Artificial muscles based on conducting polymer and carbon nanotubes
Jan 05, 2005 |
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Work Could Lead to Advanced Limbs for Amputees, Robots Researchers at the NanoTech Institute at The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) have been awarded a $750,000, 20-month grant to develop artificial muscles that convert ...
Nested metal-organic frameworks as possible novel hydrogen storage materials
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Jan 05, 2005 |
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The success of hydrogen technology for driving vehicles depends on the storage of hydrogen, for which a truly satisfying solution has yet to be found. A team of scientists from the University of North Carolina and the Uni ...
Aerodynamic Improvements & Flow Control System Boost Fuel Efficiency in Heavy Trucks
Jan 05, 2005 |
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Flow control techniques and aerodynamic improvements developed at the Georgia Institute of Technology could save the U.S. trucking industry hundreds of millions of gallons of fuel per year. Recent tests don ...
Power line data transmission capacity: Bigger than DSL or cable
Jan 05, 2005 |
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Penn State engineers have developed a new model for high-speed broadband transmissions over U.S. overhead electric power lines and estimate that, at full data rate handling capacity, the lines can provide bit rates that far ...
Most Powerful Eruption in the Universe Discovered
Jan 05, 2005 |
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Astronomers have found the most powerful eruption in the universe using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. A super massive black hole generated this eruption by growing at a remarkable rate. This discovery ...
Apple Upgrades Xserve G5
Jan 05, 2005 |
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Dual 2.3 GHz PowerPC G5 Processors, 1.15 GHz System Bus & Up to 1.2TB of Storage The Xserve G5 offers dense power in a 1U server with dual 64-bit G5 processors at speeds of up to 2.3GHz. An award-winning UNIX ...
New 'Pure Light' Technology Makes Computer Screens, Cell Phone Displays More Power Efficient
Jan 05, 2005 |
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Flat screens have replaced bulky, energy-gobbling tube-style computer screens on the desks of many businesses and homes, but scientists at the University of Rochester have found that even these power-sipping screens have ...
Seagate Set to Ship 5GB CF Photo Hard Drive for Digital Cameras
Jan 05, 2005 |
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Seagate, the world's number-one consumer electronics hard drive designer, announced today at CES that the Seagate CompactFlash Photo Hard Drive, with a massive 5GB capacity, begins shipping next month into retail stores across ...
Novel Zigzag Shape Gives Sensors Magnetic Appeal
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Jan 05, 2005 |
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Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have designed tiny magnetic sensors in a "zigzag" shape that are simpler in design and likely will be cheaper to make than conventional ...
New Protein Holds Promise For Use In Medicine And Nanoscience
Jan 05, 2005 |
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Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have succeeded in discovering and isolating a new protein from the poplar tree with special structural and qualitative characteristics that could have consequences ...
HP Unveils Next Phase of its Digital Entertainment Strategy
Jan 05, 2005 |
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Company announces industry's first HDTV media hub, next-generation HP Digital Entertainment Centers, and a full line of new TVs and projectors In advance of the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, HP today kicke ...
Optware Makes Bold Move To Standardize Holographic Versatile Disc
Jan 05, 2005 |
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OPTWARE Corporation, a developer of Holographic Information Storage Products, today jointly announced with its Partners that Ecma International, the industry association dedicated to standardization of Information and Communication ...
AMD and DivXNetworks provide infrastructure that enables digital home
Jan 05, 2005 |
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Today, AMD announced support for the upcoming DivX Connected Certification Program from DivXNetworks, Inc. The DivX Connected Program is a comprehensive technology initiative that connects digital media from the PC to consumer ...
LG Electronics, ARM To Provide Consumers With High Quality HDTV Experience
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ARM today announced at CES, Las Vegas, NV., that LG Electronics, Inc. has licensed ARM OptimoDETM embedded signal processing technology for use in its video encoding and decoding product lines. LG Electronics selected OptimoDE ...
Soitec, ATDF to Develop Multi-Gate Field Effect Transistors (MuGFETs) for 45-nm Technology and Beyond
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In an effort to accelerate the development of new-generation transistors, Soitec, today announced its participation as the SOI substrate supplier in a development program led by ATDF -- Advanced Technology Development Facility ...
