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Napoleon died of kidney illness, says new book by Danish doctor

Other Sciences / Other

created May 05, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A retired Danish doctor claimed Tuesday to have uncovered the true cause of Napoleon's death, saying the French emperor died of a lengthy kidney illness instead of the being poisoned by his enemies.





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Leaders say momentum building on climate change (AP)

Leaders say momentum building on climate change

Space & Earth / Environment

created 5 hours ago | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 3

(AP) -- Leaders of the Commonwealth countries called Saturday for a legally binding international agreement on climate change and a global fund with billions of dollars to help poor countries meet its mandates.


Multiferroic compounds used to produce smaller and cheaper digital memories

Multiferroic compounds used to produce smaller and cheaper digital memories

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Nov 27, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Is it possible to make even more compact digital memories for portable electronic devices and which consume even less energy? A team of French researchers has recently demonstrated that it ...


Hyperactivity associated with short sleep-time for young boys: study

Hyperactivity associated with short sleep-time for young boys: study

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Hyperactive boys don't get enough sleep, which can worsen their condition according to new research. Published in the November issue of Pediatrics, the study is the first to examine a larg ...


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Comcast bid for NBC Universal could be sealed next week: source

Technology / Business

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Comcast's bid to buy a controlling stake in NBC Universal from General Electric could be sealed next week if GE reaches an agreement with Vivendi, a source close to the matter said Wednesday.


Internet activists push for greater democracy

Technology / Internet

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The Internet can be a powerful medium for politicians to get their message across but it is also a vital means for civilians to have a say in what politicians do, participants in a political conference say.


EU assembly adopts Internet, phone user rights

Technology / Telecom

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(AP) -- The European Parliament has endorsed new telecom rules that would give phone and Internet users more rights and allow them to appeal to national courts if they are cut off for illegal file-sharing.


Magic box for mission impossible

Technology / Telecom

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

On September 11, firefighters, police officers and ambulance workers faced a terrifying rescue effort in the World Trade Center complex. They battled to save people from the collapsing Twin Towers, searched for survivors, ...


Explained: The Discrete Fourier Transform

Explained: The Discrete Fourier Transform

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (32) | comments 8

(PhysOrg.com) -- In 1811, Joseph Fourier, the 43-year-old prefect of the French district of Isčre, entered a competition in heat research sponsored by the French Academy of Sciences. The paper he submitted ...


First Neutrino Events Observed at T2K Near Detector

First Neutrino Events Observed at T2K Near Detector

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (24) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Physicists from the Japanese-led multi-national T2K neutrino collaboration announced today that over the weekend they detected the first events generated by their newly built neutrino beam ...


IBM Researchers Lower Language Barrier With Text Translator

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

IBM Researchers are helping to break the language barrier with the advent of technology dubbed "n.Fluent" -- smart software that translates text between English and 11 other languages. IBM employees use it to instantaneously ...



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