News tagged with south
Saving sand: South Carolina beaches become a model for preservation
Oct 23, 2009 |
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While most people head to Myrtle Beach for vacation, a group of scientists have been hitting the famous South Carolina beach for years to figure out how to keep the sand from washing away.
Boys with urogenital birth defects are 33 percent more common in villages sprayed with DDT
Oct 23, 2009 |
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Women who lived in villages sprayed with DDT to reduce malaria gave birth to 33 per cent more baby boys with urogenital birth defects (UGBD) between 2004 and 2006 than women in unsprayed villages, according to research published ...
Trigger of deadly food toxin discovered
Oct 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A toxin produced by mold on nuts and grains can cause liver cancer if consumed in large quantities. UC Irvine researchers for the first time have discovered what triggers the toxin to form, ...
Concern over alcohol use among UK South Asians
Oct 21, 2009 |
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Alcohol use in South Asians in the UK is under-recognised, and alcohol related harm is disproportionately high, warn researchers in an editorial published on BMJ.com today.
PC sales in Asia-Pacific rise to 23.4 million in Q3: report
Oct 20, 2009 |
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Sales of personal computers (PCs) in the Asia-Pacific region rose 17 percent from a year ago to 23.4 million units in the third quarter, an industry monitor said Tuesday.
SAfrica to limit trans fats as heart disease rises
Oct 15, 2009 |
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(AP) -- South Africa's health department says it will draft regulations aimed at reducing the trans fats South Africans consume.
South Korea's little firefighting robots (w/ Video)
Oct 08, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Two South Korean firms have developed mini firefighting robots to help human firefighters safely plan their course of action before entering a blazing building.
Global broadband quality improves but UK is lagging
Oct 05, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A global survey reveals that 62 out of 66 countries analysed had improved their speed of broadband connections since last year, with South Korea coming top of the Broadband Quality Study 2009.
South Korea approves sale of Apple's iPhone
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 23, 2009 |
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(AP) -- South Korea's telecommunications regulator said Wednesday it has given approval for Apple Inc.'s hit iPhone to be sold in the country - potentially shaking up a handset market controlled by domestic ...
Could a paper transistor offer an alternative to silicon?
Sep 22, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- As technology advances, scientists look for ways to enhance electronic applications and devices. Indeed, electronics are getting smaller and more diverse. And as this happens, there is an increased requirement ...
SKorea's Hyosung group bids for Hynix: report
Sep 22, 2009 |
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A minor business conglomerate in South Korea looks set to buy a major stake in the world's second biggest memory chip maker after becoming the only firm to submit a bid, a report said Tuesday.
S.Korea scientist wins dog cloning court battle
Sep 19, 2009 |
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Disgraced South Korean scientist Hwang Woo-Suk has won a copyright battle over dog-cloning techniques his colleagues said Saturday.
NASA Lunar Satellite Begins Detailed Mapping of Moon's South Pole
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA reported Thursday that its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has successfully completed its testing and calibration phase and entered its mapping orbit of the moon.
SKorea to train 3,000 'cyber sheriffs': report
Sep 13, 2009 |
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South Korea plans to train 3,000 "cyber sheriffs" by next year to protect businesses after a spate of attacks on state and private websites, a report said Sunday.
Carrier Pigeon Faster Than Broadband Internet
Sep 11, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In South Africa, a carrier pigeon carrying a 4GB memory stick proved to be faster than the ADSL service from the country's biggest web firm, Telkom. Winston the pigeon took one hour and eight ...
