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Submission + - Robots crawl the tubes under the city.

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Johan Louwers

on Thursday December 28, 2006 @08:52AM

Johan Louwers writes: "Robots will crawl tubes in a short while to investigate power cables running in the tubes to make sure they are still undamaged or in need for a repair. The Robotic Cable Inspection System is developed by Alexander Mamishev a assistant professor of electrical engineering at the University of Washington. Making use infrared thermal analysis and acoustic partial discharge analysis the robot will be checking mile after mile of cable while crawling his way in the tubes."

Submission + - Viking mars mission might have missed life

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Johan Louwers

on Monday October 23, 2006 @05:09AM

Johan Louwers writes: "The Viking mars mission in 1976 might have missed signs of life due to not completely working analysis equipment. Read the complete article at PNAS:

GC-MS on the Viking 1976 Mars missions did not detect organic molecules on the Martian surface, even those expected from meteorite bombardment. This result suggested that the Martian regolith might hold a potent oxidant that converts all organic molecules to carbon dioxide rapidly relative to the rate at which they arrive. This conclusion is influencing the design of Mars missions. We reexamine this conclusion in light of what is known about the oxidation of organic compounds generally and the nature of organics likely to come to Mars via meteorite. "

Submission + - US internet addicts 'as ill as alcoholics'

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suntac

on Thursday October 19, 2006 @02:49PM

suntac writes: "The US could be rife with "internet addicts" who are as clinically ill as alcoholics, according to psychiatrists involved in a nationwide study.

The study, carried out by researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine in California, US, indicates that more than one in eight US residents show signs of "problematic internet use". US internet addicts 'as ill as alcoholics"

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