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With AT&T Femtocell, iPhone Troubles Could Be Over
iPhone customers might finally stop complaining about shoddy network service. AT&T releases its first femtocell product called MicroCell, a gadget that amplifies cell and data signals inside your home, for a one-time cost of $150 and no contract.
 Radar Reveals View Of Land Beneath Polar Ice
In the first test of a new radar instrument, scientists have seen through more than a mile of Greenland ice to reveal an image of land that has been hidden for millions of years. Ohio State University scientists and their colleagues will use what they learn from the instrument, dubbed GISMO (for Global Ice Sheet Mapping Orbiter), to determine how global climate change will affect the ice. Researchers identify scaffold regulating protein disposal
How does a cell manage to identify and degrade the diverse types of defective proteins and thus protect the body against serious diseases? Researchers have found a crucial piece in this puzzle. In an enzyme complex that plays a critical role in the quality control of proteins, they discovered a scaffold regulating the identification and disposal of various defectively produced proteins. Mad Cow Breakthrough? Genetically Modified Cattle Are Prion Free
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service have announced initial results of a research project involving prion-free cattle. ARS scientists evaluated cattle that have been genetically modified so they do not produce prions, and determined that there were no observable adverse effects on the animals' health. CES: Wave Phone, Buy Stuff
Wired News sits down with the Near Field Communications Forum to discuss the latest in cell phone wizardry -- using your mobile handset as an e-wallet. Eliot Van Buskirk reports from Las Vegas. Eat Less To Live Longer: Calorie Restriction Linked To Long Healthy Li
For nearly 70 years scientists have known that caloric restriction prolongs life. In everything from yeast to primates, a significant decrease in calories can extend lifespan by as much as one-third. But getting under the hood of the molecular machinery that drives this longevity has remained elusive. Researchers have now discovered two genes in mammalian cells that act as gatekeepers for cellular longevity. When cells experience certain kinds of stress, such as caloric restriction, these genes rev up and help protect cells from diseases of aging. Next-generation RAM: Remembering The Future
As electronics designers cram more and more components onto each chip, current technologies for making random-access memory (RAM) are running out of room. European researchers have a strong position in a new technology known as resistive RAM (RRAM) that could soon be replacing flash RAM in USB drives and other portable gadgets. On the 'semiconductor road map'setting out the future of the microchip industry, current memory technologies are nearing the end of the road. Future computers and electronic gadgets will need memory chips that are smaller, faster and cheaper than those of today --and that means going back to basics. Inflammatory mediator regulates diarrhea in inflammatory bowel disease
Researchers have discovered that activation of NF-kappaB, an inflammatory mediator, results in diarrhea in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Study Suggests Antibiotic May Limit Or Prevent Vision Problems Caused
A Penn State College of Medicine study suggests that a common antibiotic called minocycline may slow or prevent diabetic retinopathy, a complication of diabetes that is the leading cause of blindness in people ages 20 to 74. The Best Places to Work in the Federal Government
Results of a survey of employee satisfaction in federal government agencies. The survey used "opinions of over 100,000 federal employees to rate 28 federal agencies and nearly 200 subagencies in the executive branch."Browse rankings by agency, demographic, or "best in class"for categories such as pay and benefits. Includes a FAQ, survey analysis, and fast facts. From the Partnership for Public Service and the Institute for the Study of Public Policy Implementation.
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