NanoViagra
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new generation of anti-impotency drugs based on nanoparticles might be coming quickly. Researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York presenting at the 104'th Annual Meeting of the American ...
28/04/2009
Judge extends 'opt-out' deadline in Google book suit
A US judge on Tuesday extended for four months the deadline for authors to opt out of a settlement to a lawsuit over Google's plan to build the world's largest digital library.
Internet
Apr 28, 2009
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Microsoft in cellphone talks with Verizon
US software giant Microsoft is in talks with Verizon Wireless to launch a touch-screen cellphone early next year in a bid to compete with Apple's iPhone, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.
Consumer & Gadgets
Apr 28, 2009
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US more optimistic about climate deal after talks
(AP) -- The top U.S. negotiator on climate change said Tuesday that he is slightly more optimistic about striking a new international agreement to curb global warming after a two-day meeting with the world's largest emitters ...
Environment
Apr 28, 2009
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SKorean experts claim to have cloned glowing dogs
(AP) -- South Korean scientists say they have engineered four beagles that glow red using cloning techniques that could help develop cures for human diseases. The four dogs, all named "Ruppy" - a combination of the words ...
Biotechnology
Apr 28, 2009
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STEREO Reveals the Anatomy of a Solar Storm in 3D
(PhysOrg.com) -- Observations from NASA's twin Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) spacecraft have allowed scientists to reveal for the first time the speed, trajectory, and three-dimensional shape of solar explosions ...
Space Exploration
Apr 28, 2009
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Nanosatellite to Study Antifungal Drug Effectiveness in Space
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA is preparing to fly a small satellite about the size of a loaf of bread that could help scientists better understand how effectively drugs work in space. The nanosatellite, known as PharmaSat, is a secondary ...
Space Exploration
Apr 28, 2009
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Galaxy Evolution Explorer Mission Celebrates Sixth Anniversary
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer Mission marks its sixth anniversary studying galaxies beyond our Milky Way through its sensitive ultraviolet telescope, the only such far-ultraviolet detector in space.
Astronomy
Apr 28, 2009
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Analysis of Flickr photos could lead to online travel books
(PhysOrg.com) -- Cornell scientists have downloaded and analyzed nearly 35 million Flickr photos taken by more than 300,000 photographers from around the globe, using a supercomputer at the Cornell Center for Advanced Computing ...
Computer Sciences
Apr 28, 2009
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Top lawmaker wants mileage-based tax on vehicles
(AP) -- A House committee chairman said Tuesday that he wants Congress to enact a mileage-based tax on cars and trucks to pay for highway programs now rather than wait years to test the idea.
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 28, 2009
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