Wanted: Clothing that kills bacteria
Professors at Wilkes University are hoping to design a process that turns ordinary clothing into bacteria-killing apparel by use of nanotechnology.
Bio & Medicine
Jun 12, 2006
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New methods used to follow land use
Dutch researcher Koen Overmars has used a combination of analyses to gain insight into how land use is changing in San Mariano on the Philippines.
Earth Sciences
Jun 12, 2006
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In Brief: 6M homes seen having municipal broadband
About 6 million U.S. households could have public broadband networks within the next five years, according to one study released Monday.
Telecom
Jun 12, 2006
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Qualcomm's dispute with Nokia heats up
The legal team at Qualcomm is gearing up for a battle on multiple fronts. On one hand, the San Diego-based mobile communications group has filed yet another lawsuit Monday against Finland's Nokia with the U.S. International ...
Business
Jun 12, 2006
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Phone pass codes should be changed often
Voice mail and long-distance access codes should be changed often to avoid hacking and unauthorized calls, Verizon warned Monday.
Telecom
Jun 12, 2006
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Adobe Production Suite is rock solid
Adobe seeks to reclaim the title of best of breed PC Video application with the release of their new Adobe Production Studio Premium -- an almost dream suite of applications, but at a stratospheric price. The old adage you ...
Software
Jun 12, 2006
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Coral Death Results from Bacteria Fed by Algae
Bacteria and algae are combining to kill coral –– and human activities are compounding the problem. Scientists have discovered an indirect microbial mechanism whereby bacteria kill coral with the help of algae. Human ...
Jun 12, 2006
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to Galaxy Formation
One hundred million years after the Big Bang, giant primordial stars heated, ionized, and pushed the gas around them to form present-day stars and galaxies. And now, for the first time, we can see it happening—in a 3-D ...
Astronomy
Jun 12, 2006
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Nanoparticles Overcome Anticancer Drug Resistance
Too often, chemotherapy fails to cure cancer because some tumor cells develop resistance to multiple anticancer drugs. In most cases, resistance develops when cancer cells begin expressing a protein, known as p-glycoprotein, ...
Bio & Medicine
Jun 12, 2006
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New satellite set to collect most-detailed data yet about atmospheric particles
A new satellite that last week began gathering data from the Earth's atmosphere could be a key tool in unraveling just how much effect the reflectivity of clouds and tiny particles called aerosols are having on the planet's ...
Space Exploration
Jun 12, 2006
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