Proposed Particle Help Explains Odd Galactic Photons 3 hours ago | User rating: 3 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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In 2002, a satellite called INTEGRAL was launched by the European Space Agency with an instrument on board to detect and measure gamma rays from space. Four years later, it yielded some intriguing data: An unusually high ... | |
 Scientists solve 30-year-old aurora borealis mystery 22 hours ago | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 29 vote(s)
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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 ... | |
 Revolutionary materials reflect ancient forms 23 hours ago | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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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 ... | |
 Scientists search for answers from the carbon in the clouds 3 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
An aerosol mass spectrometer developed by chemists from Aerodyne Research Inc. and Boston College is giving scientists who study airborne particles the technology they need to examine the life cycles of atmospheric ... | |
Samsung says Q2 profit up 108 percent 6 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
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. | |
Infineon posts heavy quarterly loss, to cut 3,000 jobs 6 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. | |
Lancet study blasts Swiss stance on HIV protection 6 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. | |
 N.M. researchers hope to cultivate 'calming herb' 6 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
(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 ... | |
Researchers disprove long-standing belief about HIV treatment 7 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | 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 ... | |
Gummy bears that fight plaque 7 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 2
The tooth-protecting sugar substitute xylitol has been incorporated into gummy bears to produce a sweet snack that may prevent dental problems. Research published today in the open access journal BMC Oral Health describes ... | |
 Food industry bitten by its lobbying success 8 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 4 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." | |
Microsoft defends search investments to analysts 8 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 ... | |
 Hackers get hold of critical Internet flaw (Update) 18 hours ago | User rating: 4 / 5 after 14 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. | |
 Microsoft shakes up online division and deepens Facebook ties (Update) 19 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Microsoft is shaking up management of its online division and strengthening its tie to Facebook in the aftermath of a failed bid to buy Yahoo to bolster its lagging Internet business. | |
Make your own microfluidic device with new kit from U-M 20 hours ago | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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A type of device called a "lab-on-a-chip" could bring a new generation of instant home tests for illnesses, food contaminants and toxic gases. But today these portable, efficient tools are often stuck in the lab themselves. ... | |
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