(PhysOrg.com) -- Under the microscope, its crystals gleam like tiny gems. But when the phosphate mineral struvite starts clinging to the insides of sewage treatment plants, it tends to lose its charm. Fed by the copious phosphorus ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 29, 2008
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(PhysOrg.com) -- If a police officer stops a motorist and discovers cash and narcotics during the stop, the officer may have the authority to confiscate the car as an instrument of crime and the money as probable proceeds ...
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Jul 29, 2008
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(PhysOrg.com) -- While only on orbit for 40 days and still in the process of a two-month checkout, NASA's Gamma-ray Large Area Telescope (GLAST) has already detected 12 powerful gamma-ray bursts, an encouraging harbinger ...
Space Exploration
Jul 29, 2008
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As public opinion shifts and many more governments around the world consider nuclear energy as a solution to climate concerns and energy security, it is time to ask why it has become a more attractive option. The Institute ...
Other
Jul 29, 2008
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Managers seeking to hire star employees away from competitors are likely to be disappointed with their costly new employee's performance – and the star is likely to be unhappy, too – according to the Management Insights ...
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Jul 29, 2008
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The enhanced capabilities of a new global satellite communications (SATCOM) system were successfully tested recently by MIT Lincoln Laboratory, representing a major step forward in improving communications among U.S. Department ...
Space Exploration
Jul 29, 2008
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new ambulance communications system will enable doctors to diagnose and begin treating critically ill patients before they reach hospital.
Engineering
Jul 29, 2008
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(PhysOrg.com) -- GOCE, the first of a series of Earth Explorer satellites to be launched into orbit, has taken off aboard an Antonov-124 cargo aircraft for its flight to the Arkhangelsk Airport in Russia, en route to Russia’s ...
Space Exploration
Jul 29, 2008
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Comprising the "infrastructure" for the Information Age, cyberinfrastructure – the organized aggregate of information technologies, organizations, and human resources – is essential for future research advancement and ...
Telecom
Jul 29, 2008
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A linear string of mud pots and mud volcanoes suggest surface evidence for a southern extension of the San Andreas Fault that runs through the Salton Sea, according to a paper published in the August issue of the Bulletin ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 29, 2008
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