NHC: Jova could become hurricane over Pacific
Forecasters say Tropical Storm Jova is expected to become a hurricane sometime in the next day or so over the eastern Pacific Ocean.
Earth Sciences
Oct 7, 2011
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Rdio extends free trial period for music plan
(AP) -- Music startup Rdio has joined several competitors in a crowded field of all-you-can-listening services by taking the time limit off its free trial.
Internet
Oct 7, 2011
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Rare seahorses found in Thames
Evidence of a colony of rare seahorses has been discovered in the Thames, during a routine fisheries survey at Greenwich, the Environment Agency said on Friday.
Ecology
Oct 7, 2011
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Sprint: No more Clearwire devices after 2012
(AP) -- Sprint Nextel Corp. said Friday that it will stop selling phones and other devices compatible with Clearwire Corp.'s network at the end of next year, as it switches customers to its own higher-speed, fourth-generation ...
Telecom
Oct 7, 2011
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Removal of restrictions can decrease music piracy
Contrary to the traditional views of the music industry, removal of digital rights management (DRM) restrictions can actually decrease piracy, according to new research from Rice University and Duke University.
Economics & Business
Oct 7, 2011
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Measuring elusive neutrinos flowing through the Earth, physicists learn more about the sun
Using one of the most sensitive neutrino detectors on the planet, an international team including physicists Laura Cadonati and Andrea Pocar at the University of Massachusetts Amherst are now measuring the flow of solar neutrinos ...
General Physics
Oct 7, 2011
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Researchers figure out a way to create zeolite nanosheets with better filtration properties
(PhysOrg.com) -- Michael Tsapatsis and colleagues at the University of Minnesota have devised a means for overcoming the problem of grouping that occurs during the exfoliation stage when producing zeolites which results in ...
Gray jays' winter survival depends on food storage, study shows
A new University of Guelph study shows that gray jays hoping to survive and reproduce through Canada's harsh winters need to be able to store food in the right kinds of trees.
Plants & Animals
Oct 7, 2011
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Research team finds graphene may pave the way for new kinds of optoelectronic devices
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team comprised of researchers from MIT and Harvard has discovered yet another unique and useful property of graphne, this time it involves optics. As they describe in their paper published in Science, when ...
New research: Are global honey bee declines caused by diesel pollution?
Scientists are investigating a possible link between tiny particles of pollution found in diesel fumes and the global collapse of honey bee colonies.
Plants & Animals
Oct 7, 2011
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