From: LARRY KLAES (ljk4_at_msn.com)
Date: Wed Aug 06 2003 - 11:48:33 PDT
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A Fight for Free Access To Medical
Research
August 5, 2003
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The Public Library of Science is
plotting the overthrow of the system
by which scientific results are made
known to the world, with
subscription charges that range into
thousands of dollars per year. It
would put scientific findings on the
Web for free, with costs borne by
the scientists who are...
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Robot links doctors and patients
remotely
Aug. 6, 2003
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A high-tech robot being tested at
The Johns Hopkins Hospital could be
used to remotely link patients with
their physicians. Looking at a
computer terminal, the doctor
directing the robot sees what the
robot sees and hears what the robot
hears. At the other end, patients
can see and talk to the...
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Nanolitho effort harnesses
self-assembly
August 5, 2003
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Nanoscale patterning of silicon
substrates with regular, repeatable,
atomically perfect
application-specific templates could
enable manufacturable nanoscale
chips within the decade, according
to scientists at the University of
Wisconsin's Materials Research
Science and Engineering Center...
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Scientists debate value of
citizens' advisory panels
Aug. 05, 2003
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The National Science Foundation is
experimenting with a system of
citizens' advisory panels to
consider the ethical, social and
practical implications of new
technologies and recommend policies
that might reduce misunderstanding
and obstruction on issues such as
genetically modified foods and...
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How Robots Will Steal Your Job
Aug. 5, 2003
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Humanoid robots will be widely
available by the year 2030 and able
to replace jobs currently filled by
people in areas such as fast-food
service, housecleaning and retail,
says Marshall Brain, founder of
HowStuffWorks. Unless ways are found
to compensate for these lost jobs,
Brain estimates...
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