Gary Downey, a professor science and technology in society in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia Tech, has been awarded a National Science Foundation grant to research the emergence of the engineering ...
Jan 24, 2006
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The year 2005 may have been the warmest year in a century, according to NASA scientists studying temperature data from around the world.
Jan 24, 2006
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A three-year study by the Cardiff School of Biosciences reveals genetic evidence that shows colonialists pushed orangutans to the brink of extinction.
Jan 24, 2006
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As my favorite artist, Prince, used to say, he doesn't like the term "fan" because it's short for "fanatic." Nowhere is this more true than the avid DVD collector. I'm not talking about the person who has 100 DVDs on their ...
Jan 24, 2006
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Some scientific journals are adopting security measures, including digital photo testing, to halt manipulation of data by authors engaged in fraud.
Jan 24, 2006
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Meg Whitman will not stand for re-election to Gap's board of directors, the apparel manufacturer said.
Jan 24, 2006
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T-Mobile filed a lawsuit Monday against a Web site that allegedly sells subscriber cell-phone calling records.
Jan 24, 2006
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A team based in Livermore has shed some light on the phase diagram of carbon at high pressure and temperature. In particular, the authors determined the solid/liquid and solid/solid phase boundaries for pressures up to 20 ...
Jan 24, 2006
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India is at a crossroads in its national space development program, having to decide if it will invest more of its small budget on manned space flight - which could be very lucrative, long-term, but which depends on certain ...
Jan 24, 2006
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An English-language news television station was launched on wireless telephones in India Monday.
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