World’s smallest backlight light emitting diode

World’s Smallest Advanced Lighting Management Unit for Handheld Devices

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National Semiconductor Corporation introduced the world’s smallest backlight light emitting diode (LED) driver that controls lighting applications in handheld devices, including cellular phones, digital still ...


Cloth pieces on shuttle may need repair

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NASA experts disagree on whether loose "gap fillers," pieces of cloth protruding from space shuttle Discovery's orbiter, could be dangerous during re-entry.


Noguchi encourages children from space

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Japanese children fighting incurable diseases received a message from the Japanese astronaut who has carried their pictures into space on the shuttle Discovery.


Sensor could detect concealed weapons without x-rays

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A new sensor being patented by Ohio State University could be used to detect concealed weapons or help pilots see better through rain and fog. Unlike X-ray machines or radar instruments, the sensor doesn't have to generate a s ...


New molecule may aid in production of biofuels and fungi-resistant plants

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In a recent study published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, scientists report on the discovery of a new molecule that is essential for degradation of the biopolymer chitin. This new molecule could eventually aid in ...


Moving Closer to the Grand Spiral

Moving Closer to the Grand Spiral

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An international team of astronomers from Chile, Europe and North America is announcing the most accurate distance yet measured to a galaxy beyond our Milky Way's close neighbours. The distance was determined ...


Connexion By Boeing, Intel Efforts Boost Hotspots In The Sky

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Connexion by Boeing, a business unit of The Boeing Company, and Intel® Corporation announced an agreement to enhance and promote high-speed, in-flight wireless Internet service. As part of the agreement, the companies have ...


RoboLase control panel

Via Internet, Australian-based researchers perform real-time cell surgery in California

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Robolase technology may one day not only bridge laboratories but also allow physicians to perform medical procedures from distant locations In an effort to combine sophisticated laser and Internet technolo ...


An illustration of convection in a sun-like star.

Neon study resolves sun dilemma

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A new survey of the sun's neighboring stars suggests there is nearly three times more neon in the sun than previously believed, thus solving a theoretical conundrum about the way the sun transfers heat and ...


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Hurricanes growing fiercer with global warming

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Hurricanes have grown significantly more powerful and destructive over the last three decades due in part to global warming, says an MIT professor who warns that this trend could continue.


Motorola and Nextel Launch Stylish and Productive i760 Handset

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Motorola Inc. and Nextel Communications Inc. announced the availability of the Motorola i760, a fashionable new handset with advanced features, including a large color display and five different ways to communicate.


Tandem Ions May Lead the Way to Better Atomic Clocks

Tandem Ions May Lead the Way to Better Atomic Clocks

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NIST Detects “Ticks” in Aluminum, with Help from Intermediary Atom Physicists at the Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have used the natural oscillations of two dif ...


UniS scientists to investigate the secrets of the universe

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The Nuclear Physics Group at the University of Surrey has been awarded a large scale grant worth almost half a million pounds (£483k) from the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to synthesise and ...


World First ~ The Walkman™ phones 100

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Sony Ericsson announces first global search for the world’s favourite music Do you love driving to the Rolling Stones or dancing to Madonna? Sony Ericsson is compiling ‘The Walkman phones 100’ - the first soundtrack of the wor ...



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