Google makes books available online
Nov 03, 2005 |
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Google said Thursday it will make public-domain books available on its Web site -- but said it would limit access to any copyrighted material for now.
Improved Materials Dominate Chip Evolution
Nov 03, 2005 |
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Material innovation has replaced scaling as the primary source of performance and feature improvements in leading-edge CMOS semiconductors, IBM technologist Paul Farrar, Jr. told attendees at the ISMI Symposium on Manufacturing ...
Asking forgiveness is not always as easy as saying 'I'm sorry'
Nov 03, 2005 |
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Tales of corporate scandal and political misdeeds have made spectacular headlines in recent years - just the mention of Enron or Bill Clinton conjure up memories of those offenses. But on a day-to-day basis, most people don ...
Astronomers close to seeing the unseeable
Nov 03, 2005 |
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Astronomers say they've identified a "supermassive" black hole with a diameter 20 times that of the sun at the center of the Milky Way galaxy. (see also http://www.physorg.com/news7831.html)
New Orleans-style disaster could happen again - in California
Nov 03, 2005 |
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Is California vulnerable to a New Orleans-style levee break? "The land in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, where California's two great rivers drain into San Francisco Bay, lies as much as 20 feet below sea level," war ...
Ocean-Injection Strategy for Combating Greenhouse Effect
Nov 03, 2005 |
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In searching for ways to counteract the greenhouse effect, some scientists have proposed capturing the culprit---carbon dioxide---as it is emitted from power plants, then liquefying the gas and injecting it into the ocean. ...
Humidity influences gecko adhesion ability
Nov 03, 2005 |
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Germany scientists say they're closer to understanding how geckos climb walls, walk upside down across ceilings and perform other feats of adherence.
'Smart' Buildings to Guide Future First Responders
Nov 03, 2005 |
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NIST researchers are studying how "intelligent" building systems can be used by firefighters, police and other first responders to accurately assess emergency conditions in real-time. One of the biggest problems faced by ...
Technology Promises to Make Biofuels Affordable; Contributes to Energy Independence
Nov 03, 2005 |
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A partnership between two Clarkson University researchers and John Gaus, an entrepreneur, is transferring chemical process technology from the laboratory to the biofuels marketplace. Their efforts promise to contribute to ...
Mars Kicks Up the Dust as It Makes Closest Approach to Earth
Nov 03, 2005 |
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NASA's Hubble Space Telescope snapped this picture of Mars on October 28, within a day of its closest approach to Earth on the night of October 29. Hubble astronomers were also excited to have captured a regional ...
Kazakhstan Will Not Lower Rent For Baikonur Space Center
Nov 03, 2005 |
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Kazakhstan does not plan to lower the rent it is charging Russia for the Baikonur space center, the head of Kazakh company Kazkosmos said Tuesday, reports RIA Novosti.
Tips for Staying Safe on the Internet
Nov 03, 2005 |
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Dan Barker, the co-owner of Strategic Data Integration in Hillsborough, N.C., and an editor of “Certified Internet Webmaster Foundations for Dummies,” teaches the Duke Continuing Studies course "PC Threats: Spam, Scams & ...
Solving the mystery of the Tibetan Plateau
Nov 03, 2005 |
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A University of Alberta physicist who helped solve the age-old mystery of what keeps afloat the highest plateau on earth has added more pieces to the Tibetan puzzle. Dr. Martyn Unsworth has uncovered new research about the ...
Microsoft looks to Internet for growth
Nov 03, 2005 |
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Microsoft's launch of Web-based services puts the company more squarely on the Internet in the hopes of keeping up with online titans such as Google and Yahoo!.
Three caiman lizards born in Chicago
Nov 03, 2005 |
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Chicago's Shedd Aquarium has announced the birth of three caiman lizards, the first born in a North America zoo or aquarium.
