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Mapping food deserts

(PhysOrg.com) -- Maps are great for showing where things are. They’re also good for showing where things aren’t.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Mar 03, 2011 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Review: AAA iPhone app offers member discounts

(AP) -- An organization rooted in 20th century car culture is joining 21st century smartphone culture. AAA has introduced a free iPhone application called AAA Discounts, which uses GPS technology to instantly ...

Technology / Software

created May 26, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1




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Computer-designed proteins programmed to disarm variety of flu viruses

Computer-designed proteins are under construction to fight the flu. Researchers are demonstrating that proteins found in nature, but that do not normally bind the flu, can be engineered to act as broad-spectrum ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jun 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

'Like a jet through solid rock': Volcanic arc fed by rapid fluid pulses

In the depths of the earth, it is anything but peaceful: large quantities of liquids carve their way through the rock as fluids, causing magma to form. A research team led by the University of Münster, ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 31, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Google, Samsung unveil new version of Chromebook (Update)

(AP) — Google will try to win more converts to a computer operating system revolving around its popular Chrome Web browser with a new wave of lightweight laptops built by Samsung Electronics.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created May 29, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (3) | comments 3

Astronomers seize last chance in lifetime for Venus Transit

Astronomers are gearing for one the rarest events in the Solar System: an alignment of Earth, Venus and the Sun that will not be seen for another 105 years.

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created May 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 3

Everyone knows it's windy . . .

... And now they have the data to prove it.  The middle of Lake Michigan is a vast, untapped reservoir of wind energy. The next step will be to find out if it can be harvested economically without harming ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 4

The myth of the disconnected telecommuter

(Phys.org) -- The assumption that employees who regularly telecommute will feel less attached to the organization they work for due to feeling isolated and disconnected is a myth, according to a study led ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created May 24, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

TV maker Vizio turns to computers, takes on Apple, Dell and HP

Vizio is no stranger to defying the odds. The once little-known company came from practically nowhere to become one of the USA's biggest TV makers, wresting the title from the top electronics companies, including Sony. Its ...

Technology / Business

created May 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 2

Commonly used pesticide turns honey bees into 'picky eaters'

Biologists at UC San Diego have discovered that a small dose of a commonly used crop pesticide turns honey bees into "picky eaters" and affects their ability to recruit their nestmates to otherwise good sources of food.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 24, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Plump up the clay: Carbon dioxide moves into and expands a common mineral in carbon sequestration caprocks

(Phys.org) -- For the first time, scientists have direct evidence that high-pressure carbon dioxide or CO2 migrates into the clay montmorillonite causing it to expand, according to scientists at Pacific Northwest ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created May 18, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

LIVE: Facebook goes public

(AP) -- It's Facebook's big day. The site, which was born in a dorm room eight years ago and has grown into a worldwide network of almost a billion people, is making the most talked-about stock market debut ...

Technology / Business

created May 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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