Archive: 06/05/2006
Scientists try to interpret horse speak
U.S. researchers are listening to horse vocalizations in an attempt to interpret how stress is communicated when the animals whinny.
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Jun 05, 2006 |
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HTC's Dopod deal seen as positive for IPO
There may be a surge in multi-tasking personal digital assistant phones across Asia, or so there would be if High Tech Computer's plans pan out.
Jun 05, 2006 |
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New kind of mutation is reported
Belgium scientists say they have discovered a new kind of mutation that might be at the origin of many phenotypes in various species.
Jun 05, 2006 |
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FEI systems selected for Russian center
The FEI Company announced Monday that three of its systems have been selected as core enabling tools for a new Russian nanotechnology facility.
Jun 05, 2006 |
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EU revises position on software patents
Is software patentable in Europe? Following questioning from a member of the European parliament, the European Commission recently released a statement containing strong implications that computer programs aren't patentable, ...
Jun 05, 2006 |
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Marmots are returned to the Dolomites
Twenty pairs of marmots -- Europe's version of the U.S.'s groundhog -- have been reintroduced into Italy's National Park of the Belluno Dolomites.
Biology /
Jun 05, 2006 |
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Shuttling Electrons
“We are trying to understand quantum nano-electro-mechanical systems,” Jason Twamley explains to PhysOrg.com. “These systems display richer dynamics and interactions than one can obtain with quantum optical ...
Jun 05, 2006 |
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Group Living Takes a Toll on Galaxies
Astronomers have detected substantial amounts of filamentary, cold gas in compact groups of galaxies, highlighting what may be an important force in galactic evolution, scientists announced today at the American ...
Jun 05, 2006 |
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New software 'teaches' computers how to identify beauty
Beauty is no longer just in the eye of the beholder-computers "taught" to evaluate photographs can match people's aesthetic judgments of "beautiful" or "pretty" more than 70 percent of the time, according to Penn State researchers.
Jun 05, 2006 |
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Carbon Dots Newest Member of Brightly Luminescent Nanoparticle Family
Chemists at Clemson University have developed a new type of quantum dot that is the first to be made from carbon. Like their metal-based counterparts, these nanoscale "carbon dots" glow brightly when exposed to light and ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jun 05, 2006 |
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Scientists predict pulsar starquakes
Scientists have discovered how to predict earthquake-like events in pulsars, the dense remains of exploded stars. These are violent episodes that likely crack a pulsar's dense crust and momentarily increase its spin rate.
Jun 05, 2006 |
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Growing Nanostructures on Micro Cantilever Provides New Platform for Materials Discovery
Researchers have developed a new technique that could provide detailed information about the growth of carbon nanotubes and other nanometer-scale structures as they are being produced. The technique offers ...
Jun 05, 2006 |
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Samsung Introduces Advanced Mobile and Digital Information Displays
Samsung Electronics, the world's largest provider of thin-film transistor, liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panels, will introduce a 3.5" LCD with embedded touch screen, and the first-ever 7" LCD driven by ...
Jun 05, 2006 |
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Downstream ecosystems aided by Beaver dams
U.S. scientists say beavers, known for their beneficial environmental effects near their dams, are also critical in maintaining downstream ecosystems.
Jun 05, 2006 |
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Cloner proposes genetic altering
A British scientist who helped produce the world's first cloned mammal proposes creating cloned babies genetically altered to prevent hereditary disease.
Jun 05, 2006 |
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