Nanogenerator provides continuous power by harvesting energy from the environment
Apr 05, 2007 |
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Researchers have demonstrated a prototype nanometer-scale generator that produces continuous direct-current electricity by harvesting mechanical energy from such environmental sources as ultrasonic waves, ...
Searching for Exotic Particles from Cosmic-Ray Collisions
Apr 05, 2007 |
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Our planet is constantly bombarded with cosmic rays. Most collide with atoms in our atmosphere, producing sprays of particles that fall to the ground, thousands striking each square meter every second. Cosmic rays with extremely ...
An X-ray Time Machine?
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Apr 05, 2007 |
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There's nothing new about using x-rays to look at bones. But using them on bones a hundred million years old is another story. This week, a team of researchers visiting SSRL is finding that when it comes to ...
Super-cool work could expose quantum behavior
Apr 05, 2007 |
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Using a laser-cooling technique that could one day allow scientists to observe quantum behavior in large objects, MIT researchers have cooled a coin-sized object to within one degree of absolute zero.
Comcast Cuts Off Bandwidth Hogs
Apr 05, 2007 |
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The telecom giant is warning customers to avoid excessive bandwidth consumption or risk being disconnected for up to a year.
Deep Impact Extended Mission Could Probe Deeper Into Solar System Origin
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 05, 2007 |
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In July, 2005, the Deep Impact spacecraft released a probe that blasted a crater in comet Tempel 1, spilling its elements into space so scientists could discover its composition. The assault was justified because ...
Research suggests Ford was not the true father of mass automated car production
Apr 05, 2007 |
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Henry Ford has long been heralded as the father of modern mass automotive production. However, a controversial new paper by two Cardiff University researchers suggests that history may have got the wrong man.
ACID Scans Web for Pirated Multimedia
Apr 05, 2007 |
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The Virage division of Autonomy has developed search technology that can scan the Web for pirated video and multimedia clips.
Ancient Genetic Material Keeps Pups Pint-Sized
Biology /
Apr 05, 2007 |
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Soon after humans began domesticating dogs 12,000 to 15,000 years ago, they started breeding small canines. Now, scientists from the University of Utah and seven other institutions have identified a piece of ...
Study: There Is No Shortage of U.S. Engineers
Apr 05, 2007 |
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A new study argues that the offshoring of U.S. jobs is caused by cost savings and not a shortage of U.S. engineers or better education in China. However, the study warns that the United States is losing its global edge.
Researchers use 'nanopore channels' to precisely detect DNA
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Apr 05, 2007 |
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Researchers at Purdue's Birck Nanotechnology Center have shown how "nanopore channels" can be used to rapidly and precisely detect specific sequences of DNA as a potential tool for genomic applications in ...
AMD Launches 3.0GHz Opteron Processors
Apr 05, 2007 |
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AMD is launching two additional dual-core processors for two-way, four-way and eight-ways systems, and touting new benchmark studies.
Biofuels: More than just ethanol
Apr 05, 2007 |
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As the United States looks to alternate fuel sources, ethanol has become one of the front runners. Farmers have begun planting corn in the hopes that its potential new use for corn will be a new income source. What many ...
Nanocylinders deliver medicine better than nanospheres
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Apr 05, 2007 |
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Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine & School of Engineering and Applied Science have discovered a better way to deliver drugs to tumors. By using a cylindrical-shaped carrier they were able sustain ...
Mutation improves memory, may lead to memory-enhancing pill
Apr 05, 2007 |
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A mind-altering mutation in mice results in an enhanced long-term memory, researchers report in the April 6, 2007 issue of the journal Cell, published by Cell Press. These findings point to a potential target for the develo ...
