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Latest Articles: Science/Tech
Russian refuses math's highest honor
Post Date: 2006-08-22 17:38:48 by Starwind
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A reclusive Russian won the math world's highest honor Tuesday for solving a problem that has stumped some of the discipline's greatest minds for a century - but he refused the award. Grigory Perelman, a 40-year-old native of St. Petersburg, won a Fields Medal - often described as math's equivalent of the Nobel prize - for a breakthrough in the study of shapes that experts say might help scientists figure out the shape of the universe. John Ball, president of the International Mathematical Union, said that he had urged Perelman to accept the medal, but Perelman said he felt isolated from the mathematics community and "does not want to be seen as its figurehead." Ball offered no ...
satellite view of aurora australalis (beautiful)
Post Date: 2006-08-21 14:58:11 by gengis gandhi
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Backward Sunspot
Post Date: 2006-08-21 14:16:43 by gengis gandhi
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Backward Sunspot 08.15.2006 + Play Audio | + Download Audio | + Email to a friend | + Join mailing list August 15, 2006: On July 31st, a tiny sunspot was born. It popped up from the sun's interior, floated around a bit, and vanished again in a few hours. On the sun this sort of thing happens all the time and, ordinarily, it wouldn't be worth mentioning. But this sunspot was special: It was backward. see caption"We've been waiting for this," says David Hathaway, a solar physicist at the Marshall Space Flight in Huntsville, Alabama. "A backward sunspot is a sign that the next solar cycle is beginning." Right: The tiny, backward sunspot of July 31, 2006. Credit: SOHO. ...
A Magnificent Collapse (cyclone forming in gulf mysteriously disappears)
Post Date: 2006-08-21 14:04:51 by gengis gandhi
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One of the most basic rules of forecasting tropical cyclone formation is to see if deep convection (rain clouds and thunderstorms) persists, because oftentimes what goes up comes down just as quickly. If there's a big blowup over water and it continues for at least 12-18 hours, and is collocated with a well-defined surface wind circulation & low pressure as well favorable conditions aloft, then development can ensue. A couple of days ago (Tuesday August 15) there was not only an example of a big burst of convection over warm water imploding after equally rapidly exploding, it was one of the more dramatic such instances one is ever going to see. Thunderstorms cranked up in a hurry in ...
Infineon to Provide Chip for U.S. E-Passport
Post Date: 2006-08-21 13:11:17 by robin
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German chip maker Infineon Technologies will supply chips for new electronic passports that the United States will begin issuing in the coming weeks. Of the 15 million e-passports to be issued by the end of the year, several million of them will be equipped with Infineon chips, the manufacturer said Monday. The first wave of U.S. passports with chips, however, comes despite lingering privacy and security concerns. Earlier this month, a German security expert at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas demonstrated how e-passports—equipped with a radio frequency identification (RFID) chip containing biometric data—could be copied using a laptop computer, an RFID reader and ...
George Draws The Line At Stem Cells
Post Date: 2006-08-18 22:08:52 by Itisa1mosttoolate
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George Draws The Line At Stem Cells
Plants’ methane emissions revised
Post Date: 2006-08-18 21:38:56 by rack42
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The startling news that trees and other plants can give off large quantities of methane – a potent greenhouse gas – took biologists and atmospheric chemists by surprise in January this year. But since then, scientists have criticised the way that the results, obtained from small laboratory-based experiments, were scaled up to produce an estimate of global methane emissions from plants. So scientists involved with the original research have now fine-tuned their calculations and set an upper limit on plants’ total methane emissions that almost halves their original suggestion.1 Frank Keppler at the Max Plank institute for nuclear physics, Heidelberg, Germany, led the ...
'Hybrid Mutant' Found Dead in Maine
Post Date: 2006-08-17 10:35:29 by gengis gandhi
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'Hybrid Mutant' Found Dead in Maine Wed Aug 16, 4:55 PM ET TURNER, Maine - Residents are wondering if an animal found dead over the weekend may be the mysterious creature that has mauled dogs, frightened residents and been the subject of local legend for half a generation. ADVERTISEMENT The animal was found near power lines along Route 4 on Saturday, apparently struck by a car while chasing a cat. The carcass was photographed and inspected by several people who live in the area, but nobody is sure exactly what it is. Michelle O'Donnell of Turner spotted the animal near her yard about a week before it was killed. She called it a "hybrid mutant of something." "It was ...
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Post Date: 2006-08-16 15:31:30 by Lod
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Microsoft Office Under Siege
Post Date: 2006-08-15 08:26:44 by Red Jones
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Microsoft Office Under Siege August 13, 2006 By Ryan Naraine What started as an amusing eBay listing of an Excel vulnerability for sale has developed into an all-out hacker assault on Microsoft Office applications. Security researchers and malicious hackers have zeroed in on the desktop productivity suite, using specialized "fuzzing" tools to find a wide range of critical vulnerabilities in Word, Excel and PowerPoint file formats. The upsurge in reported Office flaws has put Microsoft on high alert for targeted zero-day attacks that have all the characteristics of characteristics of corporate espionage—highly targeted and using Trojan horse programs to drop keyloggers and ...
