Archive: 04/04/2006
Enzyme study may lead to new SARS drugs
Scientists at the University of Illinois say a study of an enzyme that causes severe acute respiratory syndrome may lead to new drugs.
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Minority youth education goals studied
A University of Alberta study suggests minority youths have higher educational goals due to their families' values.
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Survey: Environmental pessimism abounds
A Stanford University survey suggests most Americans are pessimistic about the state of the environment and want action taken to improve it.
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Scientists Develop Switchable Focus Eyeglass Lenses
Optical scientists have developed eyeglass lenses that switch focus in a blink of an eye. Optical scientists at The University of Arizona have developed new switchable, flat, liquid crystal diffractive lenses ...
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Researchers use nanodots to boost superconductivity
Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers have demonstrated a way to sustain high supercurrents in wires in the presence of a large applied magnetic field -- a step which could greatly expand practical applications of superconductors. ...
Apr 04, 2006 |
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New research aims to plug holes in VOIP before they happen
The National Science Foundation has issed four awards totaling $600,000 to the University of North Texas to lead a multi-university collaboration to develop a geographically distributed, secure test bed to ...
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New concept for bendable packaged ultra-thin chips presented
IMEC and its associated laboratory INTEC of the University of Ghent jointly developed a new process flow for ultra-thin chip packages resulting in bendable packaged chips of only 50µm thickness. The technology enables embedding ...
Apr 04, 2006 |
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'Picture positive': Lost photos confirm fossil find
The researcher who discovered Paralititan stromeri, one of the most massive animals ever to walk the Earth, now is "picture-positive" about another dinosaur fossil find by a famous German researcher, Ernst ...
Apr 04, 2006 |
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Study: Alpine glaciers may nearly vanish
The World Glacier Monitoring Service is warning Europe's Alps might lose three-quarters of its glaciers to global warming during the coming century.
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Briefs: IDC names Top 10 wireless rising stars
There are 10 wireless companies to keep an eye out for as the sector continues to evolve rapidly in terms of technology and content, a research group said.
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Britain feels heat of NTL's Virgin buyout
Getting more services for less money. That could well be what many British customers will be getting if NTL's buyout of Virgin Mobile works out as planned as they propose to offer mobile, fixed-line, broadband, and television ...
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Briefs: Digi debuts wired-wireless net core module
Digi International has released what it said Tuesday was the first embedded core module with wired and wireless networking capabilities.
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Fruit fly 'spineless' gene studied
New York University researchers have discovered a gene that's involved with a fruit fly's antenna development also gives the organism its color vision.
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Coal for hydrogen: Experiments examine hydrogen-production benefits of clean coal burning
Sandia National Laboratories researchers are studying the burning characteristics of coal to prepare the way for the coming of a hydrogen economy. That’s because while there are many long-term options for providing ...
Apr 04, 2006 |
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Researchers Determine How Plants Decide Where to Position Their Leaves and Flowers
One of the quests of modern biologists is to understand how cells talk to each other in order to determine where to form major organs. An international team of biologists has solved a part of this puzzle by combining state-of-the-art ...
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