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Turtles test wireless network: In an experiment in western Massachusetts, two otherwise unrelated groups of researchers - computer engineers testing a new wireless communication network and biologists tracking snapping turtles - are working together. more »

Dust delays rover's Mars mission: A huge dust storm has delayed a NASA rover's entry into the Victoria Crater on Mars. more »
Research could improve size, quality of display screens: scientists: The colour of iron oxide particles suspended in a solution can be changed by altering the strength of an external magnetic field, researchers at the University of California, Riverside, reported Wednesday. more »
Honda introduces weather warning system in Japanese cars: Honda's car navigation system already maps the quickest route to a destination, avoiding traffic jams. Now, drivers will get information about earthquakes and warnings of heavy rainfall ahead on roads. more »
Canada missing dozens of radioactive devices: report: At least 76 radioactive devices — several of which could be used in a terrorist attack — have gone missing in Canada over the last five years, newly compiled figures show. more »
Toronto tech centre aims to help youth: Microsoft has teamed up with a college, its student association and social service agencies to set up a media centre in a Toronto suburb often associated with violence. more »
Global warming blamed for vanishing Chilean lake: Scientists are blaming global warming for the disappearance of a glacial lake in remote southern Chile that faded away in just two months, leaving just a crater behind. more »
New jobs given to old NASA spacecraft: NASA said Tuesday it is recycling two used spacecraft, Deep Impact and Stardust, to lead new robotic missions to study comets and planets around other stars. more »
Total HD high-definition disc delayed: With Hollywood studios still split over competing formats for high-definition DVDs, Warner Bros. will delay the launch of a dual-format disc until next year. more »
Bill Gates dethroned as world's richest man?: According to a financial website, Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim's net worth climbed to $67.8 billion US at the end of June, ousting Bill Gates as the world's wealthiest man. more »

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