Dell recalls 4 million batteries
Post Date: 2006-08-14 19:58:18 by robin
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The Dell laptop that caught in Osaka in June. Photo: Gaston/The Inquirer
Computer maker Dell Inc. has announced it will recall 4.1 million notebook computer batteries .
The batteries are made by Sony Corp and Dell said that it issued the recall because the lithium ion batteries could overheat and, in rare cases, produce smoke and catch fire.
The batteries are Dell-branded but contain Sony battery cells, a Dell spokesman said.
In recent weeks there's been a number of reports of Dell notebooks catching fire.
The most well-known case happen in Osaka, Japan two months ago.
The laptop computer was photographed as it burst into flames.
In Sydney yesterday, the founder of ...
Experts meet to decide Pluto fate
Post Date: 2006-08-14 02:45:39 by robin
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Experts meet to decide Pluto fate Pluto was discovered in 1930 by US astronomer Clyde TombaughMore detailsAstronomers are gathering in the Czech capital, Prague, hoping to define exactly what counts as a planet. The International Astronomical Union hopes to settle the question of Pluto, which was first spotted in 1930. Experts are divided over whether Pluto - further away and considerably smaller than the eight other planets in our solar system - deserves the title. The stakes were raised when a bigger planet-type body, known as 2003 UB313, was discovered by a US astronomer. Professor Mike Brown and colleagues at the California Institute of Technology have discovered several other ...
Homeland Security: Apply MS06-040 Patch
Post Date: 2006-08-12 21:27:35 by Red Jones
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Homeland Security: Apply MS06-040 Patch August 9, 2006 By Ryan Naraine Less than 24 hours after Microsoft shipped security fixes for 23 serious software vulnerabilities, the U.S. government's Department of Homeland Security issued a firm notice to Windows users: immediately apply the patches in the MS06-040 bulletin. In a somewhat unusual move, the DHS warned that the patches cover a remote code execution vulnerability that could be used in a network worm attack similar to Blaster, Slammer of Sasser. "Windows users are encouraged to avoid delay in applying this security patch. Attempts to exploit vulnerabilities in operating systems routinely occur within 24 hours of the release ...
Man Missing After Pulled Into Ocean By Turtle
Post Date: 2006-08-11 17:03:24 by IndieTX
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A graduate student from the University of Central Florida is missing after he was pulled underwater by a large sea turtle, according to Local 6 News. Officials said the man vanished Thursday afternoon about three miles north of the Sebastian Inlet and 400 yards out to sea, sheriff's officials said. The student was apparently tagging turtles as part of a UCF research project. "The person was onboard a Boston Whaler with other students when a large turtle pulled the victim underwater," Local 6's Bob Frier said. The Coast Guard from the Fort Pierce, Fla., station is conducting the search with assistance from the Brevard County sheriff's helicopter.
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Brain scan as a lie detector except for politicians
Post Date: 2006-08-11 09:26:53 by Itisa1mosttoolate
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http://www.freepressinternational.com/brain-scan-lie-detector.html Click for Full Text!
Organic molecules found in diverse space places
Post Date: 2006-08-11 06:41:32 by gengis gandhi
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Organic molecules found in diverse space places Posted 8/8/2006 4:31 PM ET E-mail | Save | Print | Subscribe to stories like this Subscribe to stories like this An artist's illustration of the cosmic chemistry cycle. Stars eject matter into space, which forms giant gas and dust clouds. The clouds condense into planets and stars, comets and meteorites. Enlarge Courtesy: Bill Saxton, NRAO/AUI/NSF An artist's illustration of the cosmic chemistry cycle. Stars eject matter into space, which forms giant gas and dust clouds. The clouds condense into planets and stars, comets and meteorites. SCIENCE, SPACE IN PHOTOS Gallery: This week in space (Wednesdays) Gallery: Science Lens (Thursdays) FOR ...
Science reveals secrets of invisibility
Post Date: 2006-08-10 22:43:02 by IndieTX
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CNN) -- Invisibility has long been a fantastical ability exclusively enjoyed by teenage wizards, super heroes and the ultra-advanced civilisations of science fiction. But more pragmatic-minded scientists and engineers now believe that invisibility-enabling technology may be within reach of lesser mortals as well. The key to that possibility is the development of increasingly complex metamaterials -- manmade composites engineered on a nano scale with properties entirely different to anything found in nature. Doctor Ulf Leonhardt, a physicist at Scotland's St. Andrews University who has recently published two papers on the theory behind invisibility technology, said the key was developing ...
