RIT students design deep-sea explorer to search for Lake Ontario shipwrecks
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 19, 2006 |
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It's designed to explore the depths of large bodies of water--and one recent weekend, that's exactly where it was found: searching the depths of the deep end of Judson Pool in Rochester Institute of Technology's ...
Physicists detail Earthshine's role in planet hunting and climate variables
May 19, 2006 |
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How the study of Earthshine continues to elucidate climate variables and how the use of Earthshine data may help to search for advanced life on distant planets, will be the foci of an upcoming panel discussion ...
Herpes on the rise in Australia
May 19, 2006 |
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One in eight Australian adults has been infected with the virus causing genital herpes, with the rate one in five for women aged 35-44, a study said.
In Brief: Computer virus shield mimics immune system
May 19, 2006 |
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Computer scientists in Britain are working on a means of protecting computers that acts in much the same way that the human body defeats viruses.
States seek stop to 'little cigar' ads
May 19, 2006 |
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State governments want a U.S. federal ban on the marketing of cigarette-like products as "little cigars," saying tobacco firms use it to evade taxes.
Gov't wants to trash stored egg powder
May 19, 2006 |
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A U.S. attorney and the Food and Drug Administration want to destroy 24.75 tons of stored powdered eggs they claim are dangerous for people to eat.
Computer IDs problematic on networks
May 19, 2006 |
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IT managers can only identify between 55 percent and 65 percent of the computers connected to a network, according to a recent Gartner study. The unknown 35 percent to 45 percent of the network can be a security nightmare, ...
In Brief: No real evidence of ivory-bill in Arkansas
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May 19, 2006 |
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Biologists and volunteers scouring the Mississippi River swamps in Arkansas admit they were unable to find conclusive evidence of the ivory-billed woodpecker.
Broadband Report: Urge opens
May 19, 2006 |
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This week Microsoft released its brand new beta of Windows Media 11, the beta will come bundled with the beta test of Microsoft's brand new URGE venture, which is Microsoft's long awaited answer to iTunes.
China to deploy wireless along rail lines
May 19, 2006 |
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China has launched development of wireless communications and signaling along passenger rail lines in 20 provinces.
Workers Get Paid More When They Work For Powerful CEOs
May 19, 2006 |
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For workers at publicly held companies, it literally pays to have a very powerful boss. A new study found that entrenched CEOs – those who have more control rights in their company than all other shareholders combined -- ...
UQ research opens up new ways of communicating
May 19, 2006 |
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While guidebooks may be a traveller's best friend when exploring new and unusual places, sometimes they fall short in providing up to date information. But a University of Queensland PhD student is hoping his research could ...
SEC files against former vidgame exec
May 19, 2006 |
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission this week charged a former chief executive officer of Infinium Labs for his role in a fraudulent junk fax scheme.
Xinhua China forms digital media company
May 19, 2006 |
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Xinhua China Ltd. announced Friday it has formed subsidiary company Beijing Joannes Information Technology.
In Brief: Insight suspends Midwest broadband upgrade
May 19, 2006 |
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U.S. broadband providers Insight Communications halted work on an upgrade of its infrastructure following a major service failure last month.
