Finding a short circuit before it finds you
Jun 20, 2006 |
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A preemptive spark lasting for nanoseconds that helps find potentially dangerous short circuits hidden in the miles of wiring behind the panels of aging commercial airliners has been patented by Sandia National ...
Scientists May Have Solved Mystery Of Carcinogenic Mothballs
Jun 20, 2006 |
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Chemical compounds in household products like mothballs and air fresheners can cause cancer by blocking the normal process of "cell suicide" in living organisms, according to a new study spearheaded by the University of Colorado ...
Indiana bald eagle recovery huge success
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Jun 20, 2006 |
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Indiana environmental experts say the Hoosier State is now home to 200 of the nation's bald eagles, just 21 years after they were considered nearly extinct.
Computer age produces new social system
Jun 20, 2006 |
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A Canadian scientist says members of peer-to-peer file sharing networks, like the early users of Napster, are part of a previously unseen social system.
Cockatoos might halt pulp mill project
Jun 20, 2006 |
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A $650 million Australian pulp mill project might be halted by the red-tail black cockatoo, although the bird has never been seen at the planned site.
Bones Hold the Key to Blood Renewal
Jun 20, 2006 |
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Though we think of them as solid and permanent, our bones are actually constantly being rebuilt throughout our lives. A team of scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science has now revealed how cells that work at remodeling ...
Successful Transplantation from Pig Embryos to Mice
Jun 20, 2006 |
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Millions of diabetics face a lifetime of daily injections to replace the insulin their bodies fail to produce, as well as a host of risks that includes blindness, amputation, kidney failure, and heart disease. For many, particularly ...
NTT cash card falls victim to hacking
Jun 20, 2006 |
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From taking to prepaid cards from their early years to encouraging people to use mobile phones to purchase everything from train tickets to coffee, Japan has been quick to embrace the concept of a cashless society. Yet that ...
Homebodies live on the edge
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Jun 20, 2006 |
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Scientists have discovered that an endangered Australian rock wallaby loves home so much, it rarely ventures more than a few hundred metres away. The brush-tailed rock wallaby lives in remote pockets of The ...
Groups decry Congress' new e-mail filters
Jun 20, 2006 |
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More than 100 advocacy groups of all political stripes called on Congress Tuesday to shut down a new e-mail screening mechanism.
Study: Theta rhythm reduces seizure rate
Jun 20, 2006 |
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Texas scientists say the brain's septum helps stop epileptic seizures by inducing electrical activity in another area of the brain called the hippocampus.
Price question looms for Apple iTunes films
Jun 20, 2006 |
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As Apple negotiates with movie executives about the possibility of offering full-length films on iTunes, one looming question will be finding a suitable pricing model, experts agreed.
Seismic shock absorbers for woodframe houses
Jun 20, 2006 |
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As part of a major international project to design more earthquake-resistant woodframe buildings, an engineer from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will be testing a damping system designed to act as a seismic ...
Scientists want polar bear protection
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A U.S. climate researcher is leading a team of 30 North American and European scientists in urging the polar bear be listed as a threatened species.
NEC Develops Highly-Reliable Metal/High-K Gate Stack Transistor
Jun 20, 2006 |
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NEC Corporation (NEC) today announced the joint development of a new technology for realizing low-power and high-performance SOC devices of technology nodes of 65 nm, 45 nm and beyond. The developed technology enables fabrication ...
