Archive: 12/07/2005
Consumer preference often drives tech
There may be many great techno ideas out there. But if the consumer is not looking for great ideas and only wants something easy to use, these concepts may never see the light of day. The trick is understanding the consumer.
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Breakthrough Chip Delivers Better Digital Pictures For Less Power
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 ...
Dec 07, 2005 |
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New algorithm improves robot vision
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 ...
Dec 07, 2005 |
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U.N. climate talks in key phase in Canada
Environment ministers from around the world have gathered in Montreal for U.N. climate talks that are entering a key phase.
Dec 07, 2005 |
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Russian astronaut training flap reported
Russia's Federal Space Agency says it is not ready to assume control of the Gagarin Astronaut Training Center, the Novosti news agency reported.
Dec 07, 2005 |
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Brazilian astronaut OK'd for ISS mission
Russian Space Agency medical officials say Brazil's first astronaut, Marcos Pontes, has been cleared to fly to the International Space Station.
Dec 07, 2005 |
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Canine genome sequence is completed
Harvard scientists say they have finished compiling the genome sequence of the dog -- Canis familiaris.
Dec 07, 2005 |
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Web journalism eligible for Pulitzer Prize
Newspaper online journalism was made eligible for Pulitzer consideration, according to a Wednesday announcement from the organization's board.
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Large Himalaya earthquakes may occur sooner than expected
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 ...
Dec 07, 2005 |
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NEC Develops New Ultra-Thin, Flexible Battery Boasting Super-Fast Charging Capability (Picture)
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 ...
Dec 07, 2005 |
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LG Launches the World's First 'Time Machine DMB Phone'
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 ...
Dec 07, 2005 |
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Cassini's Photo Album From a Season of Icy Moons
Wrapping up a phenomenally successful year of observing Saturn's icy moons, the Cassini mission is releasing a flood of new views of the moons Enceladus, Dione, Rhea, Hyperion and Iapetus.
Dec 07, 2005 |
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Intel: New Material to Help Chips Run Cooler, