Name: John Vaccaro
Weblog: johniac.blogspot.com [RSS]
Articles: 32
First Published: Thursday, October 6, 2005
Last Published: Saturday, June 30, 2007
Currently listing articles 32-1:
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Enzyme Removes HIV from Cells— German research shows promise for fighting HIV on a new front.
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Review Board Reports on Mars Orbiter Loss— A programming error in June of 2006 caused the loss of a Mars orbiter in November.
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Very Little Arctic Thick Sea Ice Replenished in 2005— The replenishment of the sea ice is critical to maintaining a stable covering of ice during the Arctic summer season.
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Astronaut to Run Boston Marathon from Space— For the first time an astronaut on-orbit will participate in a marathon event.
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New Approach May Lower Drug Prices— A new approach may lower the cost of drug manufacture.
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Streamlining Ethanol Production— Modifying microorganisms to produce ethanol more efficiently.
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SciTech Watch: Clouds in 3D— SciTech Watch learns about the latest weather satellite and its three-dimensional capabilities.
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SciTech Watch: Congress at Work on the Web— SciTech Watch looks at a web site making the activities of the Congress visible to anyone with a web browser.
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SciTech Watch: Indy Racing Tech— Join us this week on SciTech Watch as we explore the science and technology behind racing in Indianapolis Racing League (IRL).
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SciTech Watch: Venus Express— This week's SciTech Watch takes a look at the new Venus space probe that has arrived at its destination.
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SciTech Watch: The Finest SciFi TV You've Never Seen— Join us this week as SciTech Watch explores the world of Regenesis, the Finest SciFi TV You've Never Seen.
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SciTech Watch - Podcasting: What's On?— ...what kind of programs are available as podcasts? How do you find more podcasts you will like?
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SciTech Watch: Lactic Acid Not Athlete's Poison— This week we take a look at new research on lactic acid’s role in metabolism and exercise.
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Nanotechnology - SciTech Watch— What can nanotechnology do now and what promise and peril might it hold for our future?
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SciTech Watch: Email Spam— If you use electronic mail and/or have any of the free email accounts, you have probably encountered spam.
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SciTech Watch: Web 2.0— The term Web 2.0 shows up a lot in the press when discussing some Internet web sites.
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SciTech Watch: Introduction to RFID Tags— RFID is showing up a lot in the news lately, especially in terms of security risks and privacy invasion.
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SciTech Watch: The Wrong Greenhouse Gas— What if a different greenhouse gas is responsible for the rise in earth's temperature? Vladimir Shaidurov may have the answer.
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SciTech Watch: Sirius Widget— Streaming Sirius Satellite music channels over the Internet - is it worth the effort?
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SciTech Watch: Next Mars Oribiter Arriving— NASA’s latest unmanned Mars probe, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) is nearing its destination.
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SciTech Watch: Broadband’s Economic Impact— ...
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SciTech Watch: In Theory— In all the debate surrounding various moral, scientific, and political issues, one of the most abused words is theory.
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SciTech Watch: Alternative Fuels— Anyone who has put gasoline in his or her car or filled up a fuel oil tank over the last six months is painfully aware
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SciTech Watch: Bird Flu - Encouraging News— An interesting way to model the spread of disease, and a report on some vaccine research.
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SciTech Watch: Space Enthusiast Resources— Mainstream media rarely mentions space exploration. You'd never know that there are eight space missions going on right now.
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Book Review: Hacking Matter Multimedia Edition— Wil McCarthy has released an update to his book Hacking Matter as a Multimedia Edition. This new edition has been released under a Creative
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Concert Review: My Morning Jacket: Live at the Palace— My Morning Jacket’s hometown fans got a early Christmas present this year with an excellent concert from an very talented band.
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Introduction to Climate Prediction— The tutorial conveys the sense that changes are coming and what the likely dimensions of those changes will be.
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Genetically Modified Peas Cause Allergic Response— The damage was significant and surprising enough that the entire decade-long project Field Pea project was cancelled.
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Live Music to the Space Station— On Sunday November 13th, Paul McCartney will provide live wakeup music to the two astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS).
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What is Podcasting— There is a lot of buzz circulating these days about podcasting. I have yet to see a decent definition and description of podcasting that
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Endeavour Returning to Shuttle Fleet— The space shuttle Endeavour is returning to active duty status joining the other orbiters Discovery and Atlantis.
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