Big hit on a small scale for black-eyed peas
Mar 07, 2006 |
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What have Black-eyed peas got to do with nanotechnology? As well as sharing their name with a chart-topping U.S. band, Black-eyed peas (also known as Cowpeas) are being used by scientists at the John Innes Centre in Norwich ...
Scientists warn of a Vesuvius eruption
Mar 07, 2006 |
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U.S. and Italian scientists are warning the next eruption of Mount Vesuvius might be significantly more deadly than Italian authorities expect.
Study: humans are still evolving
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Even as controversy continues over the theory of evolution, scientists say they've found the strongest evidence yet that humans are still evolving.
Research reveals hidden magnetism in superconductivity
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While studying a compound made of the elements cerium- rhodium-indium, researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have discovered that a magnetic state can coexist with ...
Researchers works on single molecular diode
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Mar 07, 2006 |
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Researchers from the University of South Florida, the University of Chicago and the Russian Academy of Sciences (Moscow) have recently developed the principles of operation and completed an experimental testing of a single ...
Petacache: Use that Memory
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Mar 07, 2006 |
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For decades, high energy experimental physicists have struggled with a fundamental problem: they simply have too much data to analyze quickly and in its entirety.
Kurdish family walks on all fours
Mar 07, 2006 |
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Five members of a Kurdish family in Turkey, who can only walk naturally on all fours, are being hailed as a unique insight into human evolution.
Zogby poll on evolution is released
Mar 07, 2006 |
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A poll by Zogby International reportedly shows most Americans support public school teachers presenting evolution and intelligent design theories.
Samsung Unveils 8GB Hard Disk Embedded Phone
Mar 07, 2006 |
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Samsung Electronics unveiled the world's first 8GB Hard Disk embedded smartphone -- the SGH-i310.
Nano World: Twin-barreled nano-eyedropper
Mar 07, 2006 |
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Devices resembling crosses between eyedroppers and double-barreled shotguns only nanometers or billionths of a meter wide can create droplets 10 times smaller than a red blood cell for use as chemical reactors, experts told ...
Study: Mona Lisa neither man nor da Vinci
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A University of Illinois scientist says Mona Lisa probably wasn't a man, and it's even more unlikely it was a self-portrait of Leonardo da Vinci.
Scientists find brain function most important to maths ability
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Scientists at the University College London have discovered the area of the brain linked to dyscalculia, a maths learning disability. The finding shows that there is a separate part of the brain used for counting ...
NEC's New Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser: Significant Step Toward Ultra-High-Speed Optical Interconnection
Mar 07, 2006 |
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NEC Corporation today announced the successful development of a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) that boasts the world's fastest 25 gigabit per second (Gbps) per channel operation speed. It subsequently achieves ...
Dissertation explores sex and the Internet
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A dissertation from Malmo University College in Sweden posits the Internet has created a space where people can experiment with their sexuality.
Bottle feeding and obesity
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Bottle-fed babies who graduate to solid food too early could be storing up weight problems for years to come.
