Indonesian volcano erupts again
(AP) -- An Indonesian volcano has shot black ash three miles (5,000 meters) into the air early - its most powerful eruption since springing back to life after four centuries of dormancy.
Earth Sciences
Sep 6, 2010
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China to have 200 million vehicles by 2020
The number of vehicles on China's roads will more than double to at least 200 million by 2020, a top official was quoted Monday as saying, further straining the nation's environment and energy supply.
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 6, 2010
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Global Qi standard powers up wireless charging
The Wireless Power Consortium today launched the Qi 1.0 standard which enables consumer electronic brands and device manufacturers to bring interoperable wireless inductive charging devices to market. The Consortium also ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Sep 6, 2010
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Upside to global warming: 'New North' will thrive
Move over, Sunbelt. The New North is coming through, a UCLA geographer predicts in a new book.
Environment
Sep 6, 2010
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These cancer cells will self-destruct in 5...4...
Cancer is a difficult disease to treat because it's a personal disease. Each case is unique and based on a combination of environmental and genetic factors. Conventional chemotherapy employs treatment with one or more drugs, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 6, 2010
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Carbon mapping breakthrough
By integrating satellite mapping, airborne-laser technology, and ground-based plot surveys, scientists from the Carnegie Institution's Department of Global Ecology, with colleagues from the World Wildlife Fund and in coordination ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 6, 2010
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Six times more insects in tropical mountains
How many species of insects exist? Umea University researcher, Genoveva Rodriguez-Castaneda, found that in tropical mountains there are six times more insects than shown in global calculations. The insects in these areas ...
Ecology
Sep 6, 2010
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Cracking flight's mysteries: It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a microrobot
(PhysOrg.com) -- Engineers at Harvard University have created a millionth-scale automobile differential to govern the flight of minuscule aerial robots that could someday be used to probe environmental hazards, forest fires, ...
Engineering
Sep 6, 2010
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The forest paradox during heatwaves
Comparatively speaking, forests initially have a weaker cooling effect during heatwaves than open grassland. This is revealed in a study that could help refine models for weather and climate forecasts. Moreover, it also provides ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 6, 2010
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Samsung launches wave 723 smart phone
Samsung Electronics today announced the launch of the Wave 723 (Model : GT-S7230E), the newest smart phone based on its open smart phone platform, Samsung bada.
Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 6, 2010
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