Olympics: 2012 technology put to the test
Testing got underway Wednesday for London 2012 information technology in a bid to iron out any flaws before the Games begin.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jan 19, 2011
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Mathematical model explains how complex societies emerge, collapse
The instability of large, complex societies is a predictable phenomenon, according to a new mathematical model that explores the emergence of early human societies via warfare. Capturing hundreds of years of human history, ...
Mathematics
Jan 19, 2011
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Underwater glider sets 2 Antarctic firsts
Researcher Walker Smith of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary, has been conducting shipboard studies of biological productivity in Antarctica's Ross Sea for the last three decades. This ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 19, 2011
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Detecting, treats tumors, and monitoring response to therapy with gold 'nano-popcorn'
Using a two-step process that creates gold nanoparticles that look like kernels of popcorn, researchers at Jackson State University have created a targeted nanoparticle that can detect as few as 50 malignant prostate cells ...
Bio & Medicine
Jan 19, 2011
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Students flock to see legendary physicist Stephen Hawking
If some Los Angeles-area teachers wondered where their students were Tuesday, maybe they can blame Stephen Hawking.
General Physics
Jan 19, 2011
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No Tweets please, we're British MPs
Lawmakers in Britain's lower house of parliament were on Wednesday banned from using the Twitter microblogging website while sitting in the chamber.
Internet
Jan 19, 2011
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New mortgage design would minimize home foreclosures
With mortgage loan defaults on the rise yet again, two mortgage researchers are proposing a new type of mortgage contract that automatically resets the balance and the monthly payment based on the mortgaged home's market ...
Economics & Business
Jan 19, 2011
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With chemical modification, stable RNA nanoparticles go 3-D
(PhysOrg.com) -- For years, RNA has seemed an elusive tool in nanotechnology research -- easily manipulated into a variety of structures, yet susceptible to quick destruction when confronted with a commonly found enzyme.
Bio & Medicine
Jan 19, 2011
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Google appeals Spanish demand to take down links
(AP) -- Lawyers for Google went to court Wednesday in Madrid to appeal demands by Spanish authorities that the company delete links to websites containing information officials say violates Spaniards' privacy rights.
Internet
Jan 19, 2011
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NASA pulls injured shuttle astronaut off flight
(AP) -- An astronaut who crashed his bicycle over the weekend won't be taking part in space shuttle Discovery's final voyage next month.
Space Exploration
Jan 19, 2011
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