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The Web: Net slowing spread of HIV

The Internet is helping staunch the spread of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases, experts tell UPI's The Web.

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Ivory-billed woodpecker recordings made

Researchers say more than 18,000 hours of recordings from eastern Arkansas forests contain further evidence of the existence of ivory-billed woodpeckers.

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'Switchable' solvents are discovered

Researchers from Canada and the United States have discovered a new environmentally-friendly way to make chemicals for pharmaceuticals.

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Professor reviews linked to book-swap site

SwitchTextbooks.com has launched a new venture that allows college students nationwide to peruse ratings of various professors.

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Study: Anemones fight as organized armies

Researchers say they've found clashing colonies of sea anemones fight as organized armies, with distinct castes of warriors, scouts and other types.

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Silicon Image Unveils Breakthrough Next Generation 6.0 Gb/s Serdes Technology

Silicon Image, Inc.announced its next generation multi-rate MSLPhy™ Serializer/Deserializer (SerDes) technology, an integrated circuit transceiver that converts parallel data to serial data and vice-versa, capable of operating ...

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Climate Model Links Warmer Temperatures to Permian Extinction

Scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colo., have created a computer simulation showing Earth's climate in unprecedented detail at the time of the greatest mass extinction ...

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Heart of world’s biggest physics experiment leaves Oxford

Tracker (SCT), the heart of the biggest physics collaboration in the world, left Oxford today for its new home at the European Particle Physics Laboratory, CERN, near Geneva.

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Unique NASA Science Lab Tackles 'Sticky' Issue of Lunar Dust

In the safety-conscious, science-driven business of aerospace research, where laboratories routinely are set up as "clean rooms," in which sterility is paramount, Dr. Mian Abbas' lab is something of an anomaly. The word "dust" ...

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NASA/NOAA Announce Major Weather Forecasting Advancement

NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration today outlined research that has helped to improve the accuracy of medium-range weather forecasts in the Northern Hemisphere.

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Coming Attraction: Intel Viiv Technology

A new kind of personal computer (PC) will premiere in homes early next year when Intel Corporation introduces Intel® Viiv™ technology designed to enrich consumers' enjoyment of digital entertainment.

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Intel To Help CIOs 'Chill Out'

Pat Gelsinger, Intel Corporation senior vice president and general manager of the Digital Enterprise Group, today outlined how Intel is providing IT managers with greater agility for running a company's IT ...

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Skype opens up instant-messaging services

Skype said Wednesday it will be integrating its calling services with online gaming, instant messaging, chatting and other programs.

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Intel demos rugged PC for hostile climates

Intel has unveiled a new personal computer built to withstand the rigors of desert climates and infrastructure gaps in the developing world.

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Researcher explores Spanish cave to find why early humans replaced Neanderthals in Europe

ASU researcher Ana Pinto is shedding some light on an age-old mystery in anthropology: What was the relationship between Neanderthals and early humans?

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