000 scholarship and a new Bluetooth-enabled car.
Study: Your mother was right -- again
Jan 17, 2006 |
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Research by University of Virginia Health System nurses suggests your mother was right when she told you not to eat or drink before taking your temperature.
Two whales spotted in Texas ship channel
Jan 17, 2006 |
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An endangered Northern Right whale and her calf were sighted in Corpus Christi Bay, heading up the bay's shipping channel.
Google buys digital radio ad firm for $102M
Jan 17, 2006 |
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Google Tuesday bought out dMarc Broadcasting, a radio broadcasting solution group, for $102 million in cash.
Scientists monitor Alaskan volcano
Jan 17, 2006 |
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Scientists were closely monitoring Alaska's Augustine Volcano Tuesday and analyzing gas samples taken Monday following last week's eruptions.
Visual research seeks to cut through clutter
Jan 17, 2006 |
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Think you have problems finding your car keys in a messy drawer? Just imagine the difficulty faced by airport baggage checkers search for weapons amid a jumbled clutter of different textures and colors. A researcher at Rutgers ...
Scientist honored with second-most cited research paper of the decade
Jan 17, 2006 |
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Wladek Minor's busy laboratory inside Jordan Hall at the University of Virginia Health System is famous for strong cappuccino and European chocolates. But now there's something a lot bigger to crow about- the esteem of his ...
Briefs: Microsoft in licensing deal with 4Kids
Jan 17, 2006 |
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Microsoft Tuesday signed on 4Kids Entertainment as its licensing agent for Microsoft Game Studios.
Scott's s South Pole epic trek recreated
Jan 17, 2006 |
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Ninety-four years ago Tuesday British Capt. Robert Scott discovered his Antarctic expedition had been beaten to the South Pole.
Study: City bees better than rural bees
Jan 17, 2006 |
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A French beekeepers' association says it has determined bees reared in cities are healthier and more productive than bees raised in rural areas.
Seattle school to study 1918 flu virus
Jan 17, 2006 |
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University of Washington scientists will use monkeys to study genes preserved from the deadly 1918 influenza virus that killed more than 50 million people.
As terrestrial telecoms dial into satellite networks
Jan 17, 2006 |
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Improving the integration of satellite networks with more traditional terrestrial telephone infrastructures, will help next generation telephony move from concept towards reality, as researchers are demonstrating.
Cardiff University experts solve manufacturing problem
Jan 17, 2006 |
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Experts at Cardiff University's Manufacturing Engineering Centre (MEC) have solved a problem affecting models made by Stereolithography (SLA). Patent applications have been lodged.
Briefs: India reviews rule on telecom expatriates
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India is reviewing provisions in its foreign direct investment rules that currently bar foreigners from top jobs in the telecom sector.
Study: Aspirin good for men and women
Jan 17, 2006 |
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A Duke University study suggests aspirin significantly reduces the risk of stroke, heart attack or death due to cardiovascular disease in men and women.
