Archive for August, 2006



Remembering Katrina: Studies Look At Multiple Facets Of The Hurricane’s Devastation

Thursday, August 31st, 2006
In the year since Hurricane Katrina struck the coasts of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida, scientists and engineers have examined the full breadth of the storm’s aftermath — from levee failures and ecosystem damage to weather predictions and human responses in the midst of catastrophe.
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Discovering How Environment Contributes To Breast Cancer

Thursday, August 31st, 2006
Breast cancer incidence in the United States ranks near the top internationally. And just across the Golden Gate from University Of California, San Francisco — in Marin County — studies show that the rate at which new breast cancers arise is among the highest in the United States. Some Marin women touched by the disease have been driven to activism. They are working with scientists to plan and gain support for studies aimed at finding out why breast cancer rates are so high.
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Researchers Make Chemical Warfare Protective Nanofibers Out Of Deck Sealer

Thursday, August 31st, 2006
While cotton may be the fabric of our lives, Texas Tech University researchers may have discovered a polyurethane nanofiber technique that can save lives. Dr. Seshadri Ramkumar, an assistant professor at The Institute of Environmental and Human Health at Texas Tech, and graduate student Thandavamoorthy Subbiah recently discovered a honeycomb polyurethane nanofabric by using electrospinning.
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Are The Dangers Of Childhood Food Allergy Exaggerated?

Thursday, August 31st, 2006
Two child health experts go head to head in this week’s British Medical Journal over whether the dangers of childhood food allergy are exaggerated. Professor Allan Colver from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne believes that the dangers are overstated, and that the increasing prescription of adrenaline injector kits fuels anxiety rather than saving lives.
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Interview with Mark Johnson

Thursday, August 31st, 2006
Infuze Magazine has interviewed producer Mark Johnson about his upcoming films, including Prince Caspian.
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Firefox 2 Beta 2 Arrives

Thursday, August 31st, 2006
The latest beta release of the next Mozilla Firefox browser is unleashed. Read our review. Plus: Having trouble finding a Firefox 2 download? We’ve got links. In Monkey Bites.
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Gene Therapy As a Cancer Cure

Thursday, August 31st, 2006
In the battle against cancer, saving two patients out of 17 may seem modest enough. But researchers see hope that using genetically altered immune cells to attack tumors — as was done in this study — may hold the key to eventually defeating various cancers.
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Greenhouse Emissions Up for Rich

Thursday, August 31st, 2006
Signing the Kyoto Protocols is one thing, adhering to it something else again. Greenhouse gas emissions rise for the industrialized nations, who look like they’re going to have a hard time reigning in their waste to meet 2012 goals.
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Rants ‘n’ Raves: Tech Unions

Thursday, August 31st, 2006
Readers disagree that unions have a limited role in the white-collar workplace, mention ways to make Ubuntu more user friendly, and ask for video games with multpile save options.
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Don’t miss this chance to prove yourself

Thursday, August 31st, 2006
Posted by Jeanne Williams, Staffing Programs



There are only 5 days left until registration closes for Google Code Jam 2006. So far, about 16,000 competitors have signed up to show off their programming skills — and perhaps win an all-expenses paid trip to our New York City engineering office to compete in the finals on October 27. The winner gets $10,000 and global bragging rights: people have registered in huge numbers not only from the U.S., but from India, China, Canada, Brazil, the Russian Federation, Poland, Pakistan, Iran, Australia, the U.K., Germany, Singapore, Japan, Hungary — you get the idea.



The top 100 finalists will be flown to NYC to show us what they’ve got. Have you got what it takes to Code Jam? Then by all means register here.

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