Study: Glum assessment of Amazonian forest
Scientists at Brazil's Federal University of Minas Gerais say wildlife reserves will not be enough to prevent deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon.
Mar 23, 2006
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Study: U.S. firms ignoring global warming
An environmental report from the Ceres organization indicates European and Asian firms are more attentive to global warming than American businesses.
Mar 23, 2006
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Scientists urge lower limits on fluoride
Some scientists are reportedly urging federal limits on fluoride in drinking water be lowered.
Mar 23, 2006
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China Telecom upbeat despite 3G worries
As wealthier Chinese in big cities snap up multi-functioning mobile phones and those living in remoter areas buy their first basic handsets, the country's biggest phone carrier would seemingly be on a roll. Yet even as China ...
Mar 23, 2006
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Scientists advance photonic technology
Scientists at Denmark's Aalborg University have created a family of devices for guiding and processing light in chip-based information technology.
Mar 23, 2006
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Briefs: U.S. wireless backhaul spending increases
Investment in backhaul services by U.S. wireless firms is increasing and will likely continue to rise for the foreseeable future, a research report concluded.
Mar 23, 2006
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PGP founder unveils new VoIP security
Somewhere out there, someone is a little too curious about your data. This is the main concern of Phil Zimmermann, the creator of the industry standard PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) e-mail encryption protocol who has just debuted ...
Mar 23, 2006
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Novel process reduces toxic chemical use
A chemical engineer at The University of Auckland has used environmentally-friendly vegetable oils to replace toxic chemical solvents like kerosene in the extraction of a range of biomolecules, such as antibiotics and organic ...
Mar 23, 2006
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Towards a new test of general relativity?
Scientists funded by the European Space Agency have measured the gravitational equivalent of a magnetic field for the first time in a laboratory. Under certain special conditions the effect is much larger than expected from ...
Mar 23, 2006
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Pay your cell-phone bill by watching ads
Hate cell-phone bills? Israeli customers of mobile operator Orange who have 3G phones will soon be able to kiss their bills goodbye -- if they're willing to watch a few commercials instead.
Mar 23, 2006
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