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Scientists Predict Novel Melt Curve Of Hydrogen Pointing At The Possible Existence Of A New Superfluid State

Scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have discovered a new melt curve of hydrogen, resulting in the possible existence of a novel superfluid - a brand new state of matter As reported in the ...

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NIH awards Emory and Georgia Tech $10 million for partnerships in cancer nanotechnology

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded scientists from Emory University and the Georgia Institute of Technology two new collaborative research grants, totaling nearly $10 million, to establish a multidisciplinary ...

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$12.5 Million in Subcontracts Awarded for Fusion Experiment

The U.S. Department of Energy's (USDOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) has awarded two subcontracts for the fabrication of major components for the National Compact Stellarator Experiment (NCSX) ...

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Next step to the quantum computer

Physicists at the University of Bonn build quantum data memory Physicists from the University of Bonn have succeeded in taking a decisive step forward towards processing quantum information with neutral atoms: in the la ...

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Nokia, Land Rover Offer Advanced Handsfree Solution

Handsfree system with flexible mobile holder for Land Rover vehicles enables use of diverse mobile phones Nokia and Land Rover have jointly developed the Personal Telephone Integration (PTI) System, an integrated automoti ...

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Sopping salts could reveal history of water on Mars

Epsom-like salts believed to be common on Mars may be a major source of water there, say geologists at Indiana University Bloomington and Los Alamos National Laboratory. In their report in this week's Nature, ...

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Smart watch system could help busy, forgetful people keep track of necessities

Reminding About Tagged Objects Using Passive RFIDs In the not-so-distant future, your wristwatch could stop you if you try to run out the door without the necessities you need for the day, like your keys, ...

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Great Observatories May Unravel 400-Year-Old Supernova Mystery

Four hundred years ago, sky watchers, including the famous astronomer Johannes Kepler, best known as the discoverer of the laws of planetary motion, were startled by the sudden appearance of a "new star" in the ...

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NASA STUDIES SPACE RAILWAY TO EXPLORE ORIGINS OF PLANETS, STARS, AND GALAXIES

A NASA-led team is studying the construction of a railway in space for a pair of telescopes that will provide views of planet, star, and galaxy formation in unprecedented detail. The proposed Space Infrared ...

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Siemens presents standardized mobile e-mail push solution

At the VISIT 2004 European IT Forum of Fujitsu Siemens Computers in Augsburg, Germany, Siemens Communications for the first time demonstrated the functionality of an open e-mail push solution on various mobile devices, su ...

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STMicroelectronics Announces Enhanced Analog-Input LCD Display Engine for XGA/SXGA Resolution

'Kona' family of scaler ICs offers two-channel output, 10-bit ADC, and advanced on-screen display in a physically small 100-pin package STMicroelectronics has confirmed availability in volume of the recently announced ADE3800 'Kona' family of LCD (Liquid Cr ...

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Axon Licenses Programmable Metallization Cell Nonvolatile Memory Technology

An ASU technology spinoff company, Axon Technologies Corp., has reached a significant new agreement to license its nanoscale Programmable Metallization Cell (PMC) nonvolatile memory technology to industry giant Infineon Techno ...

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VIA Unveils Details of Next-Generation 64-bit Isaiah Processor Core

Advanced 64-bit architecture to raise the performance bar for high definition Computing and Personal Electronics devices VIA Technologies, Inc, a leading innovator and developer of silicon chip technologies and PC platform solut ...

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SONY ADDS FIRST LCD PRODUCTS TO PROFESSIONAL DISPLAY LINE UP

Flat Panel Models Combine LCD Panel and WEGA Engine for Stunning Image Quality and Superior Performance Sony Electronics has added two new LCD displays to its professional flat-panel line for customers, such as government, in need ...

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Researchers say hydrogen powered cars would need 100,000 wind turbines or 100 nuclear plants

Researchers from the University of Warwick have produced a startling calculation that any move to replace the UK’s oil burning vehicles with greener hydrogen powered cars and trucks would require the erection of 100,000 new wind ...

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