Windmill farm

MIT team analyzes wind energy potential in Northeast

Space & Earth /

created Jan 02, 2006 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (14) | comments 0

There's more to determining the value of wind power than knowing which way the wind blows -- or even how hard. MIT researchers studying winds off the Northeast coast have found that estimating the potential ...


Quick Nanocontainer Construction

Nanotechnology /

created Jan 02, 2006 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (10) | comments 0

Nanoscale containers are in high demand because of their ability to enclose molecules. They can, for example, be used as molecular reaction chambers for controlled chemical reactions or as transporters and storage containers ...


Kodak Unveils World’s First Dual-Lens Digital Camera

Kodak Unveils World’s First Dual-Lens Digital Camera

Electronics /

created Jan 02, 2006 | popularity 3 / 5 (10) | comments 0

Ultra-Wide Angle and Zoom Lenses in Compact Body Kicking off this week’s 2006 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Eastman Kodak Company today introduced the world’s first dual-lens digital still camera, ...


Microscopic view of a colony of original human embryonic stem cell lines. Credit: Jeff Miller.

Scientists grow two new stem cell lines in animal cell-free culture

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created Jan 02, 2006 | popularity 3 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Scientists working at the WiCell Research Institute, a private laboratory affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison, have developed a precisely defined stem cell culture system free of animal cells ...


Night eating linked to psychiatric patient

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created Jan 02, 2006 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Night eating syndrome is a common disorder among psychiatric outpatients that is associated with substance use and obesity, says a U.S. study.


Pluto's Horizon

Pluto probe to be launched in 2 weeks

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created Jan 02, 2006 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

NASA's unmanned first flight to Pluto is set for launch on Jan. 17 and if all goes well will be back with a load of scientific goodies in July of 2015.


whales

Research tracks whales by listening to sounds

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created Jan 02, 2006 | popularity 3 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Researchers have developed a new tool to help them study endangered whales – autonomous hydrophones that can be deployed in the ocean to record the unique clicks, pulses and calls of different whale species. ...


Fish evolve a longer lifespan by evolving a longer period during which they reproduce

Fish evolve a longer lifespan by evolving a longer period during which they reproduce

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created Jan 02, 2006 | popularity 2.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

A UC Riverside-led research team has found that as some populations of an organism evolve a longer lifespan, they do so by increasing only that segment of the lifespan that contributes to “fitness” – the relative ...


CES comes to Vegas

CES comes to Vegas

Electronics /

created Jan 02, 2006 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

From Jan. 5 to Jan. 8, Las Vegas is going to be flooded with electronic geeks and gear heads from around the world as they prepare to host one of the largest conventions in the world, The Consumer Electronic ...


A prototype CONE in Goldberg's laboratory.

Robot Cameras in the Wild

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created Jan 02, 2006 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Almost every night, cars are broken into in Yosemite National Park. It's classic smash-and-dash. Windows are shattered and goods stolen. It's not a human crime ring though. The thieves are black bears and they're ...


India balks at further telecom fee cuts

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created Jan 02, 2006 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The Indian government has rejected a proposal to cut telecom licensing and spectrum fees rather than face continuing revenue losses.


Networking: Convergence comes to China

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created Jan 02, 2006 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A number of converged network communications projects are expected to move forward in China this year -- with wired and wireless elements -- spanning from Shanghai to Beijing, experts tell United Press International's Networking. ...



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