Godspeed John Glenn: 50 years since first US orbit
The name still resonates and generates goose bumps like few others in the world of spaceflight. John Glenn.
Space Exploration
Feb 16, 2012
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Faculty retention proves a major challenge for universities
Attracting and retaining the world's brightest students is on the mind of every university official. But a new, unprecedented study in the journal Science suggests leaders in higher education face an understated, even more ...
Social Sciences
Feb 16, 2012
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Google has intriguing plans at the Googleplex
Google is in the midst of more than $120 million in construction projects at its Mountain View headquarters, including work on a series of new or previously secret hardware testing labs that hint at the Internet giant's expanding ...
Business
Feb 16, 2012
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Review: Three online services that track your spending
(AP) -- My approach to tracking my spending has traditionally been to wait for credit card bills to come, then (hopefully) pay them off. Three new online services promise to help you do a better job of tracking as you buy.
Internet
Feb 16, 2012
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Experts urge stronger online regulation bill
Cybersecurity experts urged senators Thursday to close loopholes in legislation to give the government more power to force critical industries to make their computer networks more secure.
Internet
Feb 16, 2012
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Shedding light on how body fends off bacteria
To invade organisms such as humans, bacteria make use of a protein called flagellin, part of a tail-like appendage that helps the bacteria move about. Now, for the first time, a team led by scientists at The Scripps Research ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 16, 2012
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DNA nanorobot triggers targeted therapeutic responses
Researchers at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University have developed a robotic device made from DNA that could potentially seek out specific cell targets within a complex mixture of ...
Bio & Medicine
Feb 16, 2012
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What Dropbox can teach us about cloud computing
Dropbox is the most deceptively simple of services. Place a Dropbox folder on each computer or gadget you own. Drag any file into that folder. A copy of that file automatically appears on every device where you put a Dropbox ...
Internet
Feb 16, 2012
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Broadband internet for everyone
In the developing world, 96 percent of all households have no internet access. Even in Germany, many regions are still without broadband connectivity. But in future, a revolutionary new technology for wireless networks will ...
Telecom
Feb 16, 2012
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US launches new coalition to fight climate change
Faulting the world for not doing enough to fight climate change, the United States on Thursday announced the formation of a coalition to cut short-lived pollutants that speed up warming and harm health.
Environment
Feb 16, 2012
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