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New NIST SRM supports the fight against terrorist bombings

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a new standard reference material (SRM) to aid in the detection of two explosive compounds that are known to be used by terrorists. Researchers ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created May 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Military marriages stay strong despite challenges: study

Los Angeles, CA (May 10, 2012) Despite the fact that military service means working long hours with unpredictable schedules, frequent relocations, and separations from loved ones due to deployment, a new study published in ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

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Minority administrators, school personnel key to engaging immigrant parents

Minority principals and other administrative personnel at elementary and high schools play a key role in implementing policies and practices aimed at engaging immigrant parents of students, according to new research from ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

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Color is key in controlling flies, researchers find

(PhysOrg.com) -- As a carrier of as many as 100 types of germs, the common house fly is hardly as innocuous as its name might suggest.

Biology / Other

created Feb 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Camera-less iPhone 4, iPhone 4S on sale in Singapore

The camera is normally a big selling point, but in Singapore Apple's iPhone 4 and 4S are now available without the function -- to cater to military personnel banned from taking image-capturing devices into ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Your abusive boss may not be good for your marriage: study

Having an abusive boss not only causes problems at work but can lead to strained relationships at home, according to a Baylor University study published online in journal, Personnel Psychology. The study found that stress ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Crush breaks out at Indonesian BlackBerry event

An offer of discounted BlackBerry smart phones turned into a frenzy Friday when thousands of Indonesians stormed the outlet, causing a crush in which at least three people were injured and some fainted.

Technology / Other

created Nov 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New cyber attack on Japan parliament

Japan's parliament has come under cyber attack again, apparently from the same emails linked to a China-based server that have already hit several lawmakers' computers, an official said Wednesday.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New holographic radar system can track high speed shells

(PhysOrg.com) -- The British firm Cambridge Consultants has announced the successful test of its new 3D holographic radar system that can track fired shells traveling up to 1000 miles per hour. The new system ...

Technology / Engineering

created Sep 23, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 4 | with audio podcast report

Sri Lankan elephant numbers are 'healthy': survey

Sri Lanka's elephant population remains healthy despite decades of fighting between government and rebel forces, the first survey since the end of the nation's bloody civil war showed Friday.

Biology / Ecology

created Sep 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

China hit by 500,000 cyberattacks in 2010

China said Tuesday it was hit by nearly 500,000 cyberattacks last year, about half of which originated from foreign countries including the United States and India.

Technology / Internet

created Aug 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Gov't says no official email hacked; FBI on case

(AP) -- The FBI is investigating allegations that computer hackers in China broke into Google's email system, but no official government email accounts have been compromised, the Obama administration said ...

Technology / Internet

created Jun 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US investigating Google claim of China hacking

(AP) -- Authorities in the United States are investigating a Google claim that hackers in China stole email details of senior U.S. government officials - an issue that illustrates the problem of attribution ...

Technology / Internet

created Jun 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

China says it's not behind Google email hacking

(AP) -- China denied it supports hacking activities and said it is part of global efforts to combat computer security threats Thursday, a day after Google disclosed some of its email users suffered hacking ...

Technology / Internet

created Jun 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

No evidence US government accounts hacked: official

The White House has no reason to believe that Gmail accounts of senior government officials were hacked in a cyber spying campaign originating in China, an official said Wednesday. ...

Technology / Internet

created Jun 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0