Technical failures lead UK explorers studying Arctic sea-ice to resort to old-fashioned research techniques.
Month: April 2009
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Why drivers may soon be riding a ‘green wave’ of traffic lights
Motorists should face more sequences of green traffic lights after the government relaxed guidance on…
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Mom Was Right! Facebook Users Have Lower Grades
Echoing warnings from worried parents, a new study says students who use Facebook spend less…
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Ultra-Sensitive Wii Motion Controller Due in June
Building on its pioneering motion-sensing video-game console, Nintendo announced Tuesday the pending release of the…
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Twitter Tormented by Nettlesome Computer Program
An obnoxious computer program that barged into Twitter Inc.’s mishmash of Internet chatter served as…
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Red Hat Connects Its Distributor SYNNEX With ISVs (PC World)
PC World – Red Hat is helping nine of its open-source ISV (independent software vendor)…
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Who Moved My Rank? Sales Rank Purged from Amazon
Amazon.com apologized Monday for an “embarrassing and ham-fisted cataloging error” that led to the sales…
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Orthopedic Experts Examine Overhead Throwing Injuries
Baseball season is underway. With the pros, college and high school teams taking to the…
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Why Earthquake Waves Spread Unevenly
Propagation of earthquake waves within the Earth is not uniform. Experiments indicate that the velocity…
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Potential New Target For Treatment Of Hormone Refractory Prostate Cancer
A new study identifies a protein that modifies the androgen receptor and influences its ability…