Tropical cyclone formation likely near Madagascar

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Forecasters are watching a low pressure area located off the east coast of Madagascar that appears ripe for development in the Southern Indian Ocean. If it becomes a tropical storm, it would be named Hubert.

Dome away from home

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After more than three decades of service to researchers and staff stationed at the bottom of the world, the dome at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station was deconstructed this austral summer.

Sources of pollution in waterways

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A new study reviews the possible sources of Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) pollution to the New York/New Jersey Harbor.

Missing exec's body found in river in New Orleans

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A body pulled from the Mississippi River near the French Quarter on Tuesday was that of a missing Texas oil company executive, police said.Police believe Douglas Schantz, 54, president of Houston-based Sequent Energy Management, drowned accidentally, said Bob Young of the New Orleans police...

Navy says 3 dogs died after contractor neglect

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The Navy says that three dogs died and dozens more were in poor health after being neglected by a private security contractor in Chicago that had been hired to train the dogs to detect explosives.A team of military handlers discovered the dogs last October at a facility run by Securitas...

NovaGold Resources closes US$100-million financing with investment funds

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NovaGold Resources Inc., which is working to get its Galore Creek project in B.C. back on track this year, closed a US$100-million financing on Tuesday.

NovaGold Resources raises $100M in offering

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Canadian gold miner NovaGold Resources Inc. on Tuesday said it had raised about $100 million after completing its offering of 18.2 million shares at $5.50 each.The company sold the shares to several investment funds managed by Paulson & Co. It plans to use the money to finance general...

'The Rosenfeld' named after California's godfather of energy efficiency

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A group of scientists propose today in a refereed article in Environmental Research Letters to define the Rosenfeld as a unit for electricity savings, after the man seen by many people as the godfather of energy efficiency, Arthur Rosenfeld.

'Nobel of computing' goes to early PC designer

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A Microsoft researcher has won the $250,000 Turing Award, one of technology's most coveted prizes, for his work helping design and build what is widely considered the first modern personal computer.While at Xerox Corp.'s famed Palo Alto Research Center, or PARC, in the 1970s, Charles Thacker...

General Dynamics gets $228M contract from FAA

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The information technology unit of General Dynamics Corp. has won a $228 million contract to modernize a phone system for the Federal Aviation Administration over 10 years, the company announced Tuesday.The company will provide technology updates and maintain the FAA's Administrative Voice...

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Lunar tires, space MRSA, and resonating microfluidics

Mar 5

I typically attend the annual Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy each year in pursuit of specific coverage. This year, I sought out candidates for coverage in a vacuum technology article, and pulled together some instruments for a spectroscopy guide. But as busy as that kept me, it wasn’t all mass spectrometers and vacuum pumps on the show floor.  

A clean energy America…is it coming or not?

Feb 24

Almost a year ago, the buzz during the downturn was that the economic stimulus will help boost jobs in a sort of national improvement program reminiscent of the 1930s. Our coal would be phased out. Our grids would get smart. Our cars would get hybridized.

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NuGard Coating Ashburn Hill

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NuGard First Response Protective Clothing are lightweight coveralls, jackets, and pants that provide protection from heat and flame while keeping the wearers body temperature constant.

Multi-Touch Music Maker

Jan 7

Professor David Wessel shows his multi-touch interface that uses computer technologies that allow him to experiment with fine controls to "caress" the instrument.