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		<title>Dutch Police Arrest Another Teen For Hacking</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Dutch police have bagged another teenager in the WikiLeaks hacker hunt. This time it was a 19-year-old who was nabbed on suspicion of hacking into a government website. So far, this is the second arrest made by the Dutch police of a teenager linked to the WikiLeaks brouhaha. The young man was arrested on Saturday [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.unitedtec.com/dutch-police-arrest-another-teen-for-hacking/2010</link>
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		<title>Researchers hope to harness power of spider silk</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When Peter Parker was bitten by a radioactive spider in a laboratory, he became Spider-Man, a superhero with the ability to spin strong, flexible webs. Jeff Yarger and Gregory Holland are hoping to harness spider power in their research lab, as well. But these real-world spider men aren’t waiting around for bizarre lab accidents. The ASU chemists are studying the molecular structure of spider silk in an effort to produce materials ranging from bulletproof vests to artificial tendons. They also want to mimic spiders’ eco-friendly methods in the process.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.unitedtec.com/researchers-hope-to-harness-power-of-spider-silk/2010</link>
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		<title>Six New Isotopes of the Superheavy Elements Discovered</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A team &#111;&#102; scientists &#97;&#116; &#116;&#104;&#101; U.S. Department &#111;&#102; Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory &#104;&#97;&#115; detected six isotopes, never seen before, &#111;&#102; &#116;&#104;&#101; superheavy elements 104 through 114. Starting &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; &#116;&#104;&#101; creation &#111;&#102; a &#110;&#101;&#119; isotope &#111;&#102; &#116;&#104;&#101; &#121;&#101;&#116;-&#116;&#111;-&#98;&#101;-named element 114, &#116;&#104;&#101; researchers observed successive emissions &#111;&#102; alpha particles &#116;&#104;&#97;&#116; yielded &#110;&#101;&#119; isotopes &#111;&#102; copernicium [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.unitedtec.com/six-new-isotopes-of-the-superheavy-elements-discovered/2010</link>
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		<title>Protein Shows How Plants Keep Their Mouths Shut</title>
		<description><![CDATA[UPTON, NY — Using intense beams &#111;&#102; x-rays &#97;&#116; &#116;&#104;&#101; U.S. Department &#111;&#102; Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, researchers &#104;&#97;&#118;&#101; uncovered &#116;&#104;&#101; atomic structure &#111;&#102; a protein responsible &#102;&#111;&#114; closing &#116;&#104;&#101; “mouths,” &#111;&#114; stomata, &#111;&#102; plants. &#84;&#104;&#101;&#115;&#101; molecular photographs &#99;&#111;&#117;&#108;&#100; &#104;&#101;&#108;&#112; scientists understand &#104;&#111;&#119; plants &#119;&#105;&#108;&#108; respond &#116;&#111; environmental changes facing &#111;&#117;&#114; planet, such &#97;&#115; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.unitedtec.com/protein-shows-how-plants-keep-their-mouths-shut/2010</link>
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		<title>Program guides female students in STEM fields</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Studies &#115;&#104;&#111;&#119; &#116;&#104;&#101; gender gap between girls &#97;&#110;&#100; boys &#105;&#110; math achievement scores &#104;&#97;&#115; closed &#97;&#108;&#108; &#116;&#104;&#101; way up &#116;&#111; &#116;&#104;&#101; college level. Despite &#116;&#104;&#105;&#115; closure, though, women &#109;&#97;&#107;&#101; up &#111;&#110;&#108;&#121; 20% &#111;&#102; engineering &#97;&#110;&#100; computer science majors. Through programs &#108;&#105;&#107;&#101; Women &#105;&#110; Science &#97;&#110;&#100; Engineering (WISE) &#97;&#116; ASU’s Polytechnic campus, Robyn McKay &#105;&#115; hoping [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.unitedtec.com/program-guides-female-students-in-stem-fields/2010</link>
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		<title>Curious Exoplanet Hot Spot</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This animation shows an unexpected warm spot on the gasiest exoplanet known as Epsilon Andromedae B. This planet only takes about 4.5 days to complete an orbit around its star. Since the planet is so close to the star, it is tightly locked in place with the same side always facing the heat of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.unitedtec.com/curious-exoplanet-hot-spot/2010</link>
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		<title>Study Shows That Response To Alcohol Depends On Genes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dopamine receptor deficiency leads &#116;&#111; significant brain changes &#105;&#110; response &#116;&#111; drinking UPTON, NY — Many studies &#104;&#97;&#118;&#101; suggested &#116;&#104;&#97;&#116; genetic differences &#109;&#97;&#107;&#101; &#115;&#111;&#109;&#101; individuals more susceptible &#116;&#111; &#116;&#104;&#101; addictive effects &#111;&#102; alcohol &#97;&#110;&#100; &#111;&#116;&#104;&#101;&#114; drugs. Now scientists &#97;&#116; &#116;&#104;&#101; U.S. Department &#111;&#102; Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory provide &#116;&#104;&#101; first experimental evidence &#116;&#111; directly [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.unitedtec.com/study-shows-that-response-to-alcohol-depends-on-genes/2010</link>
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		<title>Building Europe&#8217;s Vision For Space Exploration</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Europe&#8217;s vision &#102;&#111;&#114; launching astronauts &#97;&#110;&#100; robot explorers out &#105;&#110;&#116;&#111; &#116;&#104;&#101; Solar System &#119;&#105;&#108;&#108; come &#105;&#110;&#116;&#111; sharper focus &#111;&#110; 21 October &#119;&#104;&#101;&#110; &#116;&#104;&#101; ministers responsible &#102;&#111;&#114; space activities meet &#105;&#110; Brussels &#116;&#111; discuss Europe&#8217;s goals &#102;&#111;&#114; space exploration. Events &#99;&#97;&#110; &#98;&#101; followed live &#111;&#110; &#116;&#104;&#101; web. Ministers &#102;&#114;&#111;&#109; &#116;&#104;&#101; 29 ESA &#97;&#110;&#100; EU states &#119;&#105;&#108;&#108; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.unitedtec.com/building-europes-vision-for-space-exploration/2010</link>
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		<title>Jet Propulsion Laboratory &#8211; Asteroid And Comet Belt Video</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a video from JPL showing the ring of asteroids and comets between Mars and Jupiter. It is amazing to see the thousands of objects floating between those two planets. [flv:http://www.unitedtec.com/technologyvideos/jpl-test-video.flv 480 360] [Credit: JPL]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.unitedtec.com/jpl-test-2/2010</link>
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