Archive for August, 2009

WhiteFi: Broadcasting Wireless Internet over TV Airwaves

Monday, August 31st, 2009

Microsoft researchers are developing technology that harnesses unused TV frequencies, known as “white space,” to broadcast long-range wireless Internet networks.

Original post by Microsoft Research News and Highlights

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Where Did You Get Those Lovely Spirals?

Friday, August 28th, 2009

Researchers figure out how galaxies like the Milky Way formed

Original post by Phil Berardelli

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Brainy Birds Get More Chicks

Friday, August 28th, 2009

Researchers find first link between intelligence and mating success

Original post by Constance Holden

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Upward Lightning No Flash in the Pan

Friday, August 28th, 2009

Some powerful bolts reach from cloud tops to the edge of space

Original post by Phil Berardelli

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Multitasking Muddles the Mind?

Friday, August 28th, 2009

New study finds poor cognitive performance in people who use multiple media simultaneously

Original post by Constance Holden

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ScienceInsider

Friday, August 28th, 2009

From the Science Policy Blog

Original post by First Last

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Global Warming Warps Marine Food Webs

Friday, August 28th, 2009

Rising temperature may lower biological productivity overall but could boost some fisheries

Original post by Erik Stokstad

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Kamikaze Planet

Friday, August 28th, 2009

A strange world is locked in a fatal tug of war with its parent star

Original post by Phil Berardelli

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Glyptodonts Were Savvy Batters

Friday, August 28th, 2009

Ancient mammals used their tails like baseball bats, hitting with the sweet spot

Original post by Cassandra Willyard

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Bronze Horse Head Hints at Roman Ambitions in Germany

Friday, August 28th, 2009

A surprising find at the bottom of a well suggests that the ancient Romans may have planned to stay awhile

Original post by Andrew Curry

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