Archive: 01/05/2006
Briefs: Sirius to start Playboy channel
Sirius Satellite Radio and Playboy Enterprises Thursday said they will be launching a Playboy-branded radio channel within the next few months.
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SBTV poll shows increased tech investment
The majority of small-business owners will be focused on marketing, sales and investment in new technology in 2006, a new poll reports.
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Consumer Electronic Show: Day 1
Day 1 of the sprawling Consumer Electronic Show proved how important convergence and high-definition technology will be in 2006. From the HD-DVD promotion group's launch party to Sony's exhibit of its new HD camcorder, HD ...
Jan 05, 2006 |
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Scientists redate Neanderthal fossils
Scientists say two Neanderthal fossils excavated from Vindija Cave in Croatia in 1998 may be 3,000-4,000 years older than originally thought.
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Breast cancer gene predicts survival
Researchers say a gene expressed during breast cancer may help predict the outcome of the disease.
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Study reveals classic symbiotic relationship between ants, bacteria
Ants that tend and harvest gardens of fungus have a secret weapon against the parasites that invade their crops: antibiotic-producing bacteria that the insects harbor on their bodies.
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Advances in Solid-state Lighting Promise Higher Energy Efficiency and Greater Design Flexibility
Considering the growing importance of energy savings and environment friendliness, solid-state lighting is emerging a highly competent and viable alternative to existing lighting technologies. While light emitting diodes ...
Jan 05, 2006 |
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ORNL physicist Hix cited as top young investigator
William Raphael Hix of the Physics Division of the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory has won the 2006 Young Investigator Award from Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society.
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Research Debunks Pathogen Evolution Hypotheses
In a classic case of “chicken or egg” detective work, scientists at North Carolina State University and The Institute for Genomic Research have concluded that previous hypotheses about the evolution of one of the world’s ...
Jan 05, 2006 |
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Tiny Marine Organisms Reflect Ocean Warming
Sediment cores collected from the seafloor off Southern California suggest that plankton populations in the Northeastern Pacific have changed significantly since the early 1900s, and that the changes closely ...
Jan 05, 2006 |
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Next International Space Station Crew Announced
NASA and its international partners have selected astronaut Jeffrey Williams and Russian cosmonaut Pavel Vinogradov as the next crew for the International Space Station, designated as Expedition 13.
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Las Vegas glitters with next-generation gadgets
The world's biggest electronics fair opened Thursday with high-definition televisions, next-generation DVD players and all-in-one communication tools blazing a trail for the digital future.
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Lenovo Plans to Embed Cingular WWAN in Upcoming ThinkPads
Lenovo and Cingular Wireless today announced plans to integrate wireless wide area network (WWAN) technology from Cingular in upcoming versions of ThinkPad notebooks. ThinkPad users will have built-in, immediate high-speed ...
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InPhase Develops Holographic-ROM for Consumer Devices
InPhase Technologies today announced it has developed and is shipping the first Holographic-ROM (H-ROM) media targeted for use in consumer devices. Data are recorded into the Tapestry HDS4000 media with the ...
Jan 05, 2006 |
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HP Introduces Mobile Broadband Notebook PC
HP today introduced a mobile broadband notebook that allows users to stay connected at broadband speeds to corporate networks, email and the Internet without being tied to a wireless hotspot.
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