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Criminals Are Target Of ORNL Advanced Communications System
Residents of small communities could be served and protected better because of a communications system being proposed by researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The system would help rural law enforcement agencies quickly gather and share information about criminals and criminal activity. Reactivating A Critical Gene Lost In Kidney Cancer Reduces Tumor Growt
Researchers have found that a key gene is often "silenced"in clear cell renal cell carcinoma, the most common type of kidney cancer, and when they restored that gene in human kidney cancer cells in culture and animal experiments, tumors stopped growing and many disappeared. Some Brain Injuries Reduce Likelihood Of Post-traumatic Stress Disorde
A new study of combat-exposed Vietnam War veterans shows that those with injuries to certain parts of the brain were less likely to develop post-traumatic stress disorder. The findings, from the National Institutes of Health and the National Naval Medical Center, suggest that drugs or pacemaker-like devices aimed at dampening activity in these brain regions might be effective treatments for PTSD. Blackberry a Juicy Hacker Target
A security researcher presents a hacking program that turns company handhelds into a back door to the internal network. Kim Zetter reports from the DefCon hacker conference in Las Vegas. Agatha Christie: The Official Agatha Christie Site
Official website for this British mystery writer. Features background about how Christie wrote and the influence of travel and archeology, descriptions of her famous fictional detectives (such as Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot), material about Christie works on stage and screen, and a database where you can find books based on keywords or by location, detective, or means of murder. Includes some commercial content. Independent Inquiry Committee Into the United Nations Oil-for-Food Pro
This committee's purpose is to "collect and examine information relating to the administration and management of the [United Nations] Oil-for-Food Programme, including allegations of fraud and corruption on the part of United Nations officials, personnel and agents, as well as contractors."The website contains documents issued by the committee discussing the management of the program, a FAQ about the committee, and related material about this UN humanitarian relief program in Iraq. Santa Claus Address
Now that Thanksgiving, Black Friday, the Holiday Weekend, and Cyber Monday are over for another year, it’s time to start writing your letter to Santa Claus…Of course, to make sure it reaches him, you’ll want to know his proper address!Thankfully, NASA has done some satellite tracking and a little remote imaging to try and trace [...] Car Catalyzers Works Differently Than Previously Thought
The 3-way catalysator, also known as a catalyzer, of a car apparently works differently from the way chemists had expected. The conversion of carbon monoxide into carbon dioxide takes place not in one single step, but in at least two different steps. To date, the second reaction path was completely unknown, but it seems to work much more efficiently than the first, more familiar process. Annual Report to Congress: The Military Power of the People's Republic
"This report outlines what we know of China's national and military strategies, progress and trends in its military modernization, and their implications for regional security and stability. But, secrecy envelops most aspects of Chinese security affairs. ... Hence, the findings and conclusions are based on incomplete data. These gaps are, of necessity, bridged by informed judgment."From the U.S. Office of the Secretary of Defense. Opens directly into a PDF document. Making Robotic Movement Of Goods More 'Pallet-able'
Under a cooperative research and development agreement with Transbotics, a Charlotte, N.C., AGV manufacturer, NIST is developing advanced sensor processing and modeling algorithms to help robot forklifts verify the location and orientation of pallets laden with goods.
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