Cartoon of an atom emitting a photon

Emission of light under control: "lifetime-warp" in a photonic crystal

Physics /

created Aug 06, 2004 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

When you flip a light switch, a steady stream of photons is emitted by millions of atoms inside a light bulb. All atoms emit light at random instants in time, just like rain drops ticking on a roof. A team of ...


Computers alone won't create knowledge economy

Technology /

created Aug 06, 2004 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The "build it and they will come" approach to economic development won't create the next Silicon Valley, Penn State researchers say. "Some people have the naive view that if a region gets fiber optic cables, computers and a ...


T-Mobile Sidekick II

Technology /

created Aug 06, 2004 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Building on Success of first SidekickTM, Marquee Device Features Slimmer Design, Integrated Camera and Built-In Speakerphone, Some of the Many Upgraded Features Some of the biggest names in sports and entertainment will be ...


NASA Extends TRMM Operations Through 2004 Hurricane Season

Space & Earth /

created Aug 06, 2004 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

NASA will extend operation of the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) through the end of 2004, in light of a recent request from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The extension, to be und ...


New Method for Earthquakes Prediction

Space & Earth /

created Aug 06, 2004 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists at Stockholm University in Sweden may have developed a new method for predicting earthquakes with the help of geochemistry. The method involves metering the content of certain metals in underground water, which change ...


ESA's Envisat environmental satellite

Envisat's rainbow vision detects ground moving at pace fingernails grow

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created Aug 06, 2004 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Originally developed to pinpoint attacking aircraft during World War Two, today's advanced radar technology can detect a very different moving target: shifts of the Earth's crust that occur as slowly as the ...


Spirit Mars Photo

Two Mars Rovers Advenrure: No Lakes Found So Far

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The new reports state that, in its first three months, Spirit found no evidence of lake-related (lacustrine) deposits. "Any lacustrine sediments that may exist at this location within Gusev apparently have b ...


Simple method may improve computer memory, catalysts, ceramic/metal seals, and nanodevices

Nanotechnology /

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A method that creates smooth and strong interfaces between metals and metal oxides without high-temperature brazing has been patented by researchers at the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Sandia National Labora ...


TI INTRODUCES INDUSTRY'S FIRST 3.3 V SUPPLY PECL/TTL TRANSLATORS

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Low-Voltage Devices Among Seven New PECL Products Replacing Discontinued Agere Devices Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) today introduced seven pseudo emitter-coupled logic (PECL) and translator/transistor logic (TTL) d ...


Cross-sectional view of a multi-layer condenser created on a resin circuit board (FR4)

Fujitsu: World's First Technologies to Form and Multi-layer High Dielectric Constant Ceramic Film on Resin Circuit Board

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Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd., in collaboration with the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) of Japan, today announced that they have jointly developed the ...



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