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Shape-shifting polymer pulls off amazing memory tricks
New Scientist | Breaking news 13 03 2010
FT: Google, China at Impasse
CBS News | Science and technology 13 03 2010
Advances in disease surveillance: Putting the "public" into public health
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Hurdles Remain in New York for Ground Zero Settlement
13 03 2010
At least 95 percent of the workers who sued the city for health damages must accept the deal for it to take effect.
Ground Zero Workers Reach Deal Over Claims
12 03 2010
A settlement of up to $657.5million has been reached in the cases of thousands of rescue and cleanup workers who sued the city, according to city officials.
Talks to Address Trade in Tuna and Ivory
12 03 2010
Negotiations on protecting endangered species will open in Qatar with tensions over efforts to ban trade in bluefin tuna and to reopen exports of elephant ivory.
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Shape-shifting polymer pulls off amazing memory tricks
13 03 2010
The polymer, called Nafion, can "remember" three distinct shapes when heated – the best yet for a shape-memory polymer
Metal mist clears for fusion power
12 03 2010
A fine mist of toxic metal will not choke off the fusion reactions inside the planned ITER reactor, as physicists had feared
An astronomical piece of 'chiptune' music
12 03 2010
Pixelh8, who makes music using the sounds of obscure technology, has written a suite of music inspired by astronomers – we have some excerpts
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Reuters
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Glenn Close has genes mapped
12 03 2010
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Archbishop Desmond Tutu has done it. So has genome pioneer Craig Venter.
"Personal" study shows gene maps can spot disease
11 03 2010
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two studies published on Wednesday show it is possible to sequence the entire gene maps of families with inherited diseases and pinpoint the offending bit of DNA.
SpaceX aborts rocket engine test
10 03 2010
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Space Exploration Technologies aborted a test firing of its Falcon 9 rocket on Tuesday, in what was to be a key milestone in its quest to fly cargo -- and eventually astronauts -- to the International Space Station.
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Chile's earthquake knocks out research labs
12 03 2010
The massive earthquake in Chile and the resulting tsunami caused extensive damage to research facilities.
International outcry over Mexican scientists' dismissal
12 03 2010
Two nanotechnologists fired a decade after returning to their home country say they won't work in a developing country again.
Translational research key to HIV vaccine
11 03 2010
New funding mechanisms to support translational research are vital to develop a successful HIV vaccine, says Wayne C. Koff.
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AllAfrica
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AllAfrica aggregates and indexes content from over 125 African news organizations, plus more than 200 other sources, who are responsible for their own reporting and views. Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica.
Africa: Website Provides Farmers With Fertilizer News
12 03 2010
Food insecurity on the African continent is severely aggravated by a depletion of nutrients in the soil that leads to a decrease in soil productivity.
Cameroon: Commonwealth - Researchers, Scientists Exhibit Discoveries
12 03 2010
The science and technology exhibitions started at the Yaounde National Advanced School of Engineering yesterday.
Uganda: Raise Funds for Science Subjects, Govt Told
11 03 2010
Vice-chancellors from all Ugandan universities have called for increased funding for science subjects in secondary schools. The chancellors said the Government had not shown commitment in promoting science and technology.
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The green revolution sweeps into the bathroom
12 03 2010
Environmentally−friendly 'NoMix' toilets that separate urine and faecescould help to reduce pollution and save water. And support is growingfor the adoption of the techno−toilets. NoMix toilets collect urine at the front and faeces at the back.Separating urine before it reaches sewage treatment plants could reducethe amount of nitrogen and phosphorus nutrients entering rivers andtriggering algal blooms, according to a paper in Environmental Scienceand Technology. The collected urine could also be recycled asagricultural fertiliser, conserving water. Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science andTechnology reviewed surveys of 2700 people across Europe, and found 80per cent supported the idea of the toilets. What's more, three−quartersof those surveyed said they found the comfort, smell and cleanliness ofthe new loos equalled that of conventional toilets.
Lip reading mobile promises end to noisy phone calls
12 03 2010
Technology that could see an end to the bane of many commuters − peopletalking loudly on their mobile phones − has been shown off byresearchers. The prototype device, developed at Karlsruhe Institute ofTechnology, could allow people to conduct silent phone conversations. The technology measures the tiny electrical signals produced by musclesused when someone speaks. The device can record these pulses even when aperson does not audibly utter any words and use them to generatesynthesised speech in another handset. The device, on show at the Cebit electronics fair in Germany, relies ona technique called electromyography which detects the electrical signalsfrom muscles. It is commonly used to diagnose certain diseases,including those that involve nerve damage. The prototype that is on display in Germany uses nine electrodes thatare stuck to a user's face. The electrical pulses are then passed to adevice which records and amplifies them before transmitting the signalvia Bluetooth to a laptop. There, software translates the signals intotext, which can then be spoken by a synthesiser. In the future thetechnology could be packed in a mobile phone for instantaneouscommunication.
