Climate change opens new avenue for spread of invasive plants
Plants that range northward because of climate change may be better at defending themselves against local enemies than native plants.
Nov 19, 2008
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Kanguru Announces First e-Flash (eSATA + USB)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Kanguru Solutions announced today the release of their first e-Flash drive. Utilizing eSATA (External Serial ATA) technology allows the Kanguru e-Flash to achieve performance speeds never before obtainable ...
Moderate pay best for job performance, study suggests
(PhysOrg.com) -- Employers hoping to get the best out of employees with huge performance contingent payments may actually be helping them to do worse, suggests a new paper published by a team of researchers in behavioral ...
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Nov 19, 2008
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NASA Plans Test of 'Electronic Nose' on International Space Station
NASA astronauts on space shuttle Endeavour's STS-126 mission will install an instrument on the International Space Station that can "smell" dangerous chemicals in the air. Designed to help protect crew members' health and ...
Space Exploration
Nov 19, 2008
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Mysterious Source of High-Energy Cosmic Radiation Discovered
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists announced Wednesday the discovery of a previously unidentified nearby source of high-energy cosmic rays. The finding was made with a NASA-funded balloon-borne instrument high over Antarctica.
General Physics
Nov 19, 2008
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Ultra-wideband radio rides a beam of light
(PhysOrg.com) -- Multiple high-definition videos and other data-rich services may soon stream through homes, offices, ships and planes via new hybrid optical/ultra-wideband-radio systems developed by European researchers.
Engineering
Nov 19, 2008
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Rare publishing achievement for student provides new insights into the fossil record of whales
It is extremely unusual for a student to have their work accepted for publication in a prestigious scientific journal. However, Felix Marx, a fourth year student in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Bristol ...
Archaeology
Nov 19, 2008
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Research on low-income homeowners suggests need for support after home purchase
Programs that help low-income and minority individuals and families purchase a home may be doing more harm than good, according to a Kansas State University economist.
Other
Nov 19, 2008
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Survey shows significant education discrepancies among second generation immigrants in the Netherlands
No less than one quarter of second-generation immigrants in the Netherlands drops out of school. This is the most alarming result of a recent survey conducted among the second generation of Turkish and Moroccan descent in ...
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Nov 19, 2008
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Worker ants of the world, unite! You have nothing to lose but your fertility
(PhysOrg.com) -- The highly specialized worker castes in ants represent the pinnacle of social organization in the insect world. As in any society, however, ant colonies are filled with internal strife and conflict. So what ...
Nov 19, 2008
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