Archive: 04/17/2006
NASA names more Ambassadors Of Exploration
Christopher Kraft and Eugene Kranz have been named to the list of NASA's first generation of explorers honored as Ambassadors of Exploration.
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Calls for greater tech openness rise
Greater openness is needed to boost innovation in the computer software industry and economic growth worldwide, a research group reported Monday.
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Microsoft subpoenaed by AMD in Intel suit
Microsoft is the latest company to be subpoenaed by chip maker Advanced Micro Devices for its antitrust lawsuit against rival Intel Corp.
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Australia's Babcock & Brown eying Eircom
Eircom may finally be close to finding a partner and saviour, ending months of searching and speculation on the part of analysts.
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In Brief: Iridium helps helicopter tracking
Iridium Satellite, KDDI Network & Solutions, and Pioneer Navicom have completed air trials of a helicopter tracking system in Japan.
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In Brief: BellSouth launches secure e-mail service
BellSouth has launched a secure e-mail system to cater to the needs of small businesses.
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Study: Consumers accept personalization technology
Although they have concerns about privacy, consumers believe that personalization technology – such as direct-mail marketing and filling out forms on Web sites – is here to stay, according to a research project conducted ...
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People influence us -- we don't realize it
Yale University scientists say how people express their views exerts a contagious, strong influence on other people, often without them even realizing it.
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Male opinions of paternity issues studied
University of Oklahoma researchers say U.S. men involved in paternity disputes are more often right when they strongly believe a child is theirs.
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Scientists Discover a Genetic Switch That Links Animal Growth and Cancer
Laboratory discoveries by scientists at two universities may lead to new directions in cancer therapy drugs. The researchers have discovered that a genetic switch involved in growth and development of an animal is the same ...
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Insects that produce males from unfertilized eggs reveal a surprising cellular feat
Scientists have long known that the social insects in the order Hymenoptera--which includes ants, bees, and wasps--have an unusual mechanism for sex determination: Unfertilized eggs develop into males, while fertilized eggs ...
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China attracting those needing organs
China reportedly is attracting hundreds of Americans and other foreigners desperately in need of organ transplants, raising some ethical questions.
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Crystal Sieves, Born Anew
The porous, sieve-like minerals known as zeolites have been used for decades in purifiers, filters and other devices. Yet creating and refining a new type of zeolite is still a matter of sophisticated trial ...
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Prominent U.S. Physicists Send Letter to President Bush
Thirteen of the nation’s most prominent physicists have written a letter to President Bush, calling U.S. plans to reportedly use nuclear weapons against Iran “gravely irresponsible” and warning that such action would have ...
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Research Shatters Voting Pattern Stereotypes
New research by Andrew Gelman, professor of statistics and political science, reveals that voting preference or political party affiliation of U.S. states are not simply tied to income levels.
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