News tagged with states
Space Image: Eastern seaboard at night
(PhysOrg.com) -- An Expedition 30 crew member aboard the International Space Station took this nighttime photograph of much of the Atlantic coast of the United States.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 28, 2012 |
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KU researcher: Same-sex marriage bans helped create empathy for change
(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Kansas political scientist who has researched gay and lesbian political movements in the United States says states’ statutory bans on same-sex marriages may have helped shift public empathy ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 28, 2012 |
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Groupon launching in Thailand
Groupon announced Monday it was launching in Thailand, the 47th country for the daily deals site outside the United States.
Feb 27, 2012 |
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Reduction in US carbon emissions attributed to cheaper natural gas
In 2009, when the United States fell into economic recession, greenhouse gas emissions also fell, by 6.59 percent relative to 2008.
Feb 27, 2012 |
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The high price of losing manufacturing jobs: research
The loss of U.S. manufacturing jobs is a topic that can provoke heated arguments about globalization. But what do the cold, hard numbers reveal? How has the rise in foreign manufacturing competition actually affected the ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Feb 23, 2012 |
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Study: Nation's urban forests losing ground
National results indicate that tree cover in urban areas of the United States is declining at a rate of about 4 million trees per year, according to a U.S. Forest Service study published recently in Urban Forestry & Urban Gr ...
Feb 23, 2012 |
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Human population the primary factor in exotic plant invasions in the United States
Extensive ongoing research on biotic invasions around the world constantly increases data availability and improves data quality. New research in the United States shows how using improved data from previous ...
Feb 23, 2012 |
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Toshiba manufactures 19nm generation NAND Flash Memory with world's largest density, smallest die size
Toshiba Corporation today announced breakthroughs in NAND flash that secure major advances in chip density and performance. In the 19 nanometer generation, Toshiba has developed a 3-bit-per-cell 128 gigabit (Gb) chip with ...
Feb 23, 2012 |
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The fireballs of February
In the middle of the night on February 13th, something disturbed the animal population of rural Portal, Georgia. Cows started mooing anxiously and local dogs howled at the sky. The cause of the commotion was ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 23, 2012 |
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PlayStation Vita game gadgets debut outside Asia
Sony's slick PlayStation Vita handheld videogame gadget hit major markets around the world on Wednesday as the Japanese entertainment titan bucked a trend towards play on smartphones.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Feb 22, 2012 |
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What is the value of a green card? Researcher calculates increase in income
Just what does it mean to get a green card? To some applicants, about $1,000 each month.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Feb 22, 2012 |
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Global influence of U.S. Constitution on the decline, study reveals
The U.S. Constitution's global influence is on the decline, finds a new study by David S. Law, JD, PhD, professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Feb 22, 2012 |
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Plant toughness: Key to cracking biofuels?
Along with photosynthesis, the plant cell wall is one of the features that most set plants apart from animals. A structural molecule called cellulose is necessary for the manufacture of these walls. Cellulose is synthesized ...
Feb 21, 2012 |
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Stark warning emerges from science summit
A stark theme emerged from an annual scientific get-together in Vancouver: the world must be helped to believe in science again or it could be too late to save our planet.
Feb 21, 2012 |
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Time crystals could behave almost like perpetual motion machines
(PhysOrg.com) -- As every young science student knows, moving objects have kinetic energy. But just how much energy does something need to move? In a new study, a pair of physicists has shown that it’s ...
Feb 20, 2012 |
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