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Scientists develop method for verifying safety of computer-controlled devices

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Apr 20, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science have developed a new method for systematically identifying bugs in aircraft collision avoidance systems, high-speed train controls and other complex, ...





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Poorly cleaned public cruise ship restrooms may predict norovirus outbreaks

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A team of researchers from Boston University School (BUSM), Carney Hospital, Cambridge Health Alliance and Tufts University School of Medicine, have found that widespread poor compliance with regular cleaning of public restrooms ...


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Study Positively Identifies Giant Squid Presence in Gulf of Mexico

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 21, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- During a recent research cruise, a rare giant squid was captured in the Gulf of Mexico.


SEA to conduct expedition dedicated to measuring plastic marine debris in the North Atlantic Ocean

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Sea Education Association (SEA) is preparing to conduct the first-ever research expedition dedicated solely to examining the accumulation of plastic marine debris in the North Atlantic Ocean.


Autosub6000 dives to depth of 3.5 miles

Autosub6000 dives to depth of 3.5 miles

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

The United Kingdom's deepest diving Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV), Autosub6000, has been put through its paces during an extremely successful engineering trials cruise on the RRS Discovery, 27 September ...


Controls engineer wins NSF CAREER Award to advance the viability of nuclear fusion

Physics / General Physics

created Mar 21, 2007 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (15) | comments 0

Few emerging technologies make claims that are as grand as the promises of nuclear fusion. Few, however, will require as much time and effort before they come to fruition.


Safety board issues wake-up call on sleep disorder

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created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Safety investigators have sent government agencies a wake-up call about sleep apnea, a disorder that's showing up in a wide range of transportation accidents.


Taking soldiers out of harm's way

Robotics: Taking soldiers out of harm's way

Electronics / Robotics

created Jun 01, 2006 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (13) | comments 0

Over the past three years, thousands of American soldiers in Iraq have been horribly injured or killed by improvised explosive devices (IEDs). The explosives, placed near or buried under roadways and often ...


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Japanese firm plans zero-emission ferry

Technology / Energy

created Oct 15, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A Japanese shipmaker said Thursday it planned to launch the world's first large electric ferry -- the latest innovation aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions.


Is type 2 diabetes mellitus a risk factor for gallbladder, biliary and pancreatic cancer?

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

There are minimal data assessing the relationship between diabetes with gallbladder, biliary and pancreatic cancer. Recent small studies have suggested an elevated risk of pancreatic cancer only in patients with diabetes ...


Tropical Storm Rick's center expected to pass south of the Baja

Tropical Storm Rick's center expected to pass south of the Baja

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Residents in southern Baja California, Mexico still haven't recovered from last month's Hurricane Jimena, and Tropical Storm Rick is now bringing rains to southern tip of the Baja. The National Hurricane Center ...



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