The Voyager 2 spacecraft’s Plasma Science instrument, developed at MIT in the 1970s, has turned…
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Great beasts hit from space
Mammoth and bison from the last ice age were blasted with material from space, new…
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Group files text-blocking complaint with FCC (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld – Eight consumer and public-interest groups filed a complaint with the U.S. Federal Communications…
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Sony CEO: Electronics sales still strong (AP)
AP – Despite a “dodgy” U.S. economy, holiday sales of electronics remain strong, Sony Corp.’s…
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Living Longer With Obesity Means Heavier Burden For Hospitals
Living longer with obesity can lead to both longer hospital stays and more avoidable trips…
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Cooler, Faster, Cheaper: Researchers Advance Process To Manufacture Silicon Chips
The next generation of laptops, desk computers, cell phones and other semiconductor devices may get…
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Knee Operations Can Lead To Other Injuries
Operating on an anterior cruciate ligament injury can lead to other damage to the knee…
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Chemicals Used As Fire Retardants Could Be Harmful, Researchers Say
Margarita Curras-Collazo’s lab at the University of California-Riverside has done research that shows that polybrominated…
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Vaccine Shows Promise In Preventing Mono
A new study suggests that a vaccine targeting Epstein-Barr virus may prevent infectious mononucleosis, commonly…
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Researchers Can Read Thoughts To Decipher What A Person Is Actually Seeing
Following ground-breaking research showing that neurons in the human brain respond in an abstract manner…