Archive: 09/07/2005
Bose-Einstein condensate runs circles around magnetic trap
Physicists at the University of California, Berkeley, have the universe's coldest substance running in circles.
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Nanotechnology confronts the 'bad hair day,' tests new conditioner
Ohio State University researchers have just completed the first comprehensive study of human hair on the nanometer level.
Sep 07, 2005 |
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Survey shows VoIP unfamiliar to Americans
A new survey shows a significant lack of understanding of Voice over Internet Protocol telephone technology and capabilities among American consumers.
Sep 07, 2005 |
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Demand for wireless networks growing
Demand for wireless sensor networking is growing and deployments are accelerating, according to a recently published report by ON World.
Sep 07, 2005 |
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Long work hours affect medical residents
Researchers say long hours of work required of most medical residents affects their neurobehavioral performance like alcohol impairment.
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Poll: U.S. women love iPod, hate Xbox
A new survey says American women see iPods as must-haves among electronics gadgets but frown upon game stations, particularly if they belong to their mates.
Sep 07, 2005 |
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Brazil plans semiconductor fabrication hub
Brazil has announced plans to build a semiconductor manufacturing cluster in the state of Minas Gerais that will turn out analog and mixed-signal wafers.
Sep 07, 2005 |
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Study looks at child end-of-life decisions
A Dutch study has found end-of-life decisions are an important aspect of care for children between 1 and 17 years old.
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The Web: Searching for survivors online
The New Orleans Police and the Louisiana National Guard have an electronic ally in their search for survivors of Hurricane Katrina: the Internet, experts tell UPI's The Web. Individuals are using the Web to search for los ...
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Spitzer and Deep Impact Build Recipe for Comet Soup
When Deep Impact smashed into comet Tempel 1 on July 4, 2005, it released the ingredients of our solar system's primordial "soup." Now, astronomers using data from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope and Deep Impact ...
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Origins of life
Calculations favor reducing atmosphere for early earth. Was Miller-Urey experiment correct? Using primitive meteorites called chondrites as their models, earth and planetary scientists at Washington University in St. Lou ...
Sep 07, 2005 |
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Apple, Motorola, Cingular Launch First Mobile Phone with iTunes
Apple, Motorola and Cingular Wireless announced the availability of the world’s first mobile phone with iTunes, enabling music lovers to transfer up to 100 of their favorite songs from the iTunes jukebox on ...
Sep 07, 2005 |
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Apple Introduces iPod nano
Apple introduced the iPod nano, a revolutionary full-featured iPod that holds 1,000 songs yet is thinner than a standard #2 pencil and less than half the size of competitive players. The iPod nano features ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 07, 2005 |
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Scientific breakthrough will help protect astronauts and spacecraft
A breakthrough by a team of British, US and French scientists will help protect astronauts, spacecraft and satellites from radiation hazards experienced in space. Reporting in the journal Nature this week, the team descr ...
Sep 07, 2005 |
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Ultrathin films promise a multitude of uses
Imagine a special coating that can be applied to any of a number of surfaces. With its application, carpets, furniture and clothing become super-resistant to stains; automobile bodies are impermeable to water and rust; stents ...
Sep 07, 2005 |
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