Archive: 09/28/2006
Scientists study flesh-eating bacteria
Israeli scientists say they have discovered one reason "flesh-eating" bacteria are hard to stop is because of reactions with the immune system.
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Votes cast for greatest materials science
Voting for the world's greatest moments in materials science and engineering history has begun by the U.S. Minerals, Metals & Materials Society.
Sep 28, 2006 |
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Suit seeks grilled chicken warning
A Washington group filed suit against seven national restaurant chains, saying their California stores must warn that their grilled chicken has carcinogens.
Sep 28, 2006 |
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NASA aviation cuts could slow research
Members of the U.S. Congress from both parties warned that cuts in aeronautics research at NASA could harm the U.S. aviation industry.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 28, 2006 |
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Watching how planets form
With the VISIR instrument on ESO's Very Large Telescope, astronomers have mapped the disc around a star more massive than the Sun. The very extended and flared disc most likely contains enough gas and dust ...
Sep 28, 2006 |
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Scientists offer guidelines for coping with climate change in Alaska
Coping with the devastating effects of climate change in Alaska will require institutional nimbleness and a willingness among those living at lower latitudes to “share the pain,” according to the authors of a paper published ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 28, 2006 |
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New Form of CP Violation Discovered
Finding something expected has brought researchers at the Department of Energy's Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) one step closer to discovering the unexpected.
Sep 28, 2006 |
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Gene tied to hair pulling disorder
A Durham, N.C., study has suggested mutations in a certain gene might be related to a disorder that causes people to pull out their own hair.
Sep 28, 2006 |
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Expedition 13 crew heads back to Earth
The International Space Station's Expedition 13 crew began the journey back to Earth Thursday, leaving the Expedition 14 crew in full command.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 28, 2006 |
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IBM and Avokia Set Record for Long-Range Database Clustering
IBM and Avokia Inc., today announced they have developed a long-range database clustering technology, which is the first of its kind to link active data servers located thousands of miles apart.
Technology / Computer Sciences
Sep 28, 2006 |
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Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer Begins Mission at Mars
The most powerful mineral-mapper ever sent to Mars has opened its protective cover and is about to begin its search for hints of past water on the red planet.
Sep 28, 2006 |
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Improbable 'buckyegg' hatched
An egg-shaped fullerene, or "buckyball egg" has been made and characterized by chemists at UC Davis, Virginia Tech and Emory and Henry College, Va. The unexpected discovery opens new possibilities for structures ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Sep 28, 2006 |
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UCLA Anderson Forecast Predicts Soft but Turbulent Landing for National Economy
In its third quarterly report of 2006, the UCLA Anderson Forecast says that while "the U.S. economy appears to have seamlessly downshifted to a soft landing (and) we are not forecasting a recession … the economy is about ...
Sep 28, 2006 |
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Intel Centrino Mobile Technology Gets Multiple New Features, Improvements
Today Intel Corporation disclosed details of its next-generation Intel Centrino Duo mobile technology platform that will enable laptops to operate faster and with enhanced wireless communication capabilities. At the heart ...
Sep 28, 2006 |
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Strange Moonlight
Not so long ago, before electric lights, farmers relied on moonlight to harvest autumn crops. With everything ripening at once, there was too much work to to do to stop at sundown. A bright full moon—a "Harvest ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
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