In Brief: Gold nanoparticles might fight cancer
May 22, 2006 |
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Alabama scientists are considering using gold nanoparticles to turn near-infrared laser light into a "thermal scalpel" of intense heat to kill tumor cells.
'Google hacking' attacks rising
May 22, 2006 |
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Web sites are more vulnerable to “Google hacking” than many people realise and “hacking” attacks are on the rise, according to a recent study by Massey University (New Zealand) researchers. Personal information ...
Dinosaur named after Hogwarts School
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
May 22, 2006 |
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A new dinosaur species -- Dracorex hogwartsia -- named in honor of author J.K. Rowling and her Harry Potter books, went on display Monday in Indianapolis.
The vicious cycle of rainforest destruction
May 22, 2006 |
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Rainforests and savannas contain 70% of the world’s plants and are critical to the health of our planet. A new £1.6m international project involving researchers from the Leeds Earth and Biosphere Institute is looking at the ...
AT&T documents released in NSA allegation
May 22, 2006 |
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Wired News announced Monday that it has released the full text of a set of documents of AT&T's alleged participation with the National Security Agency.
In Brief: Netgear ships 802.11n ADSL2-plus router
May 22, 2006 |
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Netgear said Monday it will ship its first wireless-enabled ADSL2-plus router based on the draft 802.11n specification.
Scientists take on the crystal maze
May 22, 2006 |
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Scientists at the University of Manchester are to create the first 3D model of the maze-like crystals known as Zeolites.
Einstein papers to go on sale in London
May 22, 2006 |
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A collection of Albert Einstein's papers are to go on sale next month in London, reportedly expected to garner at least $1.5 million.
'Wireless home' becomes a reality
May 22, 2006 |
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The wireless home, where multiple gadgets share an online connection, is moving from sci-fi speculation to reality for millions of WiFi users. According to reports from StrategyAnalytics, 20 percent of broadband subscribers ...
High-performance computing aids calculations of combustion kinetics
May 22, 2006 |
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Even though combustion provides 85 percent of the energy humans use, little is known about many of its most basic chemical reactions. Researchers in Argonne's Chemistry Division have brought together advances ...
Dog to be world's first whale poop expert
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May 22, 2006 |
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University of Washington scientists are training an Australian cattle dog for an unusual assignment: detecting whale excrement to help the endangered mammals.
Drug discovery team to explore newly discovered deep-sea reefs
May 22, 2006 |
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From May 22-30, Harbor Branch scientists, along with colleagues from the University of Miami, will use the Harbor Branch Johnson-Sea-Link II submersible to explore for the first time newly discovered deep-sea reefs between ...
Net Neutrality lives on in Congress
May 22, 2006 |
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Both the House Judiciary Committee and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation are expected to review Net neutrality-related bills later this week.
Embedded software made simpler yet more powerful
May 22, 2006 |
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The current decade will probably be known as the dawn of pervasive computing, when PCs were dethroned by technology to embed computers in almost everything. The hardware already exists to add features such as artificial intelligence ...
Chasing Tornado Data to Engineer Better Buildings
May 22, 2006 |
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Iowa State University researchers and students will soon be chasing tornado data in the lab and across tornado alley. It’s all part of a research project designed to increase scientists’ basic understanding ...
