Does my dog really love me?
Jul 07, 2005 |
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By Sarah Etter Did Lassie really love Timmy? Or was she only saving him from disaster, time and again, so that he would reward her later with a tasty morsel from the dinner table? Scientists, veterinarians and dog ...
Cut global warming by becoming vegetarian
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Jul 07, 2005 |
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Global warming could be controlled if we all became vegetarians and stopped eating meat. That's the view of British physicist Alan Calverd, who thinks that giving up pork chops, lamb cutlets and chicken burgers would do more ...
Flu virus confirmed in migratory birds
Jul 07, 2005 |
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China has confirmed the deadly avian flu virus was found for the first time in migratory birds, raising fears the disease could spread to other regions.
Universe in crisis as experts question Big Bang model
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Jul 07, 2005 |
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The widely accepted idea that the universe began with a Big Bang could be wrong, according to astrophysicists who took part in a "Crisis in cosmology" meeting in Portugal and reported in this month's Physics World magazi ...
Nanotubes inspire new technique for healing broken bones
Jul 07, 2005 |
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Scientists have shown for the first time that carbon nanotubes make an ideal scaffold for the growth of bone tissue. The new technique could change the way doctors treat broken bones, allowing them to simply inject a solution ...
Copper Resistivity Fixable for 45 nm Node, but Long-Term Issues Remain
Jul 07, 2005 |
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Copper resistivity will remain a challenge for the semiconductor industry, but chip designers are likely to use hierarchical design workarounds to modify the metal for linewidths at the 45 nm technology node, according to ...
Fundamental limitation to quantum computers
Jul 07, 2005 |
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Quantum computers that store information in so-called quantum bits (or qubits) will be confronted with a fundamental limitation. This is the claim made by Dutch theoretical physicists from the Foundation for ...
Report reveals extreme impact of global warming on Europe
Jul 07, 2005 |
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Spaniards could be sunning themselves on British beaches and Greeks could be cruising down the Rhine if global warming patterns continue, a report revealed today. Southern Europeans could be heading northward for their sum ...
Did Humans Cause Ecosystem Collapse in Ancient Australia?
Jul 07, 2005 |
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Massive extinctions of animals and the arrival of the first humans in ancient Australia may be linked, according to scientists at the Carnegie Institution, University of Colorado, Australian National University, and Bates ...
Ceramic Materials Improve Spacecraft Insulators
Jul 07, 2005 |
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Scientists and engineers conducting research for the Air Force Research Laboratory's Materials and Manufacturing Directorate have identified ceramic materials that could increase the life of ceramic Hall thruster insulators ...
Motorola Ojo Personal Video Phone Now Available Nationwide
Jul 07, 2005 |
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Experiencing a powerful face-to-face conversation with those important to you just got a little easier, as Motorola, Inc. today expanded the retail availability of the Ojo Personal Video Phone. Tweeter Home ...
NIGCOMSAT 1 Passes Design Appraisal
Jul 07, 2005 |
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The NIGCOMSAT 1 (Nigerian Communication Satellite) to be exported to Nigeria has passed preliminary design appraisal on July 1st in Beijing. At present all the work, involving the satellite development, rocket production and ...
Forthcoming Dual-Core Intel Itanium Processor Achieves Fastest Four-Way Floating Point Benchmark
Jul 07, 2005 |
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Based on internal testing by Intel Corporation, a system based on the forthcoming dual-core Intel Itanium processor codenamed "Montecito" demonstrated a 60 percent performance increase over a previous technical computing ...
Bottom quarks reveal something of their identity
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Jul 07, 2005 |
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Dutch researcher Bram Wijngaarden investigated how bottom quarks are created during collisions between protons and antiprotons. Wijngaarden's measurements have contributed to a better understanding of the theory, and can ...
Sharp Develops Dual-Layer Super-Resolution Optical Disc Technology, Enables Next-Generation 100-GB Optical ROM Discs
Jul 07, 2005 |
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Sharp Corporation has developed an optical disc technology that enables super-resolution readout of data pits in a dual-layer structure by employing a transparent super-resolution(*1) functional film(*2). The development ...
