Thinking about moving? Let brain waves do the walking
Dec 05, 2004 |
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Using brain waves to control screen cursor movements, rather than moving a mouse by hand, seems like science fiction! Yet such direct control over our environment is an integral part of the development work being undertaken ...
Quantum memory for light
Dec 05, 2004 |
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Realization of quantum memory for light allows the extension of quantum communication far beyond 100 km In the macroscopic classical world, it is possible to copy information from one device into another. We do this e ...
When will the ice age cometh?
Dec 05, 2004 |
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University of Leeds and Cambridge research into climate change, published today (December 2nd) in Science Express, reveals that there is no regular pattern in the duration of warm phases (interglacials) on land over the last ...
Eyeing the future of ubiquitous computing
Dec 05, 2004 |
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A future in which computers become pervasive, unobtrusive and almost invisible is being brought a step closer by EYES, an IST programme-funded project addressing many of the challenges of creating the sensor networks needed ...
New method measures emotional quality of daily experience
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For Marcel Proust, the taste of a madeleine conjured remembrance of the distant past. In today's multi-tasking, hyper-speed world, it can be a trick to remember what we did yesterday. But a new method of reconstructing the ...
NASA Satellites See El Nino Creep in From the Indian Ocean
Dec 05, 2004 |
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Scientists studied the winds and rains in the eastern Indian Ocean for hints at developing El Ninos. They used that information to create an "Index" or gauge that accurately predicted the El Nino of 2002-2003. ...
Human Activity to Blame For 2003 Heatwave
Dec 05, 2004 |
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Human activity has increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and more than doubled the risk of record-breaking hot European summers, like that of 2003, according to a new study by Peter Stott from the Met Office's Hadley ...
Researchers use physics to analyze dynamics of bestsellers
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Dec 05, 2004 |
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A glowing report in The New York Times or a public relations blitz might send a book's sales soaring temporarily, but such heady buzz doesn't hold up like good old-fashioned word-of-mouth, says a group of researchers that ...
Employees Bring Bad Moods Home, But They Disappear By Morning
Dec 05, 2004 |
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A good night’s sleep may be the remedy for a bad day at work, suggests a new University of Florida study on the unexplored relationship between job satisfaction and the shifting moods of employees. Employees who have str ...
Researchers Uncover Change In Matter's Properties; Bosons Crystallize In 2-D Traps
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Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have unveiled a fundamental change in the properties of matter. The theoretical finding, that bosons placed in two-dimensional harmonic traps will crystallize ...
Nanoscopic gold spheres can be reversibly bound to DNA strands reversibly bound to DNA strands
Dec 05, 2004 |
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How can individual components be assembled into larger functional units? And how can robot arms, for example, be made to "grab" specific nano-objects-and to release them at the right moment? The field of biotechnology presents ...
Toshiba Develops DNA Chip
Dec 05, 2004 |
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According to JCN Network, Toshiba Corporation has announced the development of a highly sensitive electrochemical DNA chip that is able to detect DNA at very low concentrations. The new chip integrates complementary met ...
Yellowstone Lake Shore Changing; UA Scientists Investigating Causes
Dec 05, 2004 |
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A University of Arkansas researcher has found that, in the past 50 years, the shoreline on a segment of Yellowstone Lake has been changing in complex ways that are not completely understood. Barbara Pickup, graduate stu ...
Fujitsu Launches the Ultimate Storage Accessory for Digital Cameras
Dec 05, 2004 |
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Fujitsu Europe today announces the latest edition to its range of MO (magneto-optical) storage products, the DynaMO 1300U2 PHOTO. A combination of a magneto-optical (MO) storage drive and an integrated PCMCIA ...
Student satellite almost ready for space
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Building a satellite takes years and costs millions. Well, not always. Nearly one hundred students from all over Europe have been working hard on SSETI Express. From the drawing board to launch in less than one year, all ...
