Greenhouse gases from the deep sea
Mar 02, 2006 |
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Methane from the bottom of the sea contributes more to global warming than previously assumed. Scientists of the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar- and Marine Research investigated a mud volcano located in ...
Xbox 360: Roundup and Review
Mar 02, 2006 |
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In the ensuing war of the third-generation video-game consoles, Microsoft launched the first volley this past November with the release of its Xbox 360. Despite ample publicity, the Xbox 360 has come under scrutiny. A much-hyped launch fell short of meeting demand with limi ...
Nano World: New microphone microscope tip
Mar 02, 2006 |
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New microscopic probes resembling mergers between needles and microphones could help speedily measure chemical and mechanical properties of a material or a drug with just one poke, experts told UPI's Nano World.
Magnetic Fields Sculpt Narrow Jets From Dying Star
Mar 02, 2006 |
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Molecules spewed outward from a dying star are confined into narrow jets by a tightly-wound magnetic field, according to astronomers who used the National Science Foundation's Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) ...
Group: Don't rebury Hawaiian artifacts
Mar 02, 2006 |
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Artifacts found in a Hawaiian lava tube should be put on display and studied, not buried, a group of native Hawaiians said Thursday.
Foam Issues Still Dog Shuttle Launch
Mar 02, 2006 |
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Potential problems with the insulating foam covering the main fuel tank continue to occupy a great deal of time for and attention by NASA's space shuttle mission managers enough so that the orbiter's prospects ...
Total Solar Eclipse To Be Webcast Live
Mar 02, 2006 |
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The Exploratorium said Monday it will produce a live telecast March 29 of a solar eclipse from several locations along the path of totality. The first darkening will occur on the western shore of Brazil, and then will move ...
Study: Brain cells have death system
Mar 02, 2006 |
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Harvard Medical School scientists in Boston announced Wednesday they have identified a protein that directly regulates cell death in the brain.
Buzz builds for Microsoft Origami debut
Mar 02, 2006 |
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The tech community continued speculating about Microsoft's mysterious Origami Project Thursday following announcement of a release date.
Early Andean maize is unearthed
Mar 02, 2006 |
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Archaeologists say they've found evidence that ancient Peruvians grew maize more than a millennium earlier than previously thought.
Does Titan's methane originate from underground?
Mar 02, 2006 |
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Data from ESA's Huygens probe have been used to validate a new model of the evolution of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, showing that its methane supply may be locked away in a kind of methane-rich ice.
Miniature synchrotron produces first light
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Mar 02, 2006 |
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In 2004 Lyncean Technologies announced the construction of the Compact Light Source (CLS), a miniature synchrotron to produce high-intensity, tunable, near-monochromatic X-ray beams. The Compact Light Source was specifically ...
Computer Simulation, Lab Synthesis Sift Through Universe of Possible Molecules for the Best
Mar 02, 2006 |
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Duke University theoretical chemists are investigating a new computer method that could help scientists identify the best molecules for drugs, electronic devices or an array of other uses. Their method would ...
Bird flu spreads to Switzerland
Mar 02, 2006 |
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A British laboratory has reportedly confirmed the H5N1 strain of avian flu has spread to Switzerland.
Mars Rover Update Preparing For Another Winter
Mar 02, 2006 |
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In a race to collect as much scientific data as possible before the onset of the Martian winter, Spirit climbed to the top of the formation in Gusev Crater called Home Plate and acquired images of the surrounding terrain. ...
