Astronauts cast early ballots from space station
(AP) -- Red states. Blue states. And now voting from a weightless state.
Space Exploration
Nov 2, 2010
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In a Stockholm hotel, mobile phones replace room keys
Check-in and check-out and even opening the door to your room -- a mobile phone is the only key you need at a Stockholm hotel conducting a pilot project of new mobile applications, the participating companies said Tuesday.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Nov 2, 2010
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Saving energy with power grid of the future
Green energy too comes out of the electricity socket, but to get there it has to travel a long journey – from wind turbines in the North Sea or regional solar, wind and biogas power plants. On the way to the consumer ...
Energy & Green Tech
Nov 2, 2010
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Humidity changes color of birds' feathers, biologists discover
Tree swallows' iridescent feathers change from blue-green to muted yellow when exposed to humidity. The plumage reverses to previous color tones as humidity decreases.
Optics & Photonics
Nov 2, 2010
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Israeli scientists develop nano explosive sniffer
Israeli scientists have developed a powerful explosives sensor more sensitive than a sniffer dog's nose, which they say would have made it easier to detect cargo bombs like those sent last week.
Analytical Chemistry
Nov 2, 2010
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Sharing a lousy temper with the team helps mental task performance
Managers who want their team to perform better should let employees express negative emotions. Teams who share bad feelings solve complicated problems better, share more information with each other and have a greater solidarity, ...
Social Sciences
Nov 2, 2010
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The deep sea, from a robot's perspective
Robots do not have to breathe. For this reason they can dive longer than any human. Equipped with the necessary sensor technology they inspect docks or venture down to the ocean fl oor to search for raw materials. At present, ...
Engineering
Nov 2, 2010
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Fly study uncovers molecular link between obesity and heart disease
It's no secret that obesity is hard on the heart. More than 30 percent of Americans are obese, and many of them are also at increased risk for cancer, diabetes and heart disease. However, there are numerous causes of obesity ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 2, 2010
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Scientists discover a new protein critical for mitochondria
A study by the team headed by Lluís Ribas de Pouplana, ICREA professor at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona), has been chosen as "Paper of the week" in the December issue of the Journal of Biological ...
Biochemistry
Nov 2, 2010
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Britain's Times releases paywall customer figures
Some 105,000 people have paid to read British newspapers The Times and The Sunday Times online after its owners erected a paywall, they said Tuesday.
Internet
Nov 2, 2010
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