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Researchers can predict hurricane-related power outages (w/ Video)
Oct 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Using data from Hurricane Katrina and four other destructive storms, researchers from Johns Hopkins and Texas A&M universities say they have found a way to accurately predict power outages ...
Severe Space Weather
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 22, 2009 |
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Did you know a solar flare can make your toilet stop working?
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Taiwan plans massive growth in solar energy
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Taiwan plans to boost its use of solar panels by a factor of 200 over the next decade and a half in an effort to increase clean energy, a ranking official said Friday.
Californians -- and their cell phones -- will help computer scientists monitor air pollution
Technology / Computer Sciences
5 hours ago |
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You want to go for a run, but you don't want to run in polluted air that might aggravate your asthma. University of California, San Diego computer scientists are creating a network of environmental sensors ...
Microsoft search engine Bing suffers brief outage
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US software giant Microsoft has blamed a problem during testing for a half-hour outage of its new Web search engine Bing.
Steering the Ares Rockets on a Straight Path
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
7 hours ago |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The Ares I-X rocket stood more than 325 feet tall on the launch pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla. Spectators watched in awe as its massive solid rocket motor blazed to life with a thunderous ...
Gift Guide: High-tech happiness for $100 or less
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
8 hours ago |
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(AP) -- No one's going to blame you for keeping holiday gifts minimal this year. But if you want to round out your handmade cards, scarves, pickles and jam with a gadget or gizmo, here are a handful of our ...
Fine-tuned: A wholly new approach to tuning a laser's frequency
9 hours ago |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- For more than 30 years, scientists have been trying to harness the power of terahertz radiation. Tucked between microwaves and infrared rays on the electromagnetic spectrum, terahertz rays ...
Gifts for your favorite geek
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10 hours ago |
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In the spirit of the season, I've picked out 10 geeky gifts that cost less than $100. Some are practical. Some are fun. All would be good additions to your gift list for friends and family -- or your own wish list. (Ranked ...
Checklist for going solar
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With the sun setting before 5 p.m., solar power may be the last thing on your mind these days. But declining panel prices ans a federal tax credit make now a good time to at least investigate whether solar power might make ...
Samoan Tsunami wave was 46 feet high
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16 hours ago |
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(AP) -- The tsunami that killed more than 200 people in the Samoan islands and Tonga earlier this year towered up to 46 feet (14 meters) high - more then twice as tall as most of the buildings it slammed into, scientists ...
Comcast-NBC deal shows future is in content
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(AP) -- Comcast Corp. is buying control of NBC Universal from GE largely because Comcast wants to own more movies and TV shows. The point is to give it a position of strength if fewer people sign up for its ...
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