HP Licenses Technology to Create Nanoscale Electronic Devices
May 02, 2007 |
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HP today announced that it is beginning to reap returns from its 10-year investment in nanoscale electronics with the licensing of technology that could enable the fabrication of semiconductor chips significantly more powerful ...
Once-a-year drug reduces fractures from osteoporosis
May 02, 2007 |
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A treatment for osteoporosis delivered once a year is as effective as current monthly or weekly osteoporosis regimens at reducing the incidence of bone fractures, according to a new study led by a UCSF research team.
Web services 'wizard' may help computers do people's work, scientist says
Technology / Computer Sciences
May 02, 2007 |
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Planning a vacation. Coordinating relief efforts after a disaster. Running a business. Getting things done takes a lot of human effort. That may change if Charles Petrie, a senior research scientist in the Stanford Logic ...
Hubble finds multiple stellar 'baby booms' in a globular cluster
May 02, 2007 |
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New observations by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have overturned conventional ideas about the early life of some massive globular clusters, showing that they can go through several periods of intense ...
Study confirms the risk of exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke outdoors
May 02, 2007 |
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Tens of thousands of Americans die each year from secondhand tobacco smoke, according to a 2006 report by the U.S. Surgeon General. While the health risks associated with indoor secondhand smoke are well documented, little ...
Linux Vendors Welcome Dell's Prebundling Move
May 02, 2007 |
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While officials for Red Hat and Novell's SUSE have welcomed the move as good for the industry, they also downplayed its competitive significance.
'Insulator' helps silence genes in dormant herpes virus
May 02, 2007 |
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By adulthood, most people have suffered at least one bout of painful cold sores brought on by the Herpes simplex virus 1, also known as HSV-1. After the initial infection, the virus usually remains in the body, hiding out ...
Study: Kids less prone to false memories
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 02, 2007 |
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A U.S. psychological study suggests children are less prone to experiencing false memories than are adults.
Puzzling Plankton Yield Secrets to Role in Evolution/Global Photosynthesis
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May 02, 2007 |
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The analysis of DNA sequences from tiny green algae have provided new insights into the mystery of how new species of plankton evolve—and further highlights their critical role in managing the global cycling ...
Lonesome George may not be so lonesome after all
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May 02, 2007 |
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A Macquarie University scientist has helped prove that Lonesome George, named by the Guinness Book of Records as the world's rarest living creature may in fact have relatives living nearby.
Gateway to Put Quad-core Desktop, Media Drive in Stores
May 02, 2007 |
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Gateway announces deals with Best Buy, Circuit City and CompUSA that will make it one of the first PC makers to put quad-core desktops on retail shelves.
New Technologies for James Webb Space Telescope Approved Early
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 02, 2007 |
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More than a year ahead of schedule, a team of independent experts has approved all ten new technologies developed for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. Many of the technologies are revolutionary and have never before been ...
'Personality-gene' makes songbirds curious
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May 02, 2007 |
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Whether you are an anxious type, or a fearless person - such individual differences in personality could be partly due to the genes you carry. In humans, it is hard to prove the existence of such "personality ...
Rapid, high-resolution 3-D images of the retina
May 02, 2007 |
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In efforts that may improve diagnoses of many eye diseases, researchers will introduce a new type of laser for providing high-resolution 3-D images of the retina, the part of the eye that converts light to electrical signals ...
Sun's 'Rock' Shines a Little Brighter in First Test
May 02, 2007 |
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The company completes the first test of its new UltraSPARC processor that includes a successful boot of its own Solaris 10 operating system.
