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'Truthy' Web Site to Search, Identify Smear Tactics, Twitter-Bombs Through Election Runup
September 28, 2010 — Astroturfers, Twitter-bombers and smear campaigners need beware this election season as a group of leading Indiana University information and computer scientists today unleashed Truthy.indiana.edu, a ... > full story -
Commercial-Scale Test of New Technology to Recover Coal from Sludge Successful
September 15, 2010 — A new technology for removing water from ultrafine coal slurry has been successfully tested at the commercial scale at an operating coal cleaning plant. The technology offers the possibility of ... > full story -
Wildflower ‘armors’ Itself Against Disease
September 12, 2010 — An unusual wildflower that accumulates metals in its leaves has been found to use them as a kind of 'armor' against bacterial infection. Alpine pennycress is a small plant in the mustard family that ... > full story -
Most Influential Tweeters of All? Depends on the Topic
September 9, 2010 — Tweet this, Ashton Kutcher, Lady Gaga and Britney Spears. Just because you have a ton of followers on Twitter doesn't necessarily mean you're among the most influential people in the Twitterverse, ... > full story -
Oilsands Mining and Processing Are Polluting the Athabasca River, Research Finds
August 30, 2010 — New study shows that oilsands mining and processing are polluting the Athabasca River with metals that are toxic at trace ... > full story -
How Giant Tortoises, Alligators Thrived in High Arctic 50 Million Years Ago
August 24, 2010 — A new study of the High Arctic climate roughly 50 million years ago helps to explain how ancient alligators and giant tortoises were able to thrive on Ellesmere Island well above the Arctic Circle, ... > full story -
Mining Bacterial Genomes Reveals Valuable 'Hidden' Drugs
August 1, 2010 — A new tool to excavate bacterial genomes that potentially hide a rich array of pharmaceutical treasures has led to the discovery of a novel antibiotic. The study could lead to new treatments for ... > full story -
Data Mining Made Faster: New Method Eases Analysis of 'Multidimensional' Information
July 22, 2010 — To many big companies, you aren't just a customer, but are described by multiple "dimensions" of information within a computer database. Now, a computer scientist has devised a new method for ... > full story -
Gene Responsible for Population Disparity in Kidney Failure, Study Finds
July 15, 2010 — Chronic kidney disease affects millions in North America, with persons of African heritage being at a four-fold higher risk and those of Hispanic heritage having a two-fold higher risk compared to ... > full story -
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Why Some Communities Embrace Environmental Conservation and Others Don't
July 8, 2010 — Continued support for off-shore oil drilling by Gulf Coast residents who are dealing with one of the most devastating environmental disasters in US history might seem surprising, but new research ... > full story
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