Archive: 10/02/2009
Nasal spray flu vaccine becoming available
(AP) -- The long-awaited first vaccinations against swine flu - the squirt-in-the-nose kind - begin early next week in parts of the country, and states are urging people to be patient until more arrives.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Oct 02, 2009 |
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Taiwan unveils hydrogen-powered mobile phone chargers
Taiwanese researchers said Friday they have developed hydrogen-powered mobile phone chargers, in a development that could boost the island's efforts to become a player in green technologies.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Oct 02, 2009 |
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Duke/Singapore scientists find new way to classify gastric cancers
An international team of scientists has discovered a new way to classify stomach cancers, and researchers say it may be an important step toward designing more effective treatments and improving long-term survival.
Oct 02, 2009 |
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Craft carrying circus tycoon reaches space station
(AP) -- A Russian spacecraft docked Friday at the International Space Station to drop off Canadian circus billionaire Guy Laliberte - dubbed the first clown in space - along with an American astronaut and Russian cosmonaut.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 02, 2009 |
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'Micro shuttle' drug delivery could mean an end to regular dosing
Scientists working at Queen Mary, University of London, have developed micrometer-sized capsules to safely deliver drugs inside living cells.
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Oct 02, 2009 |
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IBM undercuts Google with discount e-mail service
(AP) -- IBM Corp. is trying to stymie Google Inc.'s expansion into the business software market.
Oct 02, 2009 |
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Competition for College Admissions Perpetuates Class Divide in Higher Education
Increased competition for college admissions combined with the heightened emphasis on test scores in recent decades has fueled the growth of class inequality in American higher education, according to sociologist Sigal Alon ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 02, 2009 |
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It's a boy? Tropical Depression 18-E forms in the Eastern North Pacific
At 11 a.m. EDT on October first, the eighteenth tropical depression of the Eastern Pacific hurricane season was born. He's a little guy, but is likely going to grow up to be a tropical storm and get the name ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 02, 2009 |
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