Archive: 06/07/2005
Astronaut Mixes Fluids in Microgravity On Board Space Station
Astronaut John Phillips recently conducted an experiment on board the International Space Station to study how mixable fluids interact without the interference of gravity.
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Methane doesn't necessarily mean life on Mars
Two Dartmouth researchers have weighed in on the debate over whether the presence of methane gas on Mars indicates life on the red planet. Mukul Sharma, Assistant Professor of Earth Sciences, and Chris Oze, a postdoctoral fellow, ...
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SwRI to provide two science instruments for NASA's Juno mission
NASA has selected a Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) scientist to lead the next mission to Jupiter. The mission, named Juno, will be the first to perform an in-depth examination of the giant planet. The ...
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Rensselaer Opens New $20 Million Center for Future Energy Systems
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute today marked the opening of the Center for Future Energy Systems, a New York State Center for Advanced Technology. The new $20 million research center, in partnership with ...
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Freescale redefines performance for mobile entertainment devices
Consumers to enjoy longer playtime for power-hungry handhelds Freescale Semiconductor unveiled the i.MX31 and i.MX31L high performance multimedia processors, designed to deliver a rich and long lasting mobile entertainment ...
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Lucent Expands IMS Portfolio with New IP Services for Next-Gen Mobile and Wireline Networks
Bell Labs-Developed Applications Unlock Potential of IP Networks, Delivering "Blended Lifestyle" Services that Support Users at Home, at Work and on the Go Lucent Technologies today introduced a series of enhancements to it ...
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Seattle Is 'Most Unwired City' In America
Seattle is now the most unwired city in America, according to Intel Corporation's third annual “Most Unwired Cities” survey released today. In a rapidly changing wireless landscape, Seattle narrowly unseated former top pos ...
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IBM, Chartered and Samsung Extend Common Design Enablement Platform for 65-Nanometer Base and Low-Power Processes
IBM, Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today announced that they are jointly developing design kits for the 65-nanometer base and low-power processes. The agreement further reinforces ...
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News ATI Graphic Card for Ultimate Mobile Gaming Experience
ATI Technologies Inc., the industry leader in notebook PC graphics, is raising the bar for the mobile enthusiast with the introduction of Mobility Radeon X800 XT. Delivering lightning-fast, ultra-high graphics performance, ...
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Researchers develop unique 'surfactant' material
A unique class of materials developed by researchers at Sandia National Laboratories in Livermore, Calif., may prove useful in textile manufacturing, biomedical diagnostics, and other applications requiring ...
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New mass-spectrometer analyzes proteins faster and at a lower cost
The sequencing of the human genome was only the beginning of a much more complex task – deciphering the secrets of cellular chemistry and the mechanisms of disease. While the genome serves as a blueprint ...
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Scientists Seek Sprite Light Source
by Mike Bettwy Giant red blobs, picket fences, upward branching carrots, and tentacled octopi --- these are just a few of the phrases used to describe sprites --- spectacular, eerie flashes of colored lig ...
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Supernova remnant menagerie
A violent and chaotic-looking mass of gas and dust is seen in this Hubble Space Telescope image of a nearby supernova remnant. Denoted N 63A, the object is the remains of a massive star that exploded, spewing ...
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Pollution-eating bacteria produce electricity
Microbiologists seeking ways to eliminate pollution from waterways with microbes instead discovered that some pollution-eating bacteria commonly found in freshwater ponds can generate electricity. They present their findings ...
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Z fires objects faster than Earth moves through space
Technique helps compute Jupiter/Saturn mass, improve peacetime fusion capsule design, stabilize stockpile Sandia National Labs has accelerated a small plate from zero to 76,000 mph (122,360 km/hr) in less than a ...
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