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UCLA space scientists and colleagues have identified the mechanism that triggers substorms in space; wreaks havoc on satellites, power grids and communications systems; and leads to the explosive release of ... | |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Although order is pleasing to the eye, it can quickly become boring. In Islamic architecture therefore, decoration often follows a strict yet aperiodic pattern. Similar structures also form ... | |
Researchers disprove long-standing belief about HIV treatment 3 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center have disproved a long-standing clinical belief that the hepatitis C virus slows or stunts the immune system's ability to restore itself after HIV patients are treated ... | |
Microsoft defends search investments to analysts 4 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | User comments: 1
(AP) -- Microsoft's CEO defended the software maker's decision to invest heavily in its unprofitable online business, but shed minimal light Thursday on specific steps it will take to challenge Google in the wake of the ... | |
 Food industry bitten by its lobbying success 4 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
(AP) -- One of the worst outbreaks of foodborne illness in the U.S. is teaching the food industry the truth of the adage, "Be careful what you wish for because you might get it." | |
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South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday that second-quarter profit jumped 108 percent year-on-year, what it called a "relatively solid" performance despite missing market forecasts. | |
Lancet study blasts Swiss stance on HIV protection 2 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Doctors have unleashed a counterblast to a Swiss panel that said patients with HIV whose infection is curbed by drugs do not pass on the AIDS virus during unprotected sex. | |
Infineon posts heavy quarterly loss, to cut 3,000 jobs 2 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
German semi-conductor group Infineon posted Friday a heavy quarterly loss and announced the elimination of 3,000 jobs. | |
 N.M. researchers hope to cultivate 'calming herb' 2 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- The plant has been described by local residents as magical, its qualities almost mythical. The native herb yerba mansa, translated from Spanish as the "calming herb," has been used medicinally for ... | |
 Unknown insects found in 110-million-year-old amber in Spain 16 hours ago | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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The remains of several unknown insect species which became extinct long before dinosaurs stopped roaming the earth have been discovered in pieces of 110-million-year-old amber found in Spain, researchers said ... | |
 Hackers get hold of critical Internet flaw (Update) 14 hours ago | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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Internet security researchers on Thursday warned that hackers have caught on to a "critical" flaw that lets them control traffic on the Internet. | |
Material may help autos turn heat into electricity 18 hours ago | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 22 vote(s)
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Researchers have invented a new material that will make cars even more efficient, by converting heat wasted through engine exhaust into electricity. In the current issue of the journal Science, they describe a material ... | |
 Arctic 'holds 90bln barrels of oil, mostly offshore' 18 hours ago | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Within the Arctic circle there are 90 billion barrels of oil and vast quantities of natural gas waiting to be tapped, most of it offshore, the government-run US Geological Survey said. | |
Why play a losing game? Study uncovers why low-income people buy lottery tickets 20 hours ago | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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Although state lotteries, on average, return just 53 cents for every dollar spent on a ticket, people continue to pour money into them — especially low-income people, who spend a larger percentage of their incomes on lottery ... | |
Nanoparticles Detect Telomerase Activity 17 hours ago | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Telomerase, an enzyme that prevents chromosomes from shortening when they divide, is widely suspected of playing a key role in making cancer cells immortal. Though researchers have developed a variety of methods for measuring ... | |
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