Japan panel posits worst case earthquake
An earthquake off the northeastern coast of Japan could kill up to 2,700 people and trigger a 72-foot tsunami, a Japanese government panel has predicted.
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Laboratory Develops Biofuel-Powered Heated Vest
Around the world, military members from Alaska to Afghanistan work in harsh, frigid environments. Temperatures in the Afghani Mountains have been recorded as low as minus 51 degrees Farenheit, while Elmendorf Air Force Base, ...
Jan 26, 2006
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Happy Anniversary Shuttle Crawlers
"NASA's workhorses" are celebrating their 40th anniversary. The twin crawler transporters, built at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the Apollo program, are still making tracks today.
Jan 26, 2006
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Airmen Train On Latest Technology
A shadowy silhouette is seen through dust clouds, brush and trees. There's neither enough sun nor moonlight to distinguish the surroundings. The atmosphere is unfamiliar, uncomfortable, dangerous and unpredictable. You know ...
Jan 26, 2006
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Physicists Discover an Atomic Oddity
Working with an international team of scientists, a Florida State University physics professor has taken part in an experiment that resulted in the creation of a silver atom with exotic properties never before observed. The ...
Jan 26, 2006
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Study finds suntan oil is present on our tables
Suntan oil, which can change the sex of fish, is present in our food and drinking water. The Independent website has reported that experts have discovered male hornyhead turbot and English sole feeding next to sewage on the ...
Jan 26, 2006
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Killer whales exhibit 'cultural learning'
A Canisius College study has found killer whales are among animal species known to demonstrate "cultural learning."
Jan 26, 2006
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Iraqi electrical restoration foundering
A study of the $6 billion Iraqi electrical restoration project finds it's foundering because of poor planning, poor administration and insurgent attacks.
Jan 26, 2006
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Terrorist-resistant bridge is developed
A University at Buffalo engineer has developed a "multi-hazard" design that he said makes bridges more resistant to terrorist attacks and earthquakes.
Jan 26, 2006
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Engineers just want to have fun
Researchers writing in IEEE Spectrum's February issue say you wouldn't believe what some engineers get to do for a living.
Jan 26, 2006
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