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Arctic sea ice reaches minimum extent for 2009, third lowest ever recorded
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 17, 2009 |
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The Arctic sea ice cover appears to have reached its minimum extent for the year, the third-lowest recorded since satellites began measuring sea ice extent in 1979, according to the University of Colorado at Boulder's National ...
Research finds customers' fixation on minimum payments drives up credit card bills
Oct 06, 2008 |
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New research by the University of Warwick reveals that many credit card customers become fixated on the level of minimum payments given on credit card bills. The mere presence of a minimum payment is enough to reduce the ...
Facebook to adopt new rules despite vote shortfall
Apr 24, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Facebook will adopt new rules governing the social network even though a vote fell well short of a minimum threshold.
U.S. to support some solar power research
May 01, 2008 |
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The U.S. Department of Energy says it will fund up to $60 million to support development of low-cost concentrating solar power, or CSP, technology.
Watch digital TV and films without disruptions thanks to mathematical model
Apr 23, 2008 |
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Dutch researcher Alina Weffers-Albu has developed a method to calculate how a device can provide maximum functionality with a minimum quantity of processor and memory capacity. TVs, DVD players and mobile phones can malfunction ...
A one-stop shop for minimal information standards
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Aug 08, 2008 |
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More than 20 grass-roots standardisation groups, led by scientists at the European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) and the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH), have combined forces to form the "Minimum Information about ...
Female migrants most likely to be illegally underpaid
Aug 12, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study shows female migrant workers may be more likely than any other group to be paid less than the national minimum wage.
Arctic sea ice annual freeze-up underway
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 03, 2008 |
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After reaching the second-lowest extent ever recorded last month, sea ice in the Arctic has begun to refreeze in the face of autumn temperatures, closing both the Northern Sea Route and the direct route through ...
Weird wave behavior may explain why the whirligig walks in circles
Mar 04, 2008 |
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The whirligig beetle is named for its trademark of walking in circles on the surface of water. Upon investigating a new phenomenon of water wave generation, scientists might now understand why.
Solar Cycle Driven by More than Sunspots
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Challenging conventional wisdom, new research finds that the number of sunspots provides an incomplete measure of changes in the Sun's impact on Earth over the course of the 11-year solar ...
Weather patterns help predict dengue fever outbreaks
Oct 26, 2009 |
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High temperatures, humidity and low wind speed are associated with high occurrence of dengue fever according to a study published in the open access journal BMC Public Health.
'Fingerprinting' RFID Tags: Researchers Develop Anti-Counterfeiting Technology
Nov 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas have developed a unique and robust method to prevent cloning of passive radio frequency identification tags. The technology, based on one or more unique ...
Pre-K students benefit when teachers are supportive
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 15, 2008 |
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States are investing considerable amounts of money in pre-kindergarten programs for 4-year-olds. A new study finds that the quality of interactions between teachers and children plays a key role in accounting for gains in ...
Researchers forcast 92 percent chance of record low Arctic sea ice extent in 2007
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 16, 2007 |
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University of Colorado at Boulder researchers are now forecasting a 92 percent chance that the 2007 September minimum extent of sea ice across the Arctic region will set an all-time record low.
Venus comes to life at wavelengths invisible to human eyes
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 03, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A pale yellow-green dot to the human eye, Earth's twin planet comes to life in the ultraviolet and the infrared. New images taken by instruments on board ESA's Venus Express provide insight ...
