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Hurricane Prediction Gets a HandDuring the 2004 hurricane season, six major storms formed in the North Atlantic basin and four of them made landfall in the U.S. to devastating effect. |
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Rivals see the big picture and uniteFor the past three years they have waged a bitter battle to develop the next- generation DVD technology. Now, it looks like two of the world's biggest electronics firms have decided to bury the hatchet and work together. |
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US researchers develop microbial fuel cellUS Researchers said Friday in Los Angeles that they have developed a new electrically-assisted microbial fuel cell that does not require oxygen, enabling bacteria to produce four times as much hydrogen directly out of biomass than can be generated typically by fermentation alone. |
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Inventor Creates Soundless Sound SystemSoundless sound invention uses hypersonic beam to produce audio seemingly from inside listener's head. |
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Nobel Prize winner brings DNA to the massesUntil now, scientists have only been able to obtain DNA sequence information from individual samples, but with the new technology they will be able to gather information on a much larger scale and more cheaply. |
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Super-sensitive explosive detector developedA device capable of detecting concealed explosives and landmines with more sensitivity than a trained dog has been developed. |
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Bionic suit offers wearers super-strengthA Robot suit has been developed that could help older people or those with disabilities to walk or lift heavy objects. |
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Scientists announce world’s most sensitive cancer testA new way of testing cells for cancer can both diagnose and determine the stage of cancer with just 50 tumour cells |
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Colour coding DNA promises cheaper sequencingA new technique which colour codes DNA for laser sequencing may offer a faster and cheaper way of sequencing genomes compared with conventional methods. |
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Microsoft-funded system to fight child pornography is launchedCanada's Child Exploitation Tracking System was officially launched today, 27 months after a frustrated detective with the Toronto police department sent an E-mail message to Bill Gates requesting help with his department's effort to track down and prosecute child-pornography producers and consumers. |
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New alloy verified for safer disposal of spent nuclear energy fuelA new alloy developed and patented by researchers at Lehigh University, Sandia National Laboratory and Idaho National Laboratory could help the U.S. dispose more safely of 50,000 tons of spent nuclear energy fuel that are now stored at 125 sites in 39 states. |
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Study uses video games to fight obesityLike many 11-year-old boys, K.D. Jones loves sports. But at 5 feet, 175 pounds, he found his weight and the asthma it caused an obstacle to enjoying many activities. |
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New Fuel Cell Detours Around Hydrogen RoadblocksNew prototype Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) achieves 50 percent efficiency converting liquid iso-octane into hydrogen, making a SOFC-battery hybrid feasible. |
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Internet Site Lets Consumers Compare HospitalsConsumers now can comparison shop for hospitals before a health crisis forces a decision about where to go. |
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Science news headlines
- ‘Most Earth-like’ planets discovered
- Safer vaccine created without virus
- Asahi’s auto glass blocks UV, filters out IR rays
- Earth’s nearest solar neighborhood has a habitable planet
- New Microscopy Technique Can See The Lengths Of Atomic Bonds
- New radio telescope to watch for solar flares
- Mind-controlled helicopter aids concentration
- Fighting cancer with cell phones
- ‘Super-Earth’ exoplanet spotted 42 light-years away
- Amputee Climbs 103 Stories Using Mind-Controlled Bionic Leg
- Enjoyment of life ‘key to living longer’
- New Water Treatment Process Could Help Bring Dead Zones Back to Life
- SpaceX launches station cargo
- Energy from Solar Power now Cheaper than Fossil Fuels in 105 Countries
- Tesla Unveils Solar Powered Charging Stations
- Europe Now Creates Enough Solar Power to Fuel Austria
- Robots join the fight against cancer
- Puppet experiment suggests humans are born to be fair
- Bill Nye the Science Guy asks parents not to raise creationist kids
- Male contraceptive pill ‘step closer’ after mice studies
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