Italy to host Europe's biggest solar plant
12 03 2010
Europe's most powerful solar power plant is set to start operations inItaly later this year. The plant in Rovigo near Venice will take up850,000 square metres and produce 72 megawatts, US company SunEdisonsaid in a statement announcing the start of construction. The current biggest plant in Europe, located in Spain, produces 60megawatts and the second biggest, in Germany, 50 megawatts. Energy production will begin in the second half of 2010 and the plantwill be fully operational by the end of the year, said SunEdison, whichis working on the project in conjunction with Spanish banking giantSantander. During its first year of operations, the plant will cover theelectricity needs of 17,000 households and will prevent the emission of41,000 tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere.
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Scientific American
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Advances in disease surveillance: Putting the "public" into public health
13 03 2010
MIAMI--Before a government reports a disease outbreak, cases must usually be counted, verified and assessed--a process that can take days, weeks or months.
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If Darwin were a sports psychologist: Evolution and athletics
13 03 2010
3D TV hits homes
13 03 2010
Consumers can now bring the 3D experience into their homes, but programming is limited, and the prices can be high.
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ABC Science Online
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Parents give fewer bad genes than thought
12 03 2010
American scientists have for the first time unlocked the genetic code of an entire family, and made a startling discovery - parents pass on fewer mutations than previously thought.
Women on pill may live longer
12 03 2010
Australian experts are divided over fresh British research that says the oral contraceptive pill is good for women.
Lunar mirror mystery solved
12 03 2010
Scientists believe lunar dust heated by the Sun is degrading the performance of the Apollo reflector arrays and could explain a strange phenomena that occurs during a full Moon.
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ABC News
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Water, Water Everywhere, on the Moon...
13 03 2010
...but not a drop to drink. You'll recall NASA's LCROSS mission last fall, which crashed a spent rocket into the moon's south pole in the hope that it would kick up frozen water there. It was apparently successful. Now, an...
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13 03 2010
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Samsung, Panasonic Go 3-D: Will You?
13 03 2010
TV makers Samsung and Panasonic makers unveil 3-D TVs this week.
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FT: Google, China at Impasse
13 03 2010
The Paper Reports That Google is "99.9 Percent" Certain It Will Have To Shut its Chinese Search Engine
Video: Text Messages That Self-Destruct
13 03 2010
Shira Lazar talks to Jeffrey Evans who began Tiger Text, a texting application that allows the sender to control the lifespan of their text messages.
FCC Chair: Give Kids Internet, Carefully
13 03 2010
Larry Magid: Education, Preparation Needed for Children "to Thrive in the 21st Century," Stay Safe
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Red Tape: Toyota woes raise car-tech woes
12 03 2010
We may never know why runaway Toyotas suddenly seem to be everywhere. The scariest possibility, however, is that faulty computers are driving some victims to their deaths with frightening randomness.
Panasonic introduces two new Lumix cameras
12 03 2010
Panasonic has pulled the sheets off two new Lumix Micro Four Thirds cameras: the touchscreen DMC-G2 and the super light G10. Both shoot 720p video, but the G2's bendy, touch control screen makes it a Micro Four Thirds stand out.
The coolest camera features of 2010
12 03 2010
Sometimes, choosing a camera demands considerations other than image quality and battery life. These cameras have innovative extras that may win you over as soon as you try them.
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Apple gives chief operating officer $5M bonus
13 03 2010
(AP) -- Apple Inc. is giving its chief operating officer a $5 million bonus for "outstanding performance" running the company while CEO Steve Jobs was on medical leave.
Look at Mie! Team tests century-old calculations
13 03 2010
Calculations are fine, but seeing is believing. That's the thought behind a new paper by Rice University students who decided to put to the test calculations made more than a century ago.
Carnegie Mellon researchers seek to control blood loss
13 03 2010
Carnegie Mellon University's Matt Oberdier is developing a new hydrosurgery system to help physicians better manage excessive bleeding during surgery.
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