Custom-Built Pathogens Raise Bioterror Fears
Post Date: 2006-08-09 13:12:47 by Jethro Tull
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Custom-Built Pathogens Raise Bioterror Fears By Joby Warrick Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, July 31, 2006; Page A01 STONY BROOK, N.Y. Eckard Wimmer knows of a shortcut terrorists could someday use to get their hands on the lethal viruses that cause Ebola and smallpox. He knows it exceptionally well, because he discovered it himself. In his small lab, Eckard Wimmer recently examined a tray that held a newly created virus growing in a cellular broth. (By Joby Warrick -- The Washington Post) FROM SUNDAY'S POST The Secretive Fight Against Bioterror Work at new lab could someday save thousands of lives -- or create new risks and place the U.S in violation of international ...
Google to warn people about malicious websites
Post Date: 2006-08-08 10:52:45 by robin
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Google has upped the ante with regards to beating malware, by letting searchers know if the site they are looking for is responsible for giving users malicious software. Google are working with the Stop Badware Coalition to decide which sites need to be flagged up. Whenever people click on a dodgy link Google will whisk the user off to a warning web page, informing you of the dangers that lie ahead. The options Google will then offer you are: try another search, select a different result from your search or if you fancy testing your computers security system, proceed ahead. Google has said that in the future they will make these warning page far more specific, letting users know what ...
Video cameras on the lookout for terrorists
Post Date: 2006-08-08 06:32:42 by noone222
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NISKAYUNA, New York (AP) -- It sounds like something out of science fiction. Researchers at General Electric Co.'s sprawling research center, are creating new "smart video surveillance" systems that can detect explosives by recognizing the electromagnetic waves given off by objects, even under clothing. Scientist Peter Tu and his team are also developing programs that can recognize faces, pinpoint distress in a crowd by honing in on erratic body movements and synthesize the views of several cameras into one bird's eye view, as part of a growing effort to thwart terrorism. "We're definitely on the cutting edge," said Tu, 39. "If you want to reduce risk, video is ...
Dark Side Of The Moon
Post Date: 2006-08-07 21:39:18 by Rainingfish
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Still believe the footage you saw? Check out this angle. Kubrick's there as the wizard and look at some of the other players! http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3288261061829859642&q
buzz alrdrins interview on the apollo 11 ufo (google vid)
Post Date: 2006-08-07 11:07:03 by gengis gandhi
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http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=6647204125621625190&q=ufo
Poster Comment:man those fucking weather balloons sure get around. yeah, and i mean, come on, you can't believe a crackpot like an apollo astronaut....he doesn't even live in a trailer park and has excellent dental work.
Turffalo Grass
Post Date: 2006-08-07 11:05:43 by Lod
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Turffalo Brand Turfgrasses have worked with Texas Tech University over the past 15 years to bring you the newest turf technology on the market. For full sun areas, nothing can compete with Tech Turf for low water usage. In heavily shaded areas in hot climates, no other turfgrass performs like Shadow Turf. Together, Tech Turf and Shadow Turf offer a complete solution for growing the perfect lawn. Did you know that over 70% of the average homeowner’s water usage is spent on their lawn? Planting a turfgrass such as Tech Turf that conserves water is not only environmentally responsible, but can also save a tremendous amount of money. Turffalo’s turfgrass technology is years ahead of ...
Comments on Helen Caldicott's Book Nuclear Power Is Not the Answer
Post Date: 2006-08-07 09:27:15 by Stephen Lendman
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Comments on Helen Caldicott's New Book: Nuclear Power Is Not the Answer - by Stephen Lendman No one writes with more passion, commitment and knowledge about the immense dangers of nuclear technology in all its forms than Australian physician and nuclear expert Helen Caldicott. Since writing her first book (must reading for everyone), Nuclear Madness, in 1978, Dr. Caldicott has worked tirelessly to expose the real threat this technology from hell poses to human survival. In her first book she wrote: "As a physician, I contend that nuclear technology threatens life on our planet with extinction. If present trends continue, the air we breathe, the food we eat, and the water we drink will ...
Pinch My Ride (long but good)
Post Date: 2006-08-06 00:13:42 by Indrid Cold
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Last summer Emad Wassef walked out of a Target store in Orange County, California, to find a big space where his 2003 Lincoln Navigator had been. The 38-year-old truck driver and former reserve Los Angeles police officer did what anyone would do: He reported the theft to the cops and called his insurance company. Two weeks later, the black SUV turned up near the Mexico border, minus its stereo, airbags, DVD player, and door panels. Wassef assumed he had a straightforward claim for around $25,000. His insurer, Chicago-based Unitrin Direct, disagreed. Wassef’s Navigator, like half of all late-model domestic cars on the road today, is equipped with a transponder antitheft system: The ...
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