Swarm of Yellowstone earthquakes doesn't pose risk, scientists say
When you have 400 earthquakes on top of one of the largest supervolcanoes on Earth, people pay attention.
Earth Sciences
Jan 7, 2009
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Search website offers a visual alternative
Like most everyone these days, when you need to search the Internet for just about anything, you use Google. Let's face it. Google is the undisputed champion when it comes to Internet searching. It's become so mainstream ...
Internet
Jan 7, 2009
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Let's see more of these technological innovations in '09
As we begin 2009, let's take a look back at what 2008 brought us in technology. Here are four positive trends that I hope will continue.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jan 7, 2009
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Updated Silicon Valley history book shows how far we've come
Silicon Valley historian John McLaughlin figured maybe it was time to update his work.
Other
Jan 7, 2009
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Scientists take off on historic mission to measure greenhouse gases that have an impact on climate
HIAPER, one of the nation's most advanced research aircraft, is scheduled to embark on an historic mission spanning the globe from the Arctic to the Antarctic.
Earth Sciences
Jan 7, 2009
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NASA Balloon Mission Tunes in to a Cosmic Radio Mystery
(PhysOrg.com) -- Listening to the early universe just got harder. A team led by Alan Kogut of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., today announced the discovery of cosmic radio noise that booms six times ...
Space Exploration
Jan 7, 2009
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Embryonic Heart Cells Thrive Only in an Environment That's Just Right
(PhysOrg.com) -- Cellular engineers at the University of Pennsylvania have determined that cardiomyocytes, the specialized cells that form the heart muscle, thrive when cultured in an environment that mimics their own elastic ...
Jan 7, 2009
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IBM Delivers New 'Social' Lotus Notes and Free Symphony Software for Macs
At Macworld, IBM today announced the availability of Lotus Notes 8.5 collaboration software with social computing features for all Mac OS X Leopard-powered computers. In addition, IBM's free Lotus Symphony document, spreadsheet ...
Software
Jan 7, 2009
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Engineers develop new power line de-icing system
(PhysOrg.com) -- Dartmouth engineering professor and entrepreneur Victor Petrenko—along with his colleagues at Dartmouth and at Ice Engineering LLC in Lebanon, N.H.—have invented a way to cheaply and effectively keep ...
Engineering
Jan 7, 2009
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Hind wings help butterflies make swift turns to evade predators, study finds
(PhysOrg.com) -- New tires allow race cars to take tight turns at high speeds. Hind wings give moths and butterflies similar advantages: They are not necessary for basic flight but help these creatures take tight turns to ...
Jan 7, 2009
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