Image: Crackling with solar flares
Fast-growing sunspot 1112 is crackling with solar flares.
Oct 21, 2010
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Some leukemia patients may be able to safely stop treatment
(PhysOrg.com) -- New medical trials suggest some chronic leukemia patients who are in complete remission may be cured by the standard drug used to treat the condition and can safely discontinue its use.
Oct 21, 2010
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Asia, Europe face wait for Sony's Google TV
(AP) -- Sony plans to introduce its Web-surfing Google TV in Europe and Asia but customers may have to wait more than a year and even longer if they're in China, a senior executive said Thursday.
Oct 21, 2010
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Obese father rats have unhealthy daughters
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study in rats has found the female pups of obese males may be more likely to develop symptoms of diabetes later in life. The condition is not a case of genetic inheritance, but appears ...
Oct 21, 2010
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Direct laser cooling of molecules
Cooling molecules with lasers is harder than cooling individual atoms with lasers. The very process of laser cooling, in which atoms are buffeted by thousands of photons, was thought by many to be impossible for molecules ...
Oct 21, 2010
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Japan's NTT Data to buy US IT firm: report
Japanese telecom giant NTT's data communications unit plans to buy US IT firm Keane for 1.2 billion dollars as a strong yen and good earnings back Japanese firms' acquisitions, a report said Thursday.
Oct 21, 2010
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Japan's Toshiba almost trebles first-half earnings forecast
Japanese electronics giant Toshiba on Thursday almost trebled its profit projections for the first half, thanks to strong sales of semiconductors and liquid crystal displays.
Oct 21, 2010
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Google: 244,000 Germans say 'no' to Street View
(AP) -- Internet giant Google says more than 244,000 Germans have asked that their homes be made unrecognizable in its Street View program, scheduled to launch in Germany next month.
Oct 21, 2010
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Virtual colonoscopy and teleradiology bring colorectal cancer screening to patients in rural areas
Computed tomography colonography (CTC) -- otherwise known as virtual colonoscopy -- is feasible in remote health centers where optimal colonoscopy is limited, according to a study in the November issue of the American Journal ...
Oct 21, 2010
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Rumsfeld is back... this time, on Twitter
Ex-defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld no longer rules the Pentagon but he has launched a new operation, this time online and via Twitter.
Oct 21, 2010
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$700,000 from Gates to help protect CA climate law
(AP) -- The campaign against Proposition 23 - the ballot initiative that would push back California's landmark global warming law - is getting another big financial boost from a high-tech billionaire.
Oct 21, 2010
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Sex, lies and pomegranate juice focus of US legal battle
If the claims are to be believed, pomegranate juice can change your life, preventing prostate and breast cancer, protecting against heart disease and even alleviating erectile dysfunction.
Oct 21, 2010
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Australia crime official warns of iPhone security risk
A senior Australian crime official has raised serious security concerns over popular smartphones such as Apple's iPhone, which he warned was particularly vulnerable to hacking and information theft.
Oct 21, 2010
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Court to Google: Tell NYer who posted about her
(AP) -- A business consultant who wants to know who's been anonymously disparaging and fixating on her online has gotten a court to force Google to tell her.
Oct 21, 2010
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After 500 years Bolivian silver mountain risks collapse
The mountain holding one of the world's greatest silver deposits is at risk of collapse after five centuries of exploitation, Bolivian officials say, calling for moves to save the historic site.
Oct 21, 2010
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