In Brief: Vitesse receives securities lawsuit
An investor has sued Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation accusing the company of securities-law violations, the investor's legal defense announced Wednesday.
Archive: 03/05/2006
Some Animals Use Gas for Skeletal Support While Molting
If otherwise healthy humans temporarily lost their skeletons, they could neither protect themselves nor move around. Millions of small animals, however, do lose their skeletons one or more times a year in a risky process ...
May 03, 2006
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Slowdown in Tropical Pacific Flow Pinned on Climate Change
The vast loop of winds that drives climate and ocean behavior across the tropical Pacific has weakened by 3.5% since the mid-1800s, and it may weaken another 10% by 2100, according to a study led by University Corporation ...
Blimp gets big screen
The Lightship Group, a subsidiary of American Blimp Corporation, unveiled its new A-170 Video Lightsign airship in hopes of rejuvenating the blimp industry.
Scientist warns of nanotechnology dangers
A British scientist is warning that hundreds of nanotechnology products are about to go on sale despite a lack of biological safety testing.
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Birds halt some British home construction
Construction of homes across 300 square miles of land in southeast England has reportedly been halted in an effort to protect three rare species of birds.
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In Brief: Loral to build AsiaSat telecom satellite
China's AsiaSat has tapped Space Systems/Loral to build its new telecommunications satellite, which is slated for launch in 2008.
New satellite service for disaster teams
Global Relief Technologies, GeoEye and Telenor launched a joint venture to provide satellite imagery to disaster-relief teams in remote areas of the world.
Bats Use Guided Missile Strategy to Capture Prey
When it comes to rocket science, it looks like bats had it worked out before the scientists did. A new University of Maryland study finds that echolocating bats use a strategy to track and catch erratically moving insects ...
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Researchers report technique for freezing and preserving genetically enhanced pig embryos
Researchers led by a University of Missouri-Columbia professor of reproductive biotechnology have reported success in freezing and preserving swine embryos that were created by in vitro techniques and that carried modified ...
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