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High-speed video shows how crows 'caw'
from New Scientist Tech - Latest Headlines
(2007-8-29 8:01)
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The footage, shot from inside a crow's voice box, has revealed striking similarities between the bird's signature call and a sound made by humans
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IEEE Election Ballots Mailed to Members
from IEEE-RAS news
(2007-8-29 8:00)
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IEEE Annual Election ballot packages were mailed to all eligible voting members via first class postal mail. The ballot package includes a paper ballot and a postage paid reply envelope. RAS voting members are eligible to participate annually in election of officers that serve on the top-tier IEEE governing bodies. These include the IEEE President-Elect, and Technical Activities Board (TAB) and Regional Activities Board (RAB) Directors. TAB oversees the publications, conferences, finances, and other technical activities of the IEEE and its Technical Councils and Societies while RAB oversees the the activities of the IEEE regional and sectional activities. Of particular interest this year to RAS members is the election of the Division X Director Elect. RAS members and members of the other societies in Division X will elect a new the Division X Director-Elect, who will succeed William Gruver, the current Division X Director. Candidates for Division X Director are RAS Preside ...
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Warped space-time helps pin down neutron star size
from New Scientist Tech - Latest Headlines
(2007-8-29 1:12)
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Relativistic effects observed around a neutron star yield a new way to measure the ultradense objects, which may boast exotic forms of matter
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Young female prisoners at higher risk of death
from New Scientist Tech - Latest Headlines
(2007-8-28 23:13)
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A study of Australian inmates has identified the groups that are most vulnerable on release, and suggests ways of easing their transition back into society
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Invention: The hibernation diet
from New Scientist Tech - Latest Headlines
(2007-8-28 21:12)
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This week's patent applications include a method of inducing hibernation in humans, a device to send voice and video beneath the waves, and a way to control swarms of unmanned aircraft
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Greedy larvae too much of a mouthful for predators
from New Scientist Tech - Latest Headlines
(2007-8-28 19:29)
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While under constant threat, some salamander young seem to have evolved such that they actively overeat to avoid becoming a meal themselves
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[ニュース] バンダイ、昆虫型ロボットトイ「HEX BUG」〜ゴキブリの動きをベースにした昆虫ロボ
from Robot Watch
(2007-8-28 18:53)
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Bushmeat hunters no threat to Amazon wildlife
from New Scientist Tech - Latest Headlines
(2007-8-28 18:27)
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Indigenous hunters are not harming animal populations in Peru's Manu National Park, researchers say
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安倍改造内閣発足…要にベテラン起用し挙党態勢に配慮
from フジサンケイ ビジネスアイ - 総合ニュース
(2007-8-28 9:17)
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コムスン老人施設事業、ニチイ学館に譲渡「総合力で」
from フジサンケイ ビジネスアイ - 総合ニュース
(2007-8-28 9:16)
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