Internet ad revenue falls 5 pct in first quarter
(AP) -- Internet advertising revenue is down 5 percent.
Business
Jun 5, 2009
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Armstrong announces birth of son on Twitter
This was one special tweet for Lance Armstrong.
Internet
Jun 5, 2009
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Russian Spacewalk to Prepare for New Module Complete
(PhysOrg.com) -- International Space Station Commander Gennady Padalka and Flight Engineer Mike Barratt completed a spacewalk at 8:46 a.m. EDT Friday to prepare the Zvezda service module for the arrival of a new Russian module. ...
Space Exploration
Jun 5, 2009
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'Colossal' Magnetic Effect Under Pressure
(PhysOrg.com) -- Millions of people today carry around pocket-sized music players capable of holding thousands of songs, thanks to the discovery 20 years ago of a phenomenon known as the “giant magnetoresistance effect,” ...
General Physics
Jun 5, 2009
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Beehive fence deters elephant raiders
(PhysOrg.com) -- A fence made out of beehives wired together has been shown to significantly reduce crop raids by elephants, Oxford University scientists report.
Ecology
Jun 5, 2009
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Predictive powers: a robot that reads your intention? (w/Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- European researchers in robotics, psychology and cognitive sciences have developed a robot that can predict the intentions of its human partner. This ability to anticipate (or question) actions could make ...
Robotics
Jun 5, 2009
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Traffic jams follow explosive pattern, says researcher (w/Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Picture this next time you're stuck in traffic: Thousands of wildebeests loping across the Serengeti Plain when suddenly a few spooked animals turn the orderly migration into a sea of locked horns, U-turns, ...
Computer Sciences
Jun 5, 2009
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Planck satellite manoeuvre aims at L2 arrival
(PhysOrg.com) -- Beginning today, ESA's Planck satellite will carry out a critical mid-course manoeuvre that will place the satellite on its final trajectory for arrival at L2, the second Lagrange point of the Sun-Earth system, ...
Space Exploration
Jun 5, 2009
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ESA extends Envisat satellite mission
(PhysOrg.com) -- ESA Member States have unanimously voted to extend the Envisat mission through to 2013. Envisat - the world’s largest and most sophisticated satellite ever built - has been providing scientists and operational ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 5, 2009
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Students who get stuck look for computer malfunctions
When students working with educational software get stymied, they often try to find fault with the computer or the software, rather than look to their own mistakes, according to a new dissertation at the University of Gothenburg, ...
Social Sciences
Jun 5, 2009
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