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GPS navigation devices can be fooled into giving wrong directions

September 23rd, 2008 - 2:00 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, September 23 (ANI): Cornell researchers have shown that it is possible to dupe global positioning system (GPS) into providing wrong navigation signals to tell a receiver his/her exact location. GPS ...

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Genetically modified plants don’t harm beneficial bugs that kill pests

June 8th, 2008 - 10:43 am ICT by ANI -
Washington, June 8 (ANI): A new research by scientists has found that genetically modified (GM) plants that use a common soil bacterium to kill pests, won't harm beneficial bugs that are ...

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Scientists take first nanoscale image of soil

April 29th, 2008 - 4:05 pm ICT by admin -
London , Apr 29 (ANI): Cornell researchers have taken a closer look at soil than anyone else - at a scale of 50 nanometers - and revealed that though it may ...

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An apple peel a day might keep cancer at bay

April 5th, 2008 - 2:53 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, Apr 5 (ANI): The apple has always been in the spotlight when it comes to health benefits, but according to researchers at Cornell University, the fruit's peel may have the ...

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Researchers develop computer model of key component of Earth’s crust

March 6th, 2008 - 3:58 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, March 6 (ANI): A team of Cornell researchers has created a mathematical computer model of the formation of granulite, a fine-grained metamorphic rock, in the Earth's crust. Granulite, composed mainly of ...

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Dramatic employment and poverty gap between fit people and disabled

November 25th, 2007 - 11:10 am ICT by admin -
Washington, Nov 25 (ANI): According to a new report, there still exists a dramatic employment and poverty gap between working-age people with disabilities and those without them. The Third Annual Disability Status Report ...

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Cornell researchers help develop first genetically modified food crop in South Asia

November 14th, 2007 - 1:53 am ICT by admin -

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