Underwater Microscope Finds Biological Treasures in the Subtropical Ocean
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 27, 2006 |
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Scientists towing an underwater digital microscope across the Atlantic have found possible missing links to the global nitrogen cycle, which in turn is linked to ocean productivity.
Study finds coffee may cut diabetes risk
Jun 27, 2006 |
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University of Minnesota researchers say they've determined drinking decaffeinated coffee may lower a person's risk for type 2 diabetes.
Study finds mobiles excite brain cells
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We know cell phones affect the brain. But the question of whether the electromagnetic fields emitted by mobile handsets that excite brain cells actually do any harm remains unanswered, however, by researchers ...
X-rays linked with breast cancer risk
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An analysis of 1,600 European women with genetic mutations that predispose them to breast cancer suggests mammogram X-rays might increase that risk.
World Grid used to study protein folding
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A team of U.S. scientists is using IBM's World Community Grid to be able to predict the structures of key proteins.
New Deep-Sea Hybrid Vehicle Gets a Mythical Name
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 27, 2006 |
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Nereus, a mythical god with the torso of a man and the tail of a fish, was chosen June 25 as the name of a new deep-sea vehicle under construction at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI).
In Brief: Toshiba unveils 2 Satellite series laptops
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jun 27, 2006 |
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Toshiba Tuesday introduced its latest Satellite P105 series laptops, one of which includes a USB external television tuner for playing live TV shows.
Venice fights creeping Chinese seaweed
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Venetian officials are reportedly fighting a fast-breeding giant creeping Chinese seaweed problem in the citie's fabled waterways.
University of Missouri gets nano contract
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jun 27, 2006 |
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The University of Missouri-Columbia has been given a $4.79 million Army contract to develop nanotechnologies that will improve military capabilities.
NASA examines Hubble camera problem
Jun 27, 2006 |
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NASA engineers continue to examine the issues surrounding a problem related to the Advanced Camera for Surveys aboard the agency's Hubble Space Telescope.
Carbon emissions from aviation growing rapidly
Jun 27, 2006 |
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Aviation will account for 5% of the world’s carbon emissions by 2050, according to the latest climate change study by UK scientists.
Survey: cable, telco video rivalry growing
Jun 27, 2006 |
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A new survey says telecom companies will become major rivals of the cable industry in the video market within a year.
Long-term co-evolution stability studied
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U.S. biologists say the world's fungus-farming ants cultivate essentially the same fungus and aren't as critical to fungi reproduction as had been thought.
Securing America's power grid
Jun 27, 2006 |
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Terrorists attack Colombia's electrical grid hundreds of times a year. What's to stop attacks on America's power lines? An Iowa State University research team led by Arun Somani, chair and Jerry R. Junkins professor of electrical ...
In Brief: Microsoft launches CodePlex
Jun 27, 2006 |
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Microsoft Tuesday launched CodePlex, an online collaborative software development portal that is also a vehicle for sharing source code, it said.
