 Kites could provide electricity for 100,000 homes 11 hours ago | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 20 vote(s)
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High-flying kites tethered to generators could supply as much as 100 megawatts of electricity, enough to power 100,000 homes, according to researchers from the Delft University of Technology in The Netherlands. ... | |
 California eyes cattails to combat climate change 9 hours ago | User rating: 2.9 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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(AP) -- On one side of the gravel road are hundreds of acres of corn. On the other is a different crop that scientists hope will enable farmers to rebuild sinking islands in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, ... | |
 Universally speaking, Earthlings share a nice neighborhood 4 hours ago | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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We don't have spacecraft to take us outside our solar system--not yet, at least. Still, astronomers thought they had a pretty good understanding of how our solar system formed and in turn, how others formed. ... | |
No-nose bicycle saddles improve penile sensation and erectile function in bicycling police officers 10 hours ago | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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An innovative study appearing in the August issue of The Journal of Sexual Medicine examined, for the first time, if noseless bicycle saddles would be an effective intervention for alleviating deleterious health effects, ... | |
Common infertility treatments are unlikely to improve fertility 10 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | User comments: 2
Long established medical interventions to help couples with infertility problems do not seem to improve fertility, according to a study published on bmj.com today. These findings challenge current practice in the UK and national ... | |
Extreme appeal: voters trust extreme positions more than moderate ones, study finds 4 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | User comments: 2
Trying to appear moderate is not always the best strategy for capturing votes during an election, reveals a new study. Extreme positions can build trust among an electorate, who value ideological commitment in times of uncertainty. | |
 Online social networking sites are hacker playgrounds 11 hours ago | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Computer security researchers on Thursday warned that online social networking websites are playgrounds for hackers who can easily take advantage of people's trust. | |
32 research monkeys die in accident at Nevada lab 9 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | User comments: 1
(AP) -- Thirty-two research monkeys at a Nevada laboratory died because human errors made the room too hot, officials for the drug company that runs the lab said Thursday. Animal rights activists complain the company took ... | |
 From 3-D to 6-D: Researchers developing super-realistic image system 3 hours ago | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- By producing "6-D" images, an MIT professor and colleagues are creating unusually realistic pictures that not only have a full three-dimensional appearance, but also respond to their environment, ... | |
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