The Charger Bulletin

iPads in U.S Classrooms

Cristal Reyes September 14, 2011

Technology…is it a revolution or an unnecessary way to spend money? With 2011’s economic crisis across the United States, can schools afford luxuries? Apparently they can. About 600 school districts...

Space Junk Becoming a Real Problem

Dante Vittone September 14, 2011

In 2007, China tested an anti-satellite weapon test, destroying a defunct weather satellite, causing 150,000 pieces larger than one centimeter to scatter throughout our orbit. In 2009, two satellites,...

New Evidence for Cold Ocean on Early Mars

Liana Teixeira September 7, 2011

New evidence suggests that ancient Mars was once much colder than previously assumed, and also contained oceans and glaciers.  These findings may explain why unusual minerals are present in the lowlands...

NASA Says No New Launch Attempt Before Next Sunday

The Associated Press May 4, 2011

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA's space shuttles are dragging their tails toward retirement. The high-profile voyage of Endeavour — the next-to-last space shuttle flight led by the husband of wounded...

Future Farm: A Sunless, Rainless Room Indoors

The Associated Press April 13, 2011

DEN BOSCH, Netherlands – Farming is moving indoors, where the sun never shines, where rainfall is irrelevant and where the climate is always right. The perfect crop field could be inside a windowless...

“Gay Cure” Apple iPhone Application Terminated

Liz De La Torre March 30, 2011

Forget the religious ideologies; crusades against homosexuality have now seem to gone the way of technology to "address the issue of homosexuality with grace and truth." Roughly, 150,000 people rallied...

Artificial Retina Helps the Blind See

Sara J Dufort February 23, 2011

Until a year ago, Eric Selby had been completely blind for two decades and was dependent on a guide dog to get around. However, after getting an artificial retina implanted into his eye, he can...

NASA Achieves Perfection: Images of the Sun

Rebekah Gordon February 16, 2011

On February 6, NASA completed a huge achievement: sending twin STERO probes into position on opposite sides of the sun to send back uninterrupted images and video of the sun. It’s official; the sun is...

South Carolina Scientist Works to Grow Meat in Lab

Kimberly Reilly February 9, 2011

Growing meat has been a long decade of hard work and effort for scientist Vladimir Mironov, at the medical University of South Carolina. For a long time now, he has been working ever so patiently in a...

U.S. Heart Disease Costs to Triple by 2030

Kimberly Reilly February 2, 2011

As a result of the growing population in today’s society, the costs of treating heart disease are estimated to triple by the year 2030, according to researchers. This will have a major impact...

I Want My Sign Back!

Liana Teixeira January 26, 2011

Do you consider yourself self-disciplined, compassionate, resourceful, or studious? Well, rethink your personality and change those lucky numbers because you may have been following the wrong horoscope...

New Reefs in Puerto Rico

Rebekah Gordon January 26, 2011

For decades, Puerto Rico’s ecosystem has suffered tremendously, with species dying out constantly. But recently, divers stumbled across these reefs during a federally funded mission to conduct research...

Scientists Find Way to Stop Bird Flu in Chickens

Kimberly Reilly January 26, 2011

By generating a new gene in chickens that created a "lure" molecule, mimicking a specific and vital element, scientists and researchers have come up with a way to transform these birds, without having...

USDA Asked to Approve GMO Apple That Won’t Brown

Sara J Dufort December 8, 2010

If you’ve ever been worried about things like genetically modified food, there may be a new item in your grocery store that will have you raise an eyebrow: apples that do not brown. A Canadian company...

FDA Approves Stem Cell Trials for Blindness

Sara J Dufort December 1, 2010

For the second time in history, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of embryonic stem cell for research trials. This trial will be conducted by Advanced Cell Technology, a...

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