New computer system could one day help citrus growers count fruit before harvest
Jun 21, 2007 |
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Farmers are told not to count chickens before they hatch, but for citrus growers its a little different knowing how much fruit is on their trees can help them make better decisions about managing and harvesting the crop.
NASA Prepares for Performing New Science on the Moon
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 21, 2007 |
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NASA has selected proposals for future lunar science activities and established two new programs that will enhance research made possible by the Vision for Space Exploration.
NREL Estimates U.S. Hybrid Electric Vehicle Fuel Savings
Jun 21, 2007 |
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Hybrid electric vehicles have saved close to 230 million gallons or 5.5 million barrels of fuel in the United States since their introduction in 1999, according to a recent analysis conducted at the U. S. Department of ...
Researchers isolate new risk marker for overweight children
Jun 21, 2007 |
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A study of 40 overweight children in Edmonton has revealed they all share something in common aside from being heavy: each one of them has high levels of apoB48, a structural protein found in intestinal cholesterol.
Toshiba's New Memory Chips for Mobile Phones Support Both SLC and MLC Memory Areas
Jun 21, 2007 |
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Toshiba Corporation today announced a new series of embedded NAND Flash memories for mobile phones offering both a configurable single-level cell (SLC) memory area and a multi-level cell (MLC) memory area, ...
Anti-cholesterol gene found in Italians
Jun 21, 2007 |
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Researchers in Italy say they've found a cholesterol-blocking gene in three southern Italian families.
AIDS drugs not stopping epidemic in Africa
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jun 21, 2007 |
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Doctors say AIDS is spreading in Africa faster than clinics can treat it, despite billions of dollars spent expanding access to antiretroviral drugs.
EPA proposes new ozone standards
Jun 21, 2007 |
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposal Thursday to strengthen the nation's air quality standard for ground-level ozone.
Spaceport closer to breaking ground
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 21, 2007 |
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The New Mexico Spaceport Authority says the Spaceport America project could break ground next April.
Critics attack EPA ozone standard proposal
Jun 21, 2007 |
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A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposal to revise the nation's ground-level ozone standard drew quick criticism Thursday.
Napolean's toothbrush on display at museum
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jun 21, 2007 |
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Britain's newest medical museum features Charles Darwin's walking stick, Napoleon's toothbrush and anatomical drawings by Leonard da Vinci.
Japan settles lung disease cases
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The Japanese government has agreed to a settlement in a lawsuit filed by relatives of Tokyo tunnel workers stricken with lung disease.
