Archive: 02/15/2006
Astronomers Find Metal-Rich Distant Galaxy
Astronomers, using the unique capabilities offered by the high-resolution spectrograph UVES on ESO's Very Large Telescope, have found a metal-rich hydrogen cloud in the distant universe. The result may help ...
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Bright future for new manufacturing technique
By controlling materials at the nanoscale, Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers believe they can greatly improve manufacturing processes of products ranging from solar cells to computers to flat-panel displays.
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Gamma-ray afterglow from galactic centre gas clouds reveals prehistoric particle accelerator
Astrophysicists using the H.E.S.S. gamma-ray telescopes, in Namibia, have announced the detection of very-high-energy gamma rays from huge gas clouds known to pervade the centre of our Galaxy.
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The oceans as carbon dioxide sinks: increasing our understanding
German and British scientists have studied the ocean off south-western Africa and have discovered that particles are transported to the deep ocean over thousands of years before being deposited on the seabed. This discovery ...
Feb 15, 2006 |
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The Web: Free speech -- for Chinese admen
Commercial speech on the Internet -- marketing and advertising -- does not seem to be subject to the same strict censorship standards that political speech is in China, and today, most surprisingly for Westerners, exists ...
Feb 15, 2006 |
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AIDS drug offered free to the Third World
The Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. has agreed to license its AIDS drug Reyataz free of charge to two Third World generic drug manufacturers.
Feb 15, 2006 |
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New York state sues the U.S. EPA
New York state has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, accusing it of violating the Freedom of Information Act.
Feb 15, 2006 |
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Google, Amazon to battle Apple's iTunes?
Apple's iTunes may soon face challenges for digital music sales supremacy, if rumors of competition from Internet titans Google and Amazon are true.
Feb 15, 2006 |
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Conflict with farmers threaten geese
A Netherlands Institute of Ecology scientist in Yerseke says the survival of pink-footed geese is being endangered by a conflict with farmers.
Feb 15, 2006 |
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How green is my planet?
Scientists from Bournemouth University and the University of Southampton have devised a new method of examining how much of the earth's surface is covered by vegetation and assessing the state of health of ...
Feb 15, 2006 |
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Researchers revolutionise opportunities for the European water industry
A team of international researchers has revolutionised the opportunities for water industry software developers. They have developed a new toolkit that, for the first time, provides a common standard for linking ...
Feb 15, 2006 |
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Briefs: CNN, MSNBC beating Fox News on Web
While Fox News continues to lead the cable-news ratings battle, both CNN and MSNBC have an advantage on Fox online.
Feb 15, 2006 |
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Tech huge factor in being 'cool'
No longer are today's generation of cool kids defined by the brand names they wear -- now they're defined as being the "Creatives," according to a recent study.
Feb 15, 2006 |
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Pilots may get help in avoiding turbulence
A University of Alabama-Huntsville study of data from weather satellites may soon help pilots avoid turbulence caused by convective thunderstorms.
Feb 15, 2006 |
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Briefs: Meeting to consider nanotechnology impact
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it will co-sponsor an April conference to examine the impact of nanotechnology on paper, pulp and wood products.
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