Predicting the next big wave
Mar 03, 2005 |
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UQ engineer Hubert Chanson is working with world experts in coastal and river hydraulics to better predict tsunami damage of coastlines. "There are a number of models to predict tsunami propagation in deep water but the ...
Incredible journey through 'hobbit' brain
Mar 03, 2005 |
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Florida State University professor and chair of anthropology Dean Falk led an international team of scientists on an incredible virtual journey through the tiny brain of an 18,000 year-old hobbit-sized human. What they found ...
New standard mass made with ISTC help
Mar 03, 2005 |
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This program began three years ago and it involves scientists from eight countries. The task is immense. A new standard mass will be created with maximum possible precision on a modern level of development for world science ...
Nuclear reactor as a cancer cure
Mar 03, 2005 |
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Despite the millions of dollars that have been invested into research to improve methods of treatments for various types of cancer, oncological diseases continue to have a high mortality rate, remaining one of the main causes ...
Astronomers Measure Slowest Motion Across The Sky
Mar 03, 2005 |
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In the March 4th issue of Science, astronomers report that they have measured the slowest ever motion of a galaxy across the plane of the sky. This distant whirlpool of stars appears to creep along despite its actual speed ...
Mars Rovers Break Driving Records, Examine Salty Soil
Mar 03, 2005 |
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On three consecutive days, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity accomplished unprecedented feats of martian motion, covering more total ground in that period than either Opportunity or its twin, Spirit, ...
UK scientists set to glimpse Rosetta as it swings by Earth
Mar 03, 2005 |
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One year into its twelve year journey to Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Rosetta mission will make a “close” flyby of Earth on Friday 4th March. UK scientists involved in ...
Siemens Brings GPS to the Cell Phone Network
Mar 03, 2005 |
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Siemens has developed a solution that’s making it easier for mobile phone companies to offer their customers virtual guided tours and other positioning services. This is possible thanks to A-GPS (Assisted Global Positioning ...
Probing Question: Can a human survive a trip to Mars?
Mar 03, 2005 |
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President Bush’s recent proposal to focus NASA’s efforts on manned space exploration has rekindled efforts to define the human limits on long voyages in deep space. According to Jim Pawelczyk, associate professor of kinesiology ...
TI Introduces Industry's Smallest LVPECL/LVDS Oscillator Buffers
Mar 03, 2005 |
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Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) today introduced eight new high gain output oscillator buffers. Measuring just 2 x 2 x 0.55 mm, the new oscillator products enable designers to save space while also minimizing jitter and ...
Progress Cargo Craft Arrives at Space Station
Mar 03, 2005 |
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An unpiloted Russian cargo craft with about 2.3 tons of supplies and equipment aboard docked Wednesday with the International Space Station. The ISS Progress 17 spacecraft docked at 3:10 p.m. EST to the aft ...
Three High-Performance Semiconductor Laser Emission Sources Commercialized
Mar 03, 2005 |
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Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation and NTT Electronics Corporation have endeavored to commercialize new laser emission sources that are optimum for next-generation communication systems and applications in non-communication ...
Undercover Stars Among Exoplanet Candidates
Mar 03, 2005 |
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An international team of astronomers have accurately determined the radius and mass of the smallest core-burning star known until now. The observations were performed in March 2004 with the FLAMES multi-fibre ...
Intel Sees More Natural, Humanized Computing In The Coming Decade
Mar 03, 2005 |
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Intel Corporation today outlined its vision to develop technologies over the next few years that will bring "digital intelligence" to future electronics products. The plan is to deliver technologies that will be more intuitive, ...
Toshiba Launches White LED Driver IC Targeted At Cell Phone Backlighting Applications
Mar 03, 2005 |
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Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC)* today announced a new driver IC that powers the white light-emitting diodes (LEDs) used to backlight color liquid-crystal display (LCD) panels in mobile devices such as ...
