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New estimates on global warming
The global climate could warm by 2.5 degrees F. by the end of the century, even if countries undertake stringent efforts to curb greenhouse-gas emissions, according to a new study from a team of climate scientists in the United States, China, Japan, and five European nations. This figure is more than ...
Horizon highlights: Rethinking the basics
Our regular roundup of sci-tech stories from across the Web includes: Professor Pogue teaches some tech basics, five Web 2.0 services that are actually worth your time, and could special lightbulbs replace Wi-Fi hubs? Let’s kick it off: Showdown: BlackBerry Storm vs. iPhone 3G "After teasing us with videos and a vague ...
Why people like cars with ‘angry faces’
One of the coolest aspects of the fabric-covered BMW GINA concept car is a little subconscious. I'm sure I was not the only person who felt, at first sight, as though the car were glaring at me. The sharp hood resembles an angry robot staring you down with its icy ...

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Mercury, up close: New photos unveiled
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:30:48 -0400
An U.S. spacecraft was scheduled to beam hundreds of photos of Mercury back to Earth on Tuesday after a close encounter with the planet closest to the sun.
Asteroid to be harmless fireball
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:14:12 -0400
A meteor, or shooting star, is usually the size of a pebble, or even a grain of sand, burning up in the atmosphere.
NASA at 50: Lost in space?
Wed, 01 Oct 2008 10:43:46 -0400
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Slashdot: Science

A Robot To Destroy Breast Cancer Cells
timothy Sun, 12 Oct 2008 06:03:00 -0000
Roland Piquepaille writes "Researchers at the University of Maryland are developing a robot able to detect and destroy breast cancer cells in a single session. After a tumor is located on an MRI, the robot will perform a biopsy of the breast while the patient is inside the scanner. 'If the biopsy displays cancerous cells, the robot will then insert a probe into the breast until it reaches the tumor. The probe will then burn the cancer cells until they are destroyed.' This looks great, but the researchers have only built a prototype. After they refine this robot, they'll need to go through clinical trials and obtain FDA approval. So this is not a robot that will appear on the medical market before several years."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Loebner Talks AI
timothy Sat, 11 Oct 2008 21:43:00 -0000
Mighty Squirrel writes "This is a fascinating interivew with Hugh Loebner, the academic who has arguably done more to promote the development of artifical intelligence than anyone else. He founded the Loebner prize in 1990 to promote the development of artificial intelligence by asking developers to create a machine which passes the Turing Test — meaning it responds in a way indistinguishable from a human. The latest running of the contest is this weekend and this article shows what an interesting and colourful character Loebner is."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Esther Dyson To Train For Space Flight
timothy Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:12:00 -0000
DynaSoar writes "Esther Dyson, known to many as a founding and consistently guiding member of ICANN, and for working with the startups of Flickr, del.icio.us, Medscape and others, is now expanding her interests upwards. She recently announced that she will be heading to Moscow to train as backup astronaut for Charles Simonyi, who plans to fly aboard Soyuz TMA-14 next year. The US$3 million price tag won't be her first cash contribution towards personal space flight. She's already an investor in Space Adventures, the company that arranges the space tourist flights on Soyuz."Read more of this story at Slashdot.

L.A. Times - Science

Bipolar disorder also afflicts children, study finds
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700
One key to a proper diagnosis, researchers say, is recognizing grandiose behavior. Their study finds that 44% of those who had manic episodes as children continued having them as adults. A study of 54 people with bipolar disorder found that the illness, long considered an adult affliction, also affects children.
Asteroid arrival is successfully predicted for first time
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700
The object burned up over Sudan, posing no threat to people. The prediction shows that an alert system is working, a Jet Propulsion Laboratory expert says. Scientists for the first time were able to predict the arrival of an asteroid before it entered Earth's atmosphere.
Fans may prevent SIDS
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700
Using a fan to circulate air seemed to lower the risk of sudden infant death syndrome in a study of nearly 500 babies, researchers reported Monday.

 

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