Archive: 06/23/2006
Company Name Influences Stock Performance
The ease of pronouncing the name of a company and its stock ticker symbol influences how well that stock performs in the days immediately after its initial public offering, two Princeton University psychologists ...
Jun 23, 2006 |
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MSU bacteria shivered on Russian space capsule
Geckos, snails and newts thrived on a Russian spacecraft that carried a Montana State University experiment last summer, but not bacteria, said an MSU microbiologist who is studying the long-term effects of ...
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Supercomputer Sets New Performance Record
The world’s fastest supercomputer, BlueGene/L, set a new performance standard on June 22, 2006. Housed at Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, ...
Jun 23, 2006 |
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Americans Have Fewer Friends Outside the Family, Study Shows
Americans’ circle of confidants has shrunk dramatically in the past two decades and the number of people who say they have no one with whom to discuss important matters has more than doubled, according to a new study by sociologists ...
Jun 23, 2006 |
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Researchers Develop New Model of Ice Volume Change Based on Earth's Orbital Patterns
Through dated geological records scientists have known for decades that variations in the Earth’s orbit around the sun – subtle changes in the distance between the two – control ice ages. But, for the first 2 million years ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 23, 2006 |
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Viagra studied for multiple uses
California researchers have discovered entirely new applications for Viagra, the first erectile dysfunction drug to win federal approval.
Jun 23, 2006 |
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Wind farm cuts eagle population
Britain's Royal Society for the Protection of Birds says a wind farm off the Norwegian coast has reduced the population of Europe's largest eagle.
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Jun 23, 2006 |
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Researchers reveal insights on silicon semiconductors
"Smaller. Faster. Wildly complex." This could easily be the motto for semiconductors-the materials that, among lots of other advances in electronics, allow cell phones to continuously shrink in size while increasing ...
Jun 23, 2006 |
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Sea sore: Coasts, estuaries degraded by humans
Severe resource depletion and ecosystem destruction of coasts and estuaries began during Roman and Medieval times but have rapidly accelerated over the last 150-300 years, according to a new study in Science.
Jun 23, 2006 |
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China bird-flu research raises questions
A new China study predates the country's claim of its first human bird-flu case by two years, raising questions about the spread of the disease, a report says.
Jun 23, 2006 |
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AMD expected to announce new chip plant
Advanced Micro Devices was expected to announce late Friday that it would build a new semiconductor plant in upstate New York.
Jun 23, 2006 |
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Cannibal study darkens mad cow outlook
A British researcher, using a study of cannibals, warns that mad cow disease may eventually kill lot more humans than is known now.
Jun 23, 2006 |
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In Brief: Telstra retrenches by shedding 2,600 jobs
News that Australia's Telstra would cut another 2,600 jobs raised speculation about the nationwide telco's ability to maintain service levels.
Jun 23, 2006 |
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In Brief: Alcatel payload on Arabsat comm satellite
Alcatel Alenia Space will provide the payload for Arabsat's BADR-6 "Full Moon" satellite for Arabsat (Arab Satellite Communications Organization).
Jun 23, 2006 |
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IT keeping U.S. military ahead of game
As contractors Lockheed Martin and Boeing compete for deals with the U.S. military to create a joint tactical radio system, while IBM and Sun Microsystems work together for thin clients, information technology and communications ...
Jun 23, 2006 |
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