Shhh! Gadget racket threatens pulsar research

Of all the threats to scientific research Wesley Sizemore has stymied over the years, satellites and cell phone towers don't stick in his memory quite like the possessive old hound and its treasured heating pad.

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Mysterious source jams satellite communications

Paris-based satellite company Eutelsat is investigating "unidentified interference" with its satellite broadcast services that temporarily knocked out several television and radio stations. The company declined to say whether it thought the interference was accidental or deliberate.

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Gravity gets a quantum boost

Despite its 300-year history, Newton's gravitational constant, G, is the least well measured of all the fundamental constants. Now quantum mechanics may help pin down the strength of gravity more precisely.

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Edible cotton breakthrough may help feed the world

What started in a Petri dish like this one could ultimately provide protein for 500 million people every year (Image: Kathleen Phillips / Texas Agricultural Experiment Station)

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Tragedy was the election in 2000 due to election fraud and the partisan, political interference of the U.S. Supreme Court that will forever tarnish that court.

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I wonder which twenty socialist mentor's she has in mind for Denver's students. Be careful, be very, very, careful which stranger you allow near your children. You never know when you might regret it.

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Honduras...more U.S. interference? How does that question go? Why do they hate us?

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Baby monitors and wireless TV transmitters are responsible for slowing down Wi-Fi connections in built-up areas, according to an Ofcom-commissioned report.

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A British woman allegedly had an in-flight meal of prescription drugs, wine and liquid soap — before trying to bite the crew of a London-bound jetliner.

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- Police said a Fitchburg High School student who was found dead in the woods on Saturday could have been rescued if his friend had cooperated with police officers searching for him.

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A 35-year-old man imprisoned for drug possession has filed a $10 million federal lawsuit against Yellowstone County, alleging jailers interfered with his satanic religious practices while he was in jail. The lawsuit filed by Jason P.

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Shower curtains, bumper stickers, Polish leather shoes, stains, rust, burned food on cookware, Sharpen scissors, Fight mildew, cracks in china, Remove paint from your skin...

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Is anyone really surprised that a decision on the scientific and technical merits of the white space proposal is subordinate to a political decision based on who has more pull: Google or the TV broadcasters?While Google throws its brand behind all sorts of projects, it hesitates  …

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International Community Welcomes Maoist Premier Prachanda

Indian Prime Minister Dr. Man Mohan Singh, the US Administration, the European Union, and Japan have welcomed Nepal's Maoist ex-rebel commander Prachanda immediately after he was elected as the country's first prime minister the abolition of the 240-year monarchy.

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The plan to reconfigure parts of the wireless spectrum is designed to prevent interference with public safety communication systems. June 20, 2008 05:07 PM

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Wireless networking may not be all it is cracked up to be in many cases. Take this case where newer turns out not to be better.

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"- Backstage meddling has caught up "American Idol" favorite David Archuleta's dad, who's been banned from rehearsals, a person working for the TV talent contest said Friday."

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The use of mobiles on planes flying in European airspace has been given approval by UK regulator Ofcom. It has issued plans that will allow airlines to offer mobile services on UK-registered aircraft.

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In the shadow of the Empire State Building lies an "automotive Bermuda Triangle" - a five-block radius where vehicles mysteriously die. (Perhaps the color changing LED lighting at the top is the problem ; )

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The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) and the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) announced today that Panasonic, Uniden, Thomson, and V-Tech will have 100% of their new cordless telephones comply with the TIA-1083 interference standard.

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France could destroy television viewing for thousands of Britons by beaming high-powered digital signals across the Channel, the National Audit Office has warned.

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"The chief science adviser to President George W. Bush came under fire last week for his role in watering down congressional testimony on the health effects of global warming." --Jeff Tollefson

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Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a novel way of making atoms interfere with each other, recreating a famous experiment originally done with light while also making the atoms do things that light just won't do.

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iPods can cause cardiac implantable pacemakers to malfunction by interfering with the electromagnetic equipment monitoring the heart, according to a study presented by a 17-year-old high school student to a meeting of heart specialists on Thursday.

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In a study published in the March issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, researchers say normal use of cell phones results in no noticeable interference with patient care equipment. Three hundred tests were performed over a five-month period in 2006, without a single problem incurred.

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In her complaint, the novice, Mary Rosati, said she had visited her doctor with her immediate supervisor and the mother superior.

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"Back a few years ago, when SCO looked like it was hemorrhaging cash, a surprise investment came out of the blue from venture capitalists Baystar. They invested $20 million in SCO and aided their anti-Linux cause, enabling McBride & co.

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Online audio webcast of 'Science Friday' for the 6th October 2006:This link takes you to the Science Friday homepage should you be in time to catch the broadcast! This link takes you to a page where you can choose which segment to listen to once the program has been archiv …

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