Princeton researchers envision a more secure Internet
Like human society itself, the world's computerized infrastructure is wondrously complex, both spectacularly fertile and deeply flawed.
Internet
Feb 18, 2008
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Researchers probe a DNA repair enzyme
Researchers have taken the first steps toward understanding how an enzyme repairs DNA. Enzymes called helicases play a key role in human health, according to Maria Spies, a University of Illinois biochemistry professor.
Feb 18, 2008
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Is transgenic cotton more profitable?
Transgenic cotton cultivars were planted on almost 93% of U.S. cotton acres in 2007. Transgenic cultivars with pest-managing traits are dual-purpose products. The cultivars produce lint and seed, while the expressed propriety ...
Feb 18, 2008
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Very large array retooling for 21st-century science
An international project to make the world's most productive ground-based telescope 10 times more capable has reached its halfway mark and is on schedule to provide astronomers with an extremely powerful new tool for exploring ...
Astronomy
Feb 18, 2008
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Research: Wisconsin primary results could provide strong clue about Texas and Ohio primaries
The Wisconsin primary on Tuesday could be a bellwether for primaries in Ohio and Texas, according to analysis by two University of Washington researchers. The findings indicate that in American politics, race still matters.
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Feb 18, 2008
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Pentagon report investigated lasers that put voices in your head
A recently unclassified report from the Pentagon from 1998 has revealed an investigation into using laser beams for a few intriguing potential methods of non-lethal torture. Some of the applications the report investigated ...
Fast-learning computer translates from four languages
Modern approaches to machine translation between languages require the use of a large ‘corpus’ of literature in each language. Now a European project has demonstrated a cheaper solution which compares favourably with ...
Computer Sciences
Feb 18, 2008
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Inventor of sonar ignored by history
Robert Boyle could hardly have foreseen that he would come up with the most important military innovation of the First World War. And yet his story becomes, in the words of historian Rod McLeod, one of the most "fascinating ...
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Feb 18, 2008
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Credit-card-sized platform for volatile compound analysis CAREER project goal
Developing a credit-card-sized gas chromatography platform that can analyze volatile compounds within seconds is the next step for Virginia Tech College of Engineering researcher Masoud Agah, who has received a National Science ...
Feb 18, 2008
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Scientists move towards stem cell therapy trials to mend shattered bones
The UK Stem Cell Foundation, the Medical Research Council and Scottish Enterprise, in partnership with the Chief Scientist’s Office, are funding a £1.4 million project to further the research at the University of Edinburgh ...
Feb 18, 2008
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