Archive: 03/23/2007
Sex in the 1700s
Prostitutes, perversions and public scandals – the stuff of the 21st century tabloids was familiar to readers three centuries earlier, according to new research from the University of Leeds.
Mar 23, 2007 |
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'Ancestral eve' was mother of all tooth decay
A New York University College of Dentistry (NYUCD) research team has found the first oral bacterial evidence supporting the dispersal of modern Homo sapiens out of Africa to Asia.
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Maryland to ban phosphorus in soap
Maryland lawmakers approved a ban on dish detergent containing phosphorus in an effort to keep phosphates out of Chesapeake Bay.
Mar 23, 2007 |
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Smoot donates Nobel prize money to charity
University Of California-Berkeley astrophysicist George Smoot is donating his Nobel Prize money to a charitable fund for science education.
Mar 23, 2007 |
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HP to Acquire Online Photo Company
Hewlett-Packard's definitive agreement with Tabblo will soon allow users to print text, graphics, photos and other content from the Web.
Mar 23, 2007 |
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Hammer Storage Pounds Out 'Disruptive' 1TB Appliance
The new device resembles a microwave oven, offers remote access and provides the functionality of a network storage device at a price that may boggle some minds.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 23, 2007 |
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Kodak Launches All-In-One Printers in Best Buy Locations
Kodak has released its EASYSHARE All-in-One Printers, which allow home users to print documents and photos, to Best Buy locations throughout the U.S.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 23, 2007 |
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Microsoft Plays to All Developers
Microsoft's developer division wants you. Long known for its aggressive courting of professional developers, the software company is now viewing all its systems as development platforms and is trying to empower developers ...
Mar 23, 2007 |
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Apricorn Announces External Hard Drive for DVRs
Storage provider Apricorn, a company that supplies backup and upgrade products for notebook and desktop applications, announced the release of its new DVR Xpander hard drive on Wednesday, a device the company says will instantly ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 23, 2007 |
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Net Neutrality Debate Goes Wireless
At the Voice Over Network (VON) show this week in San Jose, the net neutrality debate shifted to the wireless spectrum. How much control should wireless carriers have over their "unwired mile" of the Internet?
Mar 23, 2007 |
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Psychologists publish three new studies on violent video game effects on youths
New research by Iowa State University psychologists provides more concrete evidence of the adverse effects of violent video game exposure on the behavior of children and adolescents.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 23, 2007 |
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NASA Assigns Crew for Shuttle Mission to Install Japanese Lab
NASA has assigned the crew for space shuttle mission STS-124, targeted for launch in February 2008. The flight will deliver the Pressurized Module and robotic arm of the Japanese Experiment Module, known as "Kibo" (hope), ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 23, 2007 |
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Negative Refraction of Visible Light Demonstrated; Could Lead to Cloaking Devices
For the first time, physicists have devised a way to make visible light travel in the opposite direction that it normally bends when passing from one material to another, like from air through water or glass. The phenomenon ...
Mar 23, 2007 |
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New brake light system could mean fewer collisions
A dynamic brake light system that enables rear lights on a leading vehicle to contract or expand during hard braking could help lessen how often rear-end automobile collisions occur, says new research from the University ...
Mar 23, 2007 |
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Rabbits hold key to HIV-like virus
The remains of an ancient HIV-like virus have been found in rabbits. Scientists at Oxford University discovered the unique lentivirus, part of a family of viruses closely related to HIV, ‘fossilised’ inside the genome of ...
Mar 23, 2007 |
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