Google buys social networking application maker Slide
Google on Friday announced that it has bought hot online networking application maker Slide as part of a drive to "make Google services socially aware."
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Greenland glacier calves island four times the size of Manhattan
A University of Delaware researcher reports that an "ice island" four times the size of Manhattan has calved from Greenland's Petermann Glacier. The last time the Arctic lost such a large chunk of ice was ...
Aug 06, 2010
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Newly discovered mechanism controls levels and efficacy of a marijuana-like substance in the brain
A newly discovered molecular mechanism helps control the amount and effectiveness of a substance that mimics an active ingredient in marijuana, but that is produced by the body's own nerve cells.
Aug 06, 2010
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NY official claims LCD suppliers fixed prices
(AP) -- New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has sued several major suppliers of liquid crystal display screens used in computers, televisions and cell phones, claiming consumers paid extra because of price fixing.
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NOAA divers capture invasive lionfish in the Virgin Islands National Park
Study finds beautiful women face discrimination in certain jobs
While many see no downside to being beautiful, a professor at the University of Colorado Denver Business School says attractive women face discrimination when it comes to landing certain kinds of jobs.
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Ice age permafrost unearthed in Poland to help clock warming
Permafrost dating from the end of the last Ice Age around 13,000 years ago recently discovered in Poland could prove an invaluable tool in gauging global warming, Polish geologists said on Friday.
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Highlight: Biochemists discover that enzyme converts CO to propane
(PhysOrg.com) -- UC Irvine researchers were exploring vanadium nitrogenase's ability to form ammonia when they stumbled onto its other ability, which could be exploited for the cost-efficient production of fuels.
Aug 06, 2010
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Swedish server host says helping WikiLeaks publish papers
A Swedish Internet company said Friday it had been helping whistleblower website WikiLeaks since 2008 by hosting its servers at a secret basement location in a Stockholm suburb.
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The 'Magic' of Tin
(PhysOrg.com) -- The metal tin lacks the value and prestige of gold, silver, and platinum -- but to nuclear physicists, tin is magic.
Aug 06, 2010
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Dual-purpose liposome offers intelligent diagnosis, drug delivery
Key objectives of modern health care are early and accurate diagnosis of a disease and quick remediation with minimal side effects.
Aug 06, 2010
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Southampton researchers find that UK rail travel is often cheaper than the car
With thousands of British families embarking on their summer holidays, new research by the University of Southampton has found that travelling by train rather than car could provide a more cost-effective travel solution. ...
Aug 06, 2010
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Scientists provide a new angle on quantum cryptography
An ultra-secure form of coded communication could be given a boost, thanks to scientists from the Universities of Glasgow, Strathclyde and Rochester.
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Genes from sweet pepper to fortify African banana against devastating wilt disease
In a major breakthrough, crop scientists announced today the successful transfer of green pepper genes to bananas, conferring on the popular fruit the means to resist one of the most devastating diseases of bananas in the ...
Aug 06, 2010
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Turning down the noise in graphene
(PhysOrg.com) -- Graphene is a two-dimensional crystalline sheet of carbon atoms - meaning it is only one atom thick - through which electrons can race at nearly the speed of light - 100 times faster than ...
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