New data storage design likely to increase data capacity
Apr 07, 2006 |
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If you always seem to be running out of memory on your computer to store songs or photos, be assured that increasing data storage is a hot topic in nano labs. Scientists have built a patterned magnetic recording ...
Controversial findings help explain evolution of life
Apr 07, 2006 |
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Chemists at Oregon State University have pioneered a controversial theory about how supposedly-stable DNA bases can be pushed into a "dark state" in which they are highly vulnerable to damage from ultraviolet radiation – ...
Rumblings on the moon could be problematic for lunar base
Apr 07, 2006 |
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As NASA envisions it, astronauts will return to the moon within the next decade or so. Unlike in the earlier, quick, Apollo visits, these astronauts will build a permanent base and prepare for an historic ...
Blue ring discovered around Uranus; Second known blue ring in solar system
Apr 07, 2006 |
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The outermost ring of Uranus, discovered just last year, is bright blue, making it only the second known blue ring in the solar system, according to a report this week in the journal Science. Perhaps not co ...
Small Telephone Network With Peer-to-Peer
Apr 07, 2006 |
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Siemens has developed a telephone system that doesn't require a switchboard. The HiPath BizIP telephones are directly connected to one another and communicate much like participants in an Internet file-sharing ...
Museum unveils world's largest T-rex skull
Apr 07, 2006 |
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The world's largest Tyrannosaurus rex skull, unearthed nearly 40 years ago in eastern Montana, is now on display at the Museum of the Rockies at Montana State University in Bozeman.
First Color Mars Images From New Orbiter
Apr 07, 2006 |
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This is the first color image of Mars from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. The blankets of material ejected from the many small fresh craters are generally ...
Wireless World: Free cell phones for all?
Apr 07, 2006 |
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Broadcast television has always been free for consumers -- courtesy of advertising sponsors, ranging from the makers of Alka-Seltzer to the purveyors of Viagra and Propecia. Now that mobile phones are as integral ...
Norwegian glaciers could melt completely
Apr 07, 2006 |
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Climate researchers predict that the approximately 1,600 Norwegian glaciers could melt completely away in course of the next 100 years. This would mean that only 28 glaciers would remain in the country.
Cablevision to test remote DVR service
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In the continuing struggle for dominance in the digital-video-recorder market, industry giant Cablevision is about to try something different. The firm, which has offered conventional digital-cable systems and set-top boxes ...
Ancient Ants Arose 140-168 Million Years Ago
Apr 07, 2006 |
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Ants are considerably older than previously believed, having originated 140 to 168 million years ago, according to new research on the cover of this week's issue of the journal Science.
Study may help slay 'Yellow Monster'
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Low-grade uranium ore is nicknamed "yellowcake" for its color and powdered consistency. The Navajo have another name: Leetso, or "yellow monster." The yellow monster surfaced on the Navajo Nation with uranium ...
Wireless sensor networks offer high-tech assurance for a world wary of earthquakes
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An earthquake strikes a large city, wrecking roads and bridges, stranding rush-hour commuters, trapping office workers inside high-rise buildings. As director of the city's transportation authority, you have minutes to make ...
Don’t hold your breath: Carp can manage without oxygen for months
Apr 07, 2006 |
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How long can you hold your breath? Scientists at the University of Oslo have recently discovered how the Crucian Carp, a close relative of the goldfish, is able to live for months without oxygen. The researchers ...
Explaining how the brain recognizes faces
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The mechanism by which the brain recognizes faces has long fascinated neurobiologists, many of whom believe that the brain perceives faces as "special" and very different from other visual objects. For example, ...
