 NASA Tests First Deep-Space Internet November 18, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 29 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA has successfully tested the first deep space communications network modeled on the Internet. | |
New study pinpoints potential 'green collar' job growth in US November 18, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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During the presidential campaign, Barack Obama proposed an economic plan that would create 5 million jobs in environmental industries. These so-called "green collar" jobs do, in fact, present the next frontier for U.S. manufacturing, ... | |
US has Sun King's stolen gem, say French experts November 18, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 23 vote(s)
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French experts said on Tuesday they had proof that the Hope Diamond, a star exhibit in Washington's Smithsonian Institution, is a legendary gem once owned by King Louis XIV that was looted in the French Revolution. | |
 Technology Gives 3-D View of Human Coronary Arteries November 17, 2008 | User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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For the first time researchers are getting a detailed look at the interior of human coronary arteries, using an optical imaging technique developed at the Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Massachusetts ... | |
 Water vapor confirmed as major player in climate change November 17, 2008 | User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Water vapor is known to be Earth's most abundant greenhouse gas, but the extent of its contribution to global warming has been debated. Using recent NASA satellite data, researchers have estimated ... | |
Researchers get first 3-D glimpse of bacterial cell-wall architecture November 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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The bacterial cell wall that is the target of potent antibiotics such as penicillin is actually made up of a thin single layer of carbohydrate chains, linked together by peptides, which wrap around the bacterium like a belt ... | |
 Quantum calibration paves way for super-secure communication November 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new approach to calibrating quantum mechanical measurement has been developed with particular applications in optics and super-secure quantum communication. | |
Law professor fires back at song-swapping lawsuits November 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 31 vote(s)
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(AP) -- The music industry's courtroom campaign against people who share songs online is coming under counterattack. A Harvard Law School professor has launched a constitutional assault against a federal copyright law at ... | |
Burlington, Vt., is healthiest city, CDC says November 16, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
(AP) -- What's the healthiest city in America? It appears to be Burlington, Vt. Vermont's largest city is tops among U.S. metropolitan areas by having the largest proportion of people - 92 percent - who say they are in good ... | |
Skin cancer vaccine may be within reach: Australian scientist (Update) November 16, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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An Australian scientist who developed a vaccine for cervical cancer said Sunday a vaccine which could prevent some skin cancers may be possible within a decade. | |
 Transforming Urine into Water: Astronauts to Install New Space Station Water System November 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Two hundred and fifty miles above the Earth puts you a long way from the nearest kitchen tap. And at $10,000 a pint, the cost of shipping fresh water aboard the space shuttle is, well, astronomical. | |
Time for a Medicare checkup November 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Old enough for Medicare but don't know what to buy? Been signed up to the Medicare system for several years but don't know what you really have? | |
Can alkaline earth metals be used in quantum computing? November 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- "There are a number of different proposals for quantum computing," Andrew Daley tells PhysOrg.com. "These include solid state or semiconductor as well as atomic and molecular systems. We are considering ... | |
 Indian probe lands on moon (Update) November 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 36 vote(s)
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An Indian probe landed on the moon on Friday, the Indian Space Research Organisation announced, in a milestone for the country's 45-year-old space programme. | |
Is superfood omega-3 keeping its promise? 2 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | User comments: 1
Take a walk through a supermarket in any wealthy nation and the promise of omega-3 health benefits screams off food products from bread to milk to juice. But are consumers getting the superfood they paid for? | |
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