News tagged with housing
MSU studies use of wireless sensors to monitor chicken well-being
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of Michigan State University researchers will explore the use of new wireless technology to determine its effectiveness in monitoring the welfare of egg-laying chickens.
Feb 04, 2010 |
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Data defenders: Researchers try to ward off increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks
(PhysOrg.com) -- Cyber attackers were busy last year. In July, a coordinated "denial of service" assault was launched on computers at the White House, Federal Trade Commission and departments of Treasury, ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Feb 02, 2010 |
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NASA: Good night moon, hello new rocket technology
(AP) -- President Barack Obama is redirecting America's space program, killing NASA's $100 billion plans to return astronauts to the moon and using much of that money for new rocket technology research.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 01, 2010 |
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NASA to get more money, but must scratch moon plan
(AP) -- President Barack Obama is essentially grounding efforts to return astronauts to the moon and instead is sending NASA in new directions with roughly $6 billion more, according to officials familiar with the plans.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 28, 2010 |
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2010 Lemelson-MIT Invention Index reveals ways to enhance teens' interest in STEM
The nation is hoping for a bright future. Many believe the key to strengthening the U.S. economy and competing globally lies in fostering an innovative culture and educating America's youth in science, technology, ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jan 28, 2010 |
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Obama's budget slashes moon mission, new rockets
NASA's plans to return astronauts to the moon are dead. So are the rockets being designed to take them there -- that is, if President Barack Obama gets his way.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 27, 2010 |
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No evidence of a post-Olympics boom or bust for host city real estate prices: study
Cities that win Olympic bids experience neither boom nor bust in their real estate prices, but gain construction jobs as they prepare for the Games, according to researchers at the Sauder School of Business at the University ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Jan 25, 2010 |
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White House launches iPhone application
There's a new application for Apple's iPhone and it comes from the White House of President Barack Obama.
Jan 20, 2010 |
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Clemson faculty explore how to convert shipping containers into emergency housing
Resources to solve the housing crisis in Haiti may already be on hand. Some Clemson University researchers have been experimenting with ways to convert shipping containers into emergency housing in the hurricane-prone Caribbean, ...
Jan 15, 2010 |
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Ex-top NASA official charged in Mississippi
(AP) -- A former high-ranking NASA official is being indicted on charges he steered a $600,000 contract to Mississippi State University.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 11, 2010 |
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White House answers some questions on video chat
(AP) -- The White House wanted to make sure the public asked their questions, too - at least the online public.
Jan 08, 2010 |
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Mobile homes provide satisfaction, drawbacks for rural Pennsylvania
A majority of Pennsylvania's mobile home residents say they are overwhelmingly satisfied with their homes despite problems like construction quality, social stigma and financing associated with them, according to Penn State ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jan 04, 2010 |
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Housing growth near national parks may limit conservation value
The growth of housing near national parks, national forests and wilderness areas within the United States may limit the conservation value that these protected areas were designed to create in the first place, a new study ...
Dec 22, 2009 |
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White House picks new cyber coordinator
(AP) -- The White House has tapped a corporate cyber security expert and former Bush administration official to lead the effort to shore up the country's computer networks and better coordinate with companies that operate ...
Dec 22, 2009 |
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Mid-Century Model Homes Helped Shape Domestic Ideals
(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Arkansas researcher examined trends in model houses in the post-World War II era and found that they represent a transformation in cultural and domestic life that continues to influence housing ...
Dec 16, 2009 |
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