'Killer' bees swarm in South Florida
Apr 24, 2006 |
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So-called killer bees have attacked a farm worker, killed a goat and a sheep and injured several other animals in an April 14 attack in South Florida.
Toppan Demonstrates Flexible Electronic Paper Driven by Oxide Semiconductor TFT
Apr 24, 2006 |
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Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. has developed an amorphous oxide semiconductor thin film transistor (TFT) array and succeeded in driving an electrophoretic E Ink front panel laminate to fabricate a prototype flexible ...
Creationism flap stirred in Britain
Apr 24, 2006 |
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Australian geologist John Mackay, a well known creationist, Monday started a controversial speaking tour of British secondary schools and universities.
AFRL Proves Feasibility Of Plasma Actuators
Apr 24, 2006 |
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The Air Force Research Laboratory is laying the groundwork to develop revolutionary hypersonic aerospace vehicles. AFRL is examining the feasibility of replacing traditional mechanical actuators, which move to control an ...
In Brief: Broadcast camera uses flash memory cards
Apr 24, 2006 |
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A new camcorder introduced over the weekend uses CompactFlash memory cards rather than videotape to produce broadcast-quality images.
Intel Unveils Game-Changing Direction For Business PCs
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The way the world views and uses business PCs is about to change with the introduction of Intel Corporation’s new Intel vPro technology, a revolutionary shift in desktop PC security and manageability along ...
OHSU: 'Two-of-a-kind' MRI magnet arrived
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Apr 24, 2006 |
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As OHSU's new Advanced Imaging Research Center (AIRC) continues its expansion, the major component of the final, and most unique instrument for the world-class facility has arrived. On Saturday, April 22, the ...
MIT method allows 3-D study of cells
Apr 24, 2006 |
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MIT bioengineers have devised a new technique that makes it possible to learn more about how cells are organized in tissues and potentially even to regrow cells for repairing areas of the body damaged by disease, ...
Clues to breast cancer hidden inside stem cells
Apr 24, 2006 |
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Stem cells and how to boost them is hot on the research agenda. But stopping them could be critical too, as evidence implicating stem cells in cancer is mounting.
Rocky Flats radiation to be reviewed
Apr 24, 2006 |
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A National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health advisory panel begins a three-day meeting in Denver Tuesday, focusing on the Rocky Flats.
Happy sweet sixteen, Hubble Space Telescope
Apr 24, 2006 |
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To celebrate the NASA-ESA Hubble Space Telescope’s 16 years of success, the two space agencies are releasing this mosaic image of the magnificent starburst galaxy, Messier 82 (M82). It is the sharpest wide-angle ...
British flowers affected by global warming
Apr 24, 2006 |
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A survey by the Botanical Society of the British Isles suggests global warming is affecting the numbers and range of Britain's wild flowers.
The Showgirl, the Comic Strip and the Physicists
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Apr 24, 2006 |
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Cross-dressing singers and The Beano are not the sorts of topics you'd expect to hear discussed at a physics conference. But that's exactly what will happen at the Institute of Physics in London on Monday 24 and Tuesday 25 ...
Beans means oil crisis relief
Apr 24, 2006 |
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Forget ethanol fuel blends from sugar, tomorrow's cars could be full of beans, according to University of Queensland legume biotechnology expert Professor Peter Gresshoff.
Step To Determine Future Of Indian Space Program
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Sometime next year, Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) will carry a payload to 800 km above the earths' surface, which will determine the future missions of the Indian space programme. The rocket will put into orbit a ...
