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Granicus and Tinjar Valles

The HRSC obtained these images during orbit 1383 at a ground resolution of approximately 23.7 metres per pixel. The images have been rotated 90 degrees counter-clockwise, so that North is to the left.

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Jul 28, 2006 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (12) | comments 0

Carefully mixed radiation cocktail reduces breast cancer treatment's collateral damage to skin

A carefully determined mixture of electron and x-ray beams precisely treated breast tumors while significantly reducing collateral skin damage in 78 patients, researchers will report on August 1 at the annual meeting of the ...

Physics / General Physics

created Jul 28, 2006 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Political scientists examine the largest voting gaps in America

Recent studies of the 2004 election data by political scientists assess the role and impact of major sets of differences in the voting behavior of Americans--known in popular parlance as "voting gaps." Based on differences ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Jul 28, 2006 | popularity 2.9 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Researchers show how the brain turns on innate behavior

UCR researchers have made a major leap forward in understanding how the brain programs innate behavior. The discovery could have future applications in engineering new behaviors in animals and intelligent robots.

Medicine & Health /

created Jul 28, 2006 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (12) | comments 0

New, Molecular Approach to Early Cancer Detection

Scientists have pioneered a new approach to detecting cancer cells, one that could eventually allow doctors to discover many malignancies earlier than currently possible.

Medicine & Health /

created Jul 28, 2006 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

IBM, T3Ci test RFID data-sorting software

IBM and partner T3Ci say they have completed interoperability testing of a new software standard for Radio frequency identification technology.

Technology / Software

created Jul 28, 2006 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Time Warner adds last-mile provider

Time Warner Telecom will pay $531 million for Xspedius, a last-mile provider of business broadband voice and data services.

Technology / Business

created Jul 28, 2006 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

In Brief: Brits to block stolen cell phones faster

British wireless companies will move faster to deny network access to wireless phones reported stolen.

Technology / Telecom

created Jul 28, 2006 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Russia rocket crash caused by engine

Russia's Federal Space Agency has said a first stage engine shutdown caused a Russian carrier rocket to crash in Kazakhstan.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

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In Brief: Russia cell connection fees draw scrutiny

Russian regulators are calling on wireless phone operators to justify their plans for connection fees for outgoing cell calls.

Technology / Telecom

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Wireless World: Aisle displays for shoppers

Wireless retailing is growing beyond mere point-of-sale service and inventory management, as new displays are coming to market that interact directly with customers in the shopping aisles, experts tell UPI's Wireless World.

Technology / Other

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Rationing could be key to war on climate change

Governments may be forced to turn to wartime-style rationing to combat climate change, or risk mass migration and more than 40 million deaths, an expert in global warming has warned.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jul 28, 2006 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (42) | comments 0

Slippery stretching explains ocean floor formation

For the first time, scientists have found regions of the earth’s crust which are stretching apart to form new sea floor; their findings are published in Nature yesterday (27 July).

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jul 28, 2006 | popularity 4 / 5 (9) | comments 0

Searching For Aliens

Chris McKay, a planetary scientist with the NASA Ames Research Center, is involved in nearly every investigation of interest to astrobiologists. He is working on the return to the moon with both the Lunar Precursor and Robotic ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jul 28, 2006 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (10) | comments 0


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