German, 2 French researchers share Nobel Prize in medicine
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:43:25 GMT
The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded Monday to French researchers Luc Montagnier and Francoise Barre-Sinoussi for discovering ...
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One bad electrical connection sparked collider shutdown
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:42:42 GMT
The fault was probably a poor soldering job on one of the particle collider's 10,000 connections, said Lyn Evans, project leader ...
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Ask.com improves speed, relevance of search results
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:28:19 GMT
Assuming your company's name isn't a verb synonymous with looking things up online, how do you get Web surfers to not just try ...
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Galaxy diversity reveals clues to cosmic evolution
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:24:00 GMT
Astronomers peering out into our cosmic backyard have long understood that the Milky Way's galactic neighbors only seem similar ...
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Ford feature will let parents set speed, sound limits for teens
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:27:23 GMT
So you think junior is a little too lead-footed when he drives the family car? Starting next year, Ford Motor Co. will give you ...
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Member hurt; Norway team clears Antarctic airstrip
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:08:56 GMT
The crew of a Norwegian research base in the Antarctic was racing to clear snow and ice from a closed airfield so an injured ...
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1 in 4 mammals faces extinction, scientists say
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:58:05 GMT
The news on mammals is not good. 'We estimate that one in four species is threatened with extinction and that the population ...
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A Nobel calling: Predicting the science Nobel Prizes winners
Sun, 05 Oct 2008 21:39:45 GMT
Some of the most eminent names in science will tumble out of bed this week with news that they've been awarded a Nobel Prize, ...
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Fraud is a hang-up for prepaid calling card market
Sun, 05 Oct 2008 21:13:39 GMT
Rosalba Posada can tick off a list of problems she has encountered trying to use prepaid calling cards to stay in touch with ...
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RIM: AT&T still testing BlackBerry Bold
Sun, 05 Oct 2008 21:06:35 GMT
A delayed top-of-the-line BlackBerry phone from Research in Motion Ltd. is still undergoing testing by AT&T Inc., and RIM's co-CEO ...
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Venus flytraps are trapped in a shrinking natural habitat
Sun, 05 Oct 2008 21:02:55 GMT
These days, venus flytraps are more vulnerable than ever. And despite its popularity, the people who could protect it seem focused ...
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Project aims to archive Western animal sounds
Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:55:15 GMT
Rattlesnakes aren't to be trifled with but if you're trying to collect the sounds of every creature in the West that slithers, ...
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There will be more Wii consoles this Christmas
Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:06:52 GMT
Nintendo expects to have more of its Wii game consoles available in the U.S. this holiday season, but stopped short of guaranteeing ...
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New Sony Reader has touch display, note-taking stylus
Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:50:16 GMT
Sony unveiled a new e-book reader Thursday with a built-in light and a touch-sensitive display, features that set it apart from ...
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Astronaut's diary goes on display in Jerusalem
Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:40:25 GMT
Pages from an Israeli astronaut's diary that survived the explosion of the space shuttle Columbia and a 37-mile fall to earth ...
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