Cell respiration process is identified
Apr 06, 2006 |
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University of Helsinki scientists have identified an internal electron transfer reaction that starts the proton pump mechanism of the respiratory enzyme.
Plants used to detect gas leaks, from outer space!
Apr 06, 2006 |
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Gas leaks can be potentially life threatening in the home, but the presence of gas stresses out plants too. Professor Mike Steven and colleagues from the University of Nottingham have found that changes in ...
Wireless-phone domain name '.mobi'
Apr 06, 2006 |
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The first Internet address exclusively for cell phones, .mobi, was unveiled Thursday by Mobile Top Level Domain.
Major Kaposi's sarcoma discovery announced
Apr 06, 2006 |
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Government scientists say they've found a human cell surface molecule involved with the Kaposi's sarcoma herpes virus.
Window on another world
Apr 06, 2006 |
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Call it underwater reality TV. McGill University researchers and their partners will place a camera on the ocean floor, 100 metres below sea level off the coast of Vancouver Island, to relay images in real time on the Internet ...
Russia readies bird flu vaccines
Apr 06, 2006 |
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Russia is conducting clinical trials of bird flu vaccines by which it hopes to avoid a bird-flu pandemic that could affect up to one-third of the population.
Semiconductor companies spar over patent
Apr 06, 2006 |
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Semiconductor technology firm Nanometrics Inc. this week sued competitor Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. in a California court for patent infringement.
Vodafone's restructuring brings good cheer
Apr 06, 2006 |
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Vodafone has had more than its share of drama in recent weeks as senior executives rushed to air their grievances publicly about the state of affairs at the mobile group. So investors were particularly pleased ...
British air pollution: still unacceptable
Apr 06, 2006 |
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A British study issued Wednesday says air pollution from cars, factories and homes shortens the lives of everyone in Britain by approximately eight months.
Robots may take over polar exploration
Apr 06, 2006 |
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The day may soon come when robots assume much of the responsibility for Antarctic exploration, U.S. scientists reported at a conference in Vienna.
Fossil Museum on the Web
Apr 06, 2006 |
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Ancient shells, dinosaur bones and other fossils are on display at http://www.3Dmuseum.org, a virtual gallery created by Ryosuke Motani, an assistant professor of geology at UC Davis. The Web interface allows users to turn, zo ...
Power of speech drives military vehicles
Apr 06, 2006 |
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Speech recognition specialist VoxGen has been selected to add speech interface technology to a system, developed for the Department of Defense by Rochester Institute of Technology, which provides for effective maintenance, ...
New Siemens base station for 3G wireless
Apr 06, 2006 |
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Siemens released a new base station Thursday that works with both second-generation and third-generation GSM wireless communications.
Briefs: Nokia wins Myanmar network deal
Apr 06, 2006 |
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Nokia won a radio-network contract from Myanmar's Warid Telecom.
Briefs: Sprint music downloads gaining popularity
Apr 06, 2006 |
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Sprint said more than 2 million songs have been downloaded from its music site since it was launched in late October.
