News execs pessimistic, but don't want handouts
(AP) -- Although news executives know their industry is in trouble, most are unwilling to turn to the government or interest groups for help.
Internet
Apr 12, 2010
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13 astronauts celebrate 2 big space anniversaries
(AP) -- The astronauts aboard the orbiting shuttle-station complex celebrated two big anniversaries Monday as they geared up for the third and final spacewalk of their mission.
Space Exploration
Apr 12, 2010
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Traumatized trees: Bug them enough, they get fired up
(PhysOrg.com) -- Whether forests are dying back, or just drying out, projections for warming show the Pacific Northwest is becoming primed for more wildfires.
Environment
Apr 12, 2010
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Tiny diamond sparklers may hold the key to big advances in biomedical imaging technology
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of researchers, led by Macquarie University Associate Professor James Rabeau, have discovered that the properties of light emitted from tiny isolated nano-diamonds are completely different from their ...
Nanophysics
Apr 12, 2010
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Warwick students take rescue robot to RoboCup Rescue Championship
(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Warwick (UK) students are poised to take their "rescue robot" to the RoboCup Rescue Championship in Germany next week. The students developed their robot in a team project bringing together ...
Robotics
Apr 12, 2010
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TV outside the box: Using cell phones, new system would let TV programs spill off the screen (w/ Video)
Augmented reality is an emerging discipline that uses handheld devices to superimpose digital data on the real world: If, say, you're in Paris and point your phone at the Eiffel Tower, the tower's image would pop up on-screen, ...
Computer Sciences
Apr 12, 2010
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Magnetic 'ropes' tie down solar eruptions (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Using data from the Hinode spacecraft, a team of researchers from University College London (UCL) have revealed an immense magnetic structure that erupted to produce a dramatic solar eruption in late 2007. ...
Astronomy
Apr 12, 2010
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When the air turns brown: Scientists discover reactions that create climate-changing brown carbon aerosol
(PhysOrg.com) -- A recent study led by Drs. Julia and Alexander Laskin from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Prof. Sergey Nizkorodov from the University of California, Irvine revealed atmospheric chemistry processes ...
Analytical Chemistry
Apr 12, 2010
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New probe technology illuminates the activation of light-sensing cells
(PhysOrg.com) -- Through ingenious combinations of roughly 20 amino acids, the basic building blocks of life, genes can build the proteins that comprise everything from the simplest bacteria to the human brain. In new research ...
Biochemistry
Apr 12, 2010
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New CSIRO soybean a hit in Japan
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new soybean variety from CSIRO is gaining popularity in Japan due to its enhanced suitability as an ingredient in traditional Japanese dishes.
Biotechnology
Apr 12, 2010
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