Male water fleas observed for first time
Dec 06, 2005 |
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University of Buffalo researchers say they have observed the first male water fleas scientists have ever seen.
Geophysicists reveal new insights into the 'earthquake machine'
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The San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth (SAFOD)—the first underground observatory to provide physical samples and real-time seismological data from deep inside an active fault zone—is yielding surprising new clues about ...
Mongolian wildlife face extinction crisis
Dec 06, 2005 |
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Wildlife Conservation Society scientists say they are deeply concerned about an alarming decrease in general wildlife populations in Mongolia.
Earthquake 'Pulses' Could Predict Tsunami Impact
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The magnitude 9.2 earthquake that triggered a devastating tsunami in the Indian Ocean in December of 2004 originated just off the coast of northern Sumatra, but an "energy pulse" – an area where slip on the fault was much ...
Java Mobile Phones Find the Way – New Mobile Navigation
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Java-enabled mobile phones are becoming mobile pathfinders. VDO Dayton has become the first supplier to launch a navigation system for cell phones that feature the widely used programming language Java. Navigation ...
Panasonic Starts Pilot Production Of 50-Gigabyte Blu-Ray Discs
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Panasonic has modified its existing pilot production line for single-layer Blu-ray Discs, called BD-ROM, so that it is able to replicate dual-layer BD-ROM discs with 50 gigabytes of storage capacity. The new ...
Unmanned submersible sheds light on an undersea volcano
Dec 06, 2005 |
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Rock samples collected last year show surprising variation in the chemistry of an undersea volcano on the Juan de Fuca Ridge near Seattle. The variation comes from the mantle, the source of the magma that erupted from the ...
Study: Arctic soil carbon underestimated
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University of Washington researchers say scientists studying climate warming might be underestimating the amount of soil carbon in the high Arctic.
SPPS traces atoms from solid to liquid
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When a snowball melts, you can tell it has achieved a liquid state when the frigid water drips through your fingers. But if you could follow the melting process, driven by the heat of your hand, from its very ...
Scientists seek clear-sky definition of clouds
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All through the ages, humans have dreamily gazed at those shape-shifting cotton-balls floating gently across the sky-the clouds. Atmospheric scientists-Earth's professional cloud-gazers-have learned a great ...
T-rays: New imaging technology spotlighted by American Chemical Society
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T-ray sensing and imaging technology, which can spot cracks in space shuttle foam, see biological agents through a sealed envelope and detect tumors without harmful radiation, was the focus of a recent symposium at the national ...
NASA gives Gravity Probe B team scientific achievement award
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The Gravity Probe B (GP-B) science mission team—approximately 100 researchers and support staff—received a group achievement award from NASA on Nov. 30. At a ceremony on campus, each person received an individual certific ...
Computer threats up 48 percent for year
Dec 06, 2005 |
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New computer threats increased by 48 percent in 2005 as cybercriminals turn to targeted attacks.
AMD, IBM Unveil New, Higher Performance, More Power Efficient 65nm Process Technologies
Dec 06, 2005 |
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In papers presented at the International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM) in Washington, D.C., IBM and AMD today detailed their progress in bringing new, advanced semiconductor process technologies and materials to the 65 ...
Scientists try to clone Alzheimer's pig
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A team of Tjele, Denmark, scientists is trying to clone pigs that are suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
