News tagged with protection system

WPI research team to conduct tests aimed at better understanding post-earthquake fires

A team of researchers from the Department of Fire Protection Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) will conduct groundbreaking tests on May 23-25 aimed at better understanding the effects of earthquakes on ...

Technology / Engineering

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

Google lets users monitor their online activity

Google on Wednesday began letting people get monthly reports summarizing what they have been up to at the Internet titan's free online services.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 28, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 3

Costs for changing pollution criteria in Florida waters likely to exceed EPA estimates

The costs to switch to numeric criteria for limiting nutrient pollutants in Florida waters are expected to exceed U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates, says a new National Research Council report. The committee ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Google rolls out new privacy policy amid howls

Google rolled out a new privacy policy Thursday allowing the firm to track users across various services to develop targeted advertising, despite sharp criticism from US and European consumer advocacy groups.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 01, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 56

Google eyes Asia growth with new data centres

Google has begun construction of a new data centre in Hong Kong, the first of three planned for Asia as the Web giant expands to meet the region's growing thirst for information technology.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Reduced bone density, stunted growth in turtles exposed to common chemical

Manufactured until 1977, and banned by the Environmental Protection Agency in 1979, pentachlorobiphenyls (PCBs) are chemicals still commonly found in the environment because they break down slowly. Now, a ...

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Secret of safe sprout production is very clean seeds, expert says

A University of Illinois study that uses new technology to assess and compare the safety of radish, broccoli, and alfalfa sprouts concludes that the secret to keeping sprouts free of foodborne pathogens lies in industry's ...

Biology / Other

created Oct 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Google to build Asia data centres as market surges

Google said it will build three data centres in Asia at a cost of more than $200 million, as the number of Internet users in the region soars along with stiff competition from rivals.

Technology / Business

created Sep 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

'Emerging contaminants of concern' detected throughout Narragansett Bay watershed

A group of hazardous chemical compounds that are common in industrial processes and personal care products but which are not typically monitored by the Environmental Protection Agency have been detected throughout the Narragansett ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Sep 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

German privacy watchdog dislikes Facebook's 'Like'

(AP) -- A German data protection authority is "unliking" Facebook's "Like" button.

Technology / Internet

created Aug 19, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Atlantis crew inspects 'thermal protection system'

The Atlantis crew on Saturday inspected the craft's thermal protection system, the outer barrier that protects it from the searing heat upon re-entry into the earth's atmosphere, NASA said.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jul 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bill revision could mean money for NJ drug company

(AP) -- A billion-dollar "technical revision" added to a patent bill passed by the House last week could provide huge financial benefits to one pharmaceutical company and a law firm.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jun 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New rules to cut confusion on sunscreen claims

(AP) -- Help is on the way to consumers confused by the jumble of sun protection numbers and other claims on sunscreens.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jun 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study: Racial bias may influence child welfare decisions

Racial bias may contribute to the overrepresentation of African-American children in the child welfare system, a new study says.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jun 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Report details separation of immigrant parents, children

(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Arizona researcher Nina Rabin has released a new report detailing what happens to certain families and their children when parents are apprehended by immigration enforcement.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0