Interstellar Spaceflight: Is It Possible?
Dec 07, 2005 |
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With current space travel limited to just a few robotic probes visiting nearby planets, how realistic is it to think about reaching the nearest stars? For the short term, not very – especially when we speak ...
Breakthrough Chip Delivers Better Digital Pictures For Less Power
Dec 07, 2005 |
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The next advance in cameras is becoming a reality at the University of Rochester. Imaging chips revolutionized the photography industry, and now the chips themselves are being revolutionized. A pair of newly ...
NEC Develops New Ultra-Thin, Flexible Battery Boasting Super-Fast Charging Capability (Picture)
Dec 07, 2005 |
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NEC Corporation today announced that it has succeeded in the development of an ultra-thin, flexible, rechargeable battery capable of super-fast (30-second) charging, which can be embedded into smartcards and ...
New algorithm improves robot vision
Dec 07, 2005 |
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Except in fanciful movies like 2003's The Matrix Revolutions, where fearsome squid-like robots maneuvered with incredible ease, most robots are too clumsy to move around obstacles at high speeds. This is tru ...
Physicists demonstrate storage and retrieval of single photons between remote memories
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Dec 07, 2005 |
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A series of publications in the journal Nature highlights the race among competing research groups toward the long-anticipated goal of quantum networking.
Large Himalaya earthquakes may occur sooner than expected
Dec 07, 2005 |
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While the rupture zones of recent major earthquakes are immune to similar-sized earthquakes for hundreds of years, they could be vulnerable to even bigger destructive temblors sooner than scientists suspect, according to ...
Getting ready for the 'big one,' researchers make most detailed survey ever of San Adreas Fault
Dec 07, 2005 |
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Researchers have completed the most meticulous survey ever made of the San Andreas Fault, and they've found detailed features that nobody could have seen before.
Greyhounds and humans going round the bend
Dec 07, 2005 |
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New research published this week has identified the fundamental differences between two and four legged animals that explain what limits their top speeds.
LG Launches the World's First 'Time Machine DMB Phone'
Dec 07, 2005 |
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LG Electronics announced the launch of the world's first 'Time Machine satellite DMB handset, LG-SB130/KB1300. The 'Time Machine TV Phone' is equipped with the 'Time Machine' function so that users can continue ...
China firm designs cell phone for seniors
Dec 07, 2005 |
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A Chinese company has developed a cell phone with special features for China's elderly population.
Intel: New Material to Help Chips Run Cooler, Use Less Energy
Dec 07, 2005 |
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Intel Corporation today announced development of a new, ultra-fast, yet very low power prototype transistor using new materials that could form the basis of its microprocessors and other logic products beginning in the second ...
When sea monsters threaten, eat them
Dec 07, 2005 |
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Japanese fishermen report encountering an increasing number of "sea monsters" -- 6-foot-wide, 450-pound poisonous jellyfish.
21st century science harnessed to help preserve historic buildings
Dec 07, 2005 |
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Famous British landmarks such as St Paul's Cathedral stand to benefit from world-leading research aiming to aid the conservation of limestone buildings. A key element in the project is the development of highly ...
Study: African drought changed history
Dec 07, 2005 |
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Syracuse University scientists say a major African drought about 70,000 years ago possibly changed the course of human history.
Major Antarctic study to begin next year
Dec 07, 2005 |
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Sixty-two Australian researchers will spend 10 weeks next year sampling and surveying the Southern Ocean, which surrounds Antarctica.
