Eiffel Tower

Elegant shape of Eiffel Tower solved mathematically

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created Jan 06, 2005 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (13) | comments 0

An American engineer has produced a mathematical model explaining the elegant shape of the Eiffel Tower that was derived from French engineer Gustave Eiffel's writings regarding his own fears about the effects ...


FogScreen

Projecting onto thin air

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created Jan 06, 2005 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

FogScreen is a futuristic innovation that creates a thin white screen of fog. The screen can be projected onto, touched, and even walked through – a sure-fire attention-getter for publicity or educational purposes.


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Kodak Unveils First-of-its-Kind Wi-Fi Digital Camera

Electronics /

created Jan 06, 2005 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

On the eve of the 2005 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Eastman Kodak Company introduced a groundbreaking wireless digital photography system, giving people the freedom to share pictures whenever ...


World's First Commercially Available Chip to Make Home Networking Using HD-PLC Technology a Reality

Technology /

created Jan 06, 2005 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., best known for its Panasonic brand products, announced today it has developed the world's first chipset that puts High Definition Ready, High-speed Power Line Communication (HD-PLC) ...


Sony Offers 4GB High Speed Memory Stick

Electronics /

created Jan 06, 2005 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Sony is doubling the capacity of its flash media product line with the introduction of 4GB Memory Stick PRO (High Speed) media. The new 4GB media is expected to become a valuable tool for users who need to store and easily ...


Freescale Demonstrates World's First Ultra-Wideband-enabled Cell Phone at Consumer Electronics Show

Electronics /

created Jan 06, 2005 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

This week at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Freescale is demonstrating a host of wireless consumer products and prototypes using Ultra-Wideband (UWB), including a UWB-enabled cell phone. Using UWB, the cell phone connects ...


Gravitational lensing image of galaxies (yellow to red) and haloes from clumped dark matter (blue)

Substructure Maps Show that Dark Matter Clumps in Galaxies

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created Jan 06, 2005 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Hubble Space Telescope data, analyzed by a Yale astronomer using gravitational lensing techniques, has generated a spatial map demonstrating the clumped substructure of dark matter inside clusters of galaxies. Clusters of ...


First-light image from the Swift X-ray Telescope

NASA Swift Mission Turns On and Sees a Blast of Bursts

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created Jan 06, 2005 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The NASA-led Swift mission opened its doors to a flurry of gamma ray burst action. Scientists were still calibrating the main instrument, the Burst Alert Telescope (BAT), when the first burst appeared on Decem ...


Governor Announces New $400 Million ASML and IBM

Nanotechnology /

created Jan 06, 2005 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Governor George E. Pataki today, in his 11th Annual State of the State Message, announced that ASML Holding NV and IBM Corporation create a $400 million nanochip research and development at the Albany Center of Excellence ...


Philips demonstrates its state-of-the-art Blu-ray Disc capabilities at CES

Electronics /

created Jan 06, 2005 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Philips Electronics, a world leader in optical storage and a founding member of the Blu-ray Disc Association is demonstrating advanced Blu-ray Disc products and solutions at this year's CES exhibition (January 6 – 9, Las V ...


Visual instruction manual on your mobile - Researchers bring sight to computers

Visual instruction manual on your mobile - Researchers bring sight to computers

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created Jan 06, 2005 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Anyone who has struggled to find the on-off switch on the computer will appreciate a new technology being developed by researchers at the Department of Engineering. In future you will be able to point you ...


Intel CEO Barrett: Silicon And Wireless Innovation Bring New Ways To Enjoy Entertainment

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created Jan 06, 2005 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Intel Corporation CEO Craig Barrett said today that digital technology and innovation are providing consumers with the best of PCs and traditional consumer electronics devices. This trend, combined with the ability to communicate ...


Next-generation steel by magnetic field processing

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created Jan 06, 2005 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New products made of stronger components that are lighter in weight, more energy efficient and have an extended use life may be possible through a technology that can alter the characteristics of steel and other materials.


All in Place for Space Shuttle Return To Flight

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NASA marked a major milestone for the Space Shuttle's Return to Flight, as the redesigned External Tank rolled out today from the barge that carried it to the agency's Kennedy Space Center, Fla. The tank was taken to the ...



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