Archive: 10/28/2009
Gadgets: Picks from the PhotoPlus Expo
This past weekend at the 2009 PDN PhotoPlus Expo, companies from all over showed off the latest and greatest in digital photography gear. Here is a sampling of items that caught my attention while walking the floor at the ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 28, 2009 |
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Roadrunner supercomputer models nonlinear physics of high-power lasers
For years scientists have struggled with the difficult physics of inertial confinement fusion. This is the attempt to compress a target capsule containing isotopes of hydrogen with high-powered lasers to high enough pressure ...
Oct 28, 2009 |
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Google puts songs a click away in search
(AP) -- A new music feature rolled out by Google Inc. Wednesday will bring its U.S. searchers one click away from listening to a full-length song.
Oct 28, 2009 |
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Be cautious upgrading to Windows 7
Before you buy a copy of Windows 7, you'd do well to check whether your computer -- and you -- are ready for the upgrade.
Oct 28, 2009 |
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Google Voice service blocks fewer than 100 numbers
(AP) -- Google Inc. says its free messaging and calling service, Google Voice, blocks calls to fewer than 100 phone numbers likely to be adult chat lines and free conference call services.
Oct 28, 2009 |
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Greater use of in-patient diagnostic imaging improves patient outcomes without significantly impacting costs
Hospitals that make greater use of inpatient diagnostic imaging exams achieve lower in-hospital mortality rates with little or no impact on costs, according to a peer-reviewed study of more than 1 million patient outcomes ...
Oct 28, 2009 |
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Is short-term Celecoxib intervention a effective method for preventing gastric carcinogenesis?
Helicobacter pylori has been accepted as an important pathogen inducing gastric cancer. A research group from Taiwan investigated optimal intervention point of Celecoxib, to inhibit H. pylori-associated gastric carcinogenesis ...
Oct 28, 2009 |
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Yahoo!, Microsoft extend talks on Web search agreement
Yahoo! and Microsoft have extended the deadline to finalize an agreement on their Internet search and advertising partnership, Yahoo! said Wednesday.
Oct 28, 2009 |
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Lifestyle changes, drug lower type 2 diabetes risk
Intensive lifestyle changes aimed at modest weight loss reduced the rate of developing type 2 diabetes by 34 percent over 10 years in people at high risk for the disease.
Oct 28, 2009 |
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Swine flu prompts hundreds of schools to close
(AP) -- The number of students staying home sick with the flu is multiplying nationwide and normally quiet school nurses' offices suddenly look like big city emergency rooms, packed with students too ill ...
Oct 28, 2009 |
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MicroRNA-mediated metastasis suppression
Metastases are responsible for over 90% of cancer deaths. In the upcoming issue of G&D, Dr. Robert Weinberg (MIT) and colleagues lend molecular insight into how microRNAs suppress tumor metastasis.
Oct 28, 2009 |
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Obama team: US needs bill to lead in clean energy
(AP) -- The Obama administration warned on Tuesday that the U.S. could slip further behind China and other countries in clean energy development if Congress fails to pass climate legislation, as early signs ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Oct 28, 2009 |
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High-tech mom helps teach student nurses
(PhysOrg.com) -- Her name is Noelle and she’s about to give birth, but she isn’t a real mother-to-be. Noelle is a simulated mom who’s helping senior nursing students learn how to take care of mothers and newborns ...
Oct 28, 2009 |
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Channels from Mars Hale Crater
(PhysOrg.com) -- This image from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows channels to the southeast of Hale crater on southern Mars. Taken by the orbiter's High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 28, 2009 |
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ASUS Unveils First Motherboards to Feature USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s Performance
ASUS today announced a range of enhanced motherboard solutions that deliver true USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s data throughput performance.
Oct 28, 2009 |
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