WhatsApp tops UK app charts: Apple
The WhatsApp messenging system, which allows users to send messages for free, has topped Apple's App Store Official UK charts.
Software
May 18, 2012
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UK surveillance could yield window into lives
(AP) -- British officials have given their word: "We won't read your emails."
Internet
May 18, 2012
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Central nervous system stem cells shed light on mechanism that controls asymmetrical division
Animals consist of many distinct cell types, all of which originate during development from a single cell: the fertilized egg. To generate this vast cellular diversity, the egg and its descendants must divide unevenly to ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 18, 2012
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NRL RAIDS experiment advances ionospheric remote sensing
Naval Research Laboratory scientists have obtained a first-ever measured altitude profile of a dim extreme-ultraviolet terrestrial airglow emission that provides vital information needed to test and improve the accuracy of ...
Earth Sciences
May 18, 2012
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How big are sunspots?
The short answer? Really big. The long answer? Really, really big.
Space Exploration
May 18, 2012
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Surgical castration of cats, dogs leads to increased tendency to postoperative coagulation, inflammatory changes
Dogs and cats that are sterilised or castrated develop a stress response: inflammatory changes and an increased tendency to coagulation after the operation.
Plants & Animals
May 18, 2012
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Using graphene, scientists develop a less toxic way to rust-proof steel
(Phys.org) -- University at Buffalo researchers are making significant progress on rust-proofing steel using a graphene-based composite that could serve as a nontoxic alternative to coatings that contain hexavalent chromium, ...
Nanomaterials
May 18, 2012
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Measuring transient x-rays with lobster eyes
(Phys.org) -- A technology that mimics the structure of a lobster's eyes is now being applied to a new instrument that could help revolutionize X-ray astronomy and keep astronauts safe on the International Space Station.
General Physics
May 18, 2012
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Researchers establish how super strong insect legs are
(Phys.org)—Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have shown that insects are made from one of the toughest natural materials in the world. The study's findings have been recently published in the leading international ...
Plants & Animals
May 18, 2012
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Stone artifacts with handaxes and picks found in Danjiangkou reservoir area, China
Danjiangkou reservoir is located in the northwest of Hubei province and southwest of Henan province at the headwaters area of the Middle Route of the South-to-North Water Transfer Project. In October, 2004, Scientists from ...
Archaeology
May 18, 2012
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