Archive: 02/07/2005
MERIS captures all of Europe from orbit
See the face of Europe from space – with the entire continent covered in consistent detail. This set of true-colour Envisat satellite mosaics depicts the ten newest members of the European Union as well as ESA's 15 current ...
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Standards-based WiMAX to take Wireless Communications to New Heights
The wireless communications market has been witnessing tremendous growth in the recent past and the emergence of the standards-based wireless interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX) is expected to further this popularity. ...
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New Philips Nexperia Processor Introduces High-End Multimedia to Mobile Phones
Royal Philips Electronics today announced the release of an advanced Nexperia™ Mobile Multimedia Processor PNX4008, targeted at the rapidly growing market for smartphones. The Nexperia processor provides sophisticated video, ...
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NASA's Budget Enables New Age of Exploration
Statement by NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe about the Administration's fiscal year 2006 budget proposal and the Vision for Space Exploration. "The fiscal 2006 NASA budget reaffirms the President's commitment to the Vis ...
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Nanotechnology Treatment Protects Wood in Australia
Nanotec Pty Ltd based in Sydney, Australia announced today the start of the marketing of it’s wood protection product “Nanoseal Wood”. Nanoseal Wood is a water based, ultra hydrophobic, colloidal solution with self assembling pro ...
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Intel Begins First Multi-Core Silicon Production
Intel Corporation today announced it has completed initial production runs of dual-core processors and provided further details about its multi-core plans to its customers, signaling the beginning of an era ...
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Researchers Validate Energy Savings of P-Bits
For millions of users of computer devices requiring frequent recharging such as cell phones, PDAs, and MP3 players, new technology developed at Georgia Tech could mean they are no longer tethered to their chargers. Dr. Krishna ...
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Hitachi and Panasonic To Collaborate in Plasma Display Business
Hitachi, Ltd. and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., best known for its Panasonic brand products, announced today that they will be joining forces to develop and expand the plasma TV market under an agreement that ...
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PISMO Advisory Council Launched to Define External Memory Interface Standard
A group of leading semiconductor companies today announced the launch of the PISMO™ Advisory Council, the industry’s first organization focused on streamlining system-level memory validation and test. The group will define ...
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Marsh-dwelling mole gives new meaning to the term 'fast food'
The star-nosed mole gives a whole new meaning to the term "fast food." A study published this week in the journal Nature reveals that this mysterious mole has moves that can put the best magician to shame: The energetic bur ...
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Sharp and Fujitsu Announce Agreement on Transfer of Fujitsu's LCD Business
Sharp Corporation and Fujitsu Limited today announced that they have entered into a basic agreement regarding the transfer of Fujitsu's liquid crystal display (LCD) operations to Sharp. The agreement calls for Fujitsu to ...
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Seismic network could improve disaster response
While nothing can undo the devastation from the massive tsunami that recently struck in Southeast Asia, lives can be saved in the future if scientists can rapidly characterize the earthquakes that cause tsunami. The quick ...
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Improving computer-supported work through scenario-based evaluation
An 18-month study by Penn State researchers of a collaborative system for managing and maintaining 800 military vehicles has helped identify how to make the multi-million-dollar system even more useful and efficient. The res ...
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UCLA brain scientists crack mystery of how alcohol causes intoxication
Natural gene mutation heightens sensitivity, may offer new drug target Alcohol interferes with how brain cells communicate with one another, coordination, grogginess, impaired memory and loss of inhibitions associated with drunk ...
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New laser research could improve oil exploration success
CSIRO Petroleum and German-based research centre Laser Zentrum Hannover eV (LZH) are collaborating in a project that could save millions of dollars in oil exploration and introduce new Australian geochemical and petroleum ...
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