Researchers will study ways to deflect asteroids

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

May 26, 2008 | 4 / 5 (5) | 2

An Asteroid Deflection Research Center (ADRC) has been established on the Iowa State campus to bring researchers from around the world to develop asteroid deflection technologies. The center was signed into effect in April ...

Many patients with heart disease have poor knowledge of heart attack symptoms

Medicine & Health / Health

May 26, 2008 | 3.4 / 5 (5) | 0

Nearly half of patients with a history of heart disease have poor knowledge about the symptoms of a heart attack and do not perceive themselves to have an elevated cardiovascular risk, according to a report in the May 26 ...

Genetic mutation associated with increased risk of lung cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

May 26, 2008 | 4.3 / 5 (4) | 0

Carriers of a common genetic disorder previously linked to lung disease may have a 70-percent to 100-percent increased risk of lung cancer, according to a report in the May 26 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.

Transforming buses into mobile sensing platforms

Technology / Engineering

May 26, 2008 | 4.3 / 5 (3) | 1

Public buses could be transformed into mobile sensing platforms, sending out information for traffic management, road safety and even hazard alerts thanks to the work of European researchers.

Solar Wind Challenge: Two BU Astronomers Research Profs Will Debate Differing Theories Of Origin

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

May 26, 2008 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 1

The solar wind -- a stream of electrically-charged particles and magnetic fields that blows outward from the sun and streams past Earth and through the solar system in all directions at speeds of a million miles per hour ...

Policy Reforms May Increase Petty Corruption

Other Sciences / Other

May 26, 2008 | 3 / 5 (2) | 0

A study in the International Journal of Economic Theory published by Wiley-Blackwell finds that certain proposed reforms intended to reduce petty corruption can actually have the opposite effect and increase the occurrence of cor ...

High Unemployment Insurance Benefits Employment and the Economy

Other Sciences / Other

May 26, 2008 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Companies are willing to pay higher wages in order to ensure that workers remain committed and contribute their best efforts to maximize productivity levels, according to a study in the International Journal of Economic Theory ...

New algorithm increases accuracy of air-pollution predictions

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

May 26, 2008 | 4 / 5 (1) | 1

When air-quality monitors and environmental regulators inspect the pollution levels of certain cities, the difference of one or two parts per million in the concentration of pollutants like ozone and carbon ...