VR program may help soldiers avoid PTS
Jun 22, 2006 |
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A virtual reality program unveiled this week during a University of Haifa conference may help U.S. soldiers in Iraq avoid mental trauma.
NASA'S Cassini spacecraft captures Saturnian moon ballet
Jun 22, 2006 |
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The cold, icy orbs of the Saturn system come to life in a slew of new movie clips showing the ringed planet's moons in motion.
A Neural Mosaic of Tones
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Jun 22, 2006 |
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The brain filters what we hear. It can do this in part because particular groups of neurons react to specific frequencies of sound. Neurobiologists from the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics in ...
AT&T claims ownership of customer data
Jun 22, 2006 |
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AT&T has been charged with violating the privacy of its customers by handing over data to the National Security Agency, a charge that it has hitherto denied.
Why Are Uniforms Uniform? Because Color Helps Us Track Objects
Jun 22, 2006 |
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If someone, somewhere hadn't thought to make team uniforms the same color, we might be stuck watching NBA finals or World Cup soccer matches with only two players and a ref.
Womb transplants may soon be reality
Jun 22, 2006 |
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Swedish scientists say womb transplants for women with damaged or missing wombs may be possible within five years.
Shells from 100,000 years ago may have been earliest jewelry
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jun 22, 2006 |
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Ancient beads that may represent the oldest attempt by people at self-decoration have been identified from sites in Algeria and Israel.
Soft Materials Buckle Up for Measurement
Jun 22, 2006 |
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Buckling under pressure can be a good thing, say materials scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Writing in the June 13 issue of Macromolecules, they report a new method to evalua ...
Appalachian salamanders' ecosystem studied
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Jun 22, 2006 |
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A University of Missouri study has found more land around Appalachian streams needs to be protected if ecosystems are to be maintained.
Asia seen dominating mobile games market
Jun 22, 2006 |
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The Asia Pacific region will be the biggest market for mobile games, Juniper Research said Thursday.
Nanoparticles – Power to be Reckoned With
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jun 22, 2006 |
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The University of Leicester is the co-ordinating partner in an international project involving information that can be stored on nano-particles.
ISS crew ready for cargo craft's arrival
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 22, 2006 |
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NASA says the International Space Station crew is scheduled to receive a new shipment of food, fuel and supplies on Monday.
Top mobile operators unite against 4G fees
Jun 22, 2006 |
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Six European mobile operators have joined forces to ensure that introducing fourth-generation cell phones will not cost as much as 3G's $184 billion rollout.
Viagra improves high altitude exercise performance up to 45 per cent for some
Jun 22, 2006 |
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Sildenafil (Viagra) significantly improved the cardiovascular and exercise performance measures of trained cyclists at high altitude, mostly because the drug helped some participants improve a lot -- up to 45% -- while others ...
U.S. VoIP firms ordered to pay into USF
Jun 22, 2006 |
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U.S. Voice over Internet Protocol providers have been ordered to contribute to the Universal Service Fund.
