Endangered right whales found where presumed extinct
May 20, 2009 |
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Using a system of underwater hydrophones that can record sounds from hundreds of miles away, a team of scientists from Oregon State University and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has documented ...
Novel approach estimates nanoparticles in environment
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
May 20, 2009 |
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Without knowing how much of an industrial chemical is being produced, it is almost impossible for scientists to determine if it poses any threat to the environment or human health.
Scientists link influenza A (H1N1) susceptibility to common levels of arsenic exposure
May 20, 2009 |
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The ability to mount an immune response to influenza A (H1N1) infection is significantly compromised by a low level of arsenic exposure that commonly occurs through drinking contaminated well water, scientists ...
NASA Gives Space Station Crew 'Go' to Drink Recycled Water
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Mission Control gave the Expedition 19 astronaut crew aboard the International Space Station a "go" to drink water that the station's new recycling system has purified.
Researchers find simple camera enhances preschool learning
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Three Penn State Harrisburg faculty researchers have proven an educational program built around a simple disposable camera enhances learning for both children and teachers in preschool settings.
Long-sought way to make 'nano-raspberries' may fight foggy windows, eyeglasses
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
May 20, 2009 |
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In an advance toward preventing car windshields and eyeglasses from fogging up, researchers in China are reporting development of a new way to make raspberry-shaped nanoparticles that can give glass a permanent ...
Microsoft ordered to pay $200 mln in patent case
May 20, 2009 |
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A jury in the US state of Texas ordered US computer software giant Microsoft on Wednesday to pay 200 million dollars to a Canadian company for patent infringement.
Google adds automatic translation to Gmail
May 20, 2009 |
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Google added automatic translation technology to Gmail on Tuesday, allowing users of its email service to translate messages in another language with a single mouse click.
Vitamin D may halt lung function decline in asthma and COPD
May 20, 2009 |
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Vitamin D may slow the progressive decline in the ability to breathe that can occur in people with asthma as a result of human airway smooth muscle (HASM) proliferation, according to researchers at the University of Pennsylvania.
Why people fall victim to scams
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The psychological reasons consumers may fall victim to mass marketed scams are revealed today in groundbreaking research.
Revealing the long-awaited atomic structure of a well-known enzyme
May 20, 2009 |
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A Boston University-led research team has identified the structural underpinnings of a widely-known enzyme -- acetoacetate decarboxylase (AADase) -- that was first described correctly more than 43 years ago including how ...
Astronaut recalled Uncle Frank during Hubble fix
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 20, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Sometimes all the high-tech training is nothing compared to what Uncle Frank and a big screwdriver can teach an astronaut about removing stubborn parts, even 350 miles above Earth.
Scientists find heat-tolerant coral reefs that may resist climate change
May 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Experts say that more than half of the world's coral reefs could disappear in the next 50 years, in large part because of higher ocean temperatures caused by climate change. But now Stanford ...
Review: Blacksocks.com is as simple as it sounds
May 20, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Every week or so I undertake a rigorous mental challenge: matching my socks.
Atlantis astronauts who fixed Hubble earn day off
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 20, 2009 |
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(AP) -- After five grueling spacewalks to fix the Hubble Space Telescope, the crew of the space shuttle Atlantis gets a day off.
