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New Danish research shows how oil gets stuck underground

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

It is a mystery to many people why the world is running out of oil when most of the world's oilfields have only been half emptied. However some of the oil that has been located is trapped as droplets of oil in small cavities ...


Solving the chalk mystery

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Apr 24, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (7) | comments 8

A piece of chalk in a laboratory at the University of Stavanger in Norway may be the key to unlock a great mystery. If the mystery is solved, it will generate billions in additional income for the oil industry. Associate ...





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Is neighbor's Wi-Fi signal free for me to use?

Technology / Telecom

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 4

Q. The other day, my Internet service went down as it does from time to time. But this particular time, I needed to check my e-mail for an important reply I was expecting. After some frustrating time passed, I happened to ...


Papershow is portable whiteboard, presentation, more

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 1

It all began with the blackboard that lets you write on a large surface for all to see and that can be easily erased. To this day, blackboards continue to be found mostly in schools. It's how teachers communicate their ideas ...


Worldwide isotope shortage continues to pose significant challenges

Medicine & Health / Other

created Sep 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

SNM (Society of Nuclear Medicine) recently conducted a survey of nuclear pharmacies—pharmacies that supply the critical radioisotope Technetium-99m, which is used in more than 16 million nuclear medicine tests each year in ...


Rebooting of Canadian medical isotope reactor delayed

Medicine & Health / Other

created Aug 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A Canadian reactor that produced one-third of the world's supply of medical isotopes before it closed in May for repairs will remain offline at least until early 2010, nuclear authorities said Thursday.


Time to clean up your digital closet

Technology / Hi Tech

created Aug 05, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 4

Let's jump ahead 50 years. Imagine your grandchildren are rummaging around in your attic, looking through old boxes and trunks. They discover laptops, hard drives wrapped in cloth, DVDs, and maybe even a real antique: A ...


A top supplier of medical isotopes closed through 2009

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created Jul 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

An aging Canadian nuclear reactor responsible for production of one-third of the isotopes used in medical radiation treatment around the world will be out of service through at least the end of 2009, authorities said Wednesday.


Making nanoparticles in artificial cells

Making nanoparticles in artificial cells

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Jun 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Two new construction manuals are now available for the world's smallest lamps. Based on these protocols, scientists from the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces have tailor-made nanoparticles that ...


Reactor leak halts Canada isotope work for 3 months

Medicine & Health / Other

created May 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

A Canadian nuclear reactor that produced about a third of the world's supply of medical isotopes has halted operation for three months due to a heavy water leak, authorities said.


SKorea to spend 3.4 bln dlrs on green IT: officials

Technology / Energy

created May 13, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (8) | comments 0

South Korea said Wednesday it will spend more than three billion dollars over the next five years to develop information technology as an "eco-friendly" growth engine.


Ongoing worldwide shortage of medical isotopes could threaten patient care, says expert

Medicine & Health / Other

created Mar 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A University of Nottingham expert is calling on the Government to provide substantial new investment into the production of medical isotopes or face a dangerous shortage that threatens to compromise patient healthcare.



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