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Spotlight Stories Headlines
- Pinpointing where volcanic eruptions could strike- Light workout: Scientists use optogenetics to effectively stimulate muscle movement in mice
- Researchers convert quantum signals to telecom wavelengths, increase memory times
- America losing brainpower advantage: report
- Air Force rebuts gov't auditor concerns about GPS
- Russian spacecraft lands safely after delays
- EU says to drop antitrust probe into Apple
- Inhibiting cell signaling pathway may improve bone marrow transplant success rate
Space & Earth news
Air Force launches surveillance satellite from Ca.
(AP) -- A U.S. space surveillance satellite was launched late Saturday from the central California coast, the Air Force said.
NASA's CloudSat satellite sees a powerful heat engine in Typhoon Malakas
Towering thunderstorms and heavy rainfall are two things that NASA's CloudSat satellite saw as it passed over Typhoon Malakas, and those two factors confirm a strong storm. NASA's CloudSat satellite's Cloud Profiling Radar can basically slice a tropical cyclone in half and take a look at its clouds and rainfall, and that's what it did when it passed over Typhoon Malakas on Sept. 23.
NASA satellites see Tropical Storm Matthew grow quickly, warnings up in Central America
An instrument on NASA's Aqua satellite noticed increasing colder cloud top temperatures of tropical depression 15 in the south-central Caribbean just before it strengthened into Tropical Storm Matthew late on Sept. 23. The TRMM satellite also spotted heavy rainfall within the system. Matthew is now headed to the western Caribbean and watches and warnings are in place as Matthew may continue to strengthen.
GOES-13 Satellite sees Lisa a tropical storm... for now
The GOES-13 satellite has been keeping an eye on Tropical Storm Lisa and watched her birth, graduation to depression then tropical storm and back to depression. Now, Lisa has grown back to tropical storm status, but it may be short-lived.
Russian spacecraft lands safely after delays
A Russian Soyuz capsule with three crew landed safely back on Earth from the International Space Station on Saturday after unprecedented problems undocking kept astronauts an extra day in orbit.
Pinpointing where volcanic eruptions could strike
A better way to pinpoint where volcanic eruptions are likely to occur has been produced by an international team of geophysicists.
Technology news
Facebook's Zuckerberg unveils 100 million dollar school gift
Facebook founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg joined the ranks of openly philanthropic billionaires Friday with a 100-million-dollar grant to a troubled New Jersey public school system.
2 men get 18 months for attack on Comcast website
(AP) -- Two men who hacked into Comcast Corp.'s website have been sentenced to 18 months in prison.
Asians muscling into social media world
Asians are muscling their way into traditionally Western-dominated social media networks such as Facebook, Twitter and Internet blogs, prompting major players to sit up and take notice.
Tech companies settle DOJ hiring inquiry
(AP) -- The Justice Department has reached an agreement with six major Silicon Valley companies to settle allegations that they colluded to hold down payroll expenses by agreeing not to poach employees from each other.
Traders: China halts rare earth exports to Japan
(AP) -- China has halted exports to Japan of rare earth elements - which are crucial for advanced manufacturing - trading company officials said Friday amid tensions between the rival Asian powers over a territorial dispute.
Google puts 10 million dollars into world-changing ideas
Google on Friday named five groups that will be sharing 10 million dollars that the Internet powerhouse is investing in ideas that promise to change the world.
US does not know source, purpose of Stuxnet worm: official
The United States is analyzing the "Stuxnet" computer worm but does not know who is behind it or its purpose, a top US cybersecurity official said Friday.
Google chief sees Bing as main threat
Google chief executive Eric Schmidt on Friday said that Microsoft's Bing search engine was the company's main threat, not Facebook or Apple.
BlackBerry maker closer to averting India ban: report
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion is making progress in talks with India over New Delhi's demands to intercept encrypted messages carried by the smartphone, a report said Saturday.
Stuxnet infects 30,000 industrial computers in Iran: report
The Stuxnet computer worm has infected 30,000 computers in Iran but has failed to "cause serious damage," Iranian officials were quoted as saying on Sunday.
Computer attacks linked to wealthy group or nation
(AP) -- A powerful computer code attacking industrial facilities around the world, but mainly in Iran, probably was created by experts working for a country or a well-funded private group, according to an analysis by a leading computer security company.
Air Force rebuts gov't auditor concerns about GPS
(AP) -- A government report raising questions about the future reliability of the Global Positioning System satellite network is "overly pessimistic," Air Force commanders said Friday.
EU says to drop antitrust probe into Apple
EU competition regulators said Saturday they will drop an antirust probe into Apple after the US computer giant eased restrictions on programming tools and cross-border warranties for the iPhone.
Medicine & Health news
5 infected with deadly pneumonic plague in Tibet
(AP) -- Chinese authorities say five people have been sickened with pneumonic plague in Tibet and that the deadly disease has killed one of them.
Genetic ancestry: A new look at racial disparities in head and neck cancer
Head and neck cancer outcomes associated with race may be more closely linked to social and behavioral factors than biological differences, especially for African Americans, according to a new Henry Ford Hospital study.
$93,000 cancer drug: How much is a life worth?
Cancer patients, brace yourselves. Many new drug treatments cost nearly $100,000 a year, sparking fresh debate about how much a few months more of life is worth.
French Riviera sees new case of chikungunya virus
French health authorities have asked doctors on the Riviera to be on the alert after a second case was detected in the region this weekend of the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus.
Inhibiting cell signaling pathway may improve bone marrow transplant success rate
Identification of a molecular communications pathway that influences the mobilization of hematopoietic (blood) stem cells could lead to targeted therapies for improving bone marrow transplant success rates.
Light workout: Scientists use optogenetics to effectively stimulate muscle movement in mice
Researchers at Stanford University were able to use light to induce normal patterns of muscle contraction, in a study involving bioengineered mice whose nerve-cell surfaces are coated with special light-sensitive proteins.
Biology news
NZealand rescuers save 14 whales from stranded pod
(AP) -- Rescuers who battled exhaustion and darkness succeeded in saving 14 pilot whales from a pod of 74 that stranded on a remote New Zealand beach.
'President's fish' facing extinction in Philippines
A species of mullet reputed to be one of the favourite dishes of former president Ferdinand Marcos is facing extinction in the Philippines because it is so valuable, a fisheries official said Saturday.
Europe in a pickle over GM crops rules
As America chews over a bid to market "Frankenfish" salmon, Europe wants to drop scientific objections from decisions about genetically modified crops in a move even its backers admit leaves a strange taste in the mouth.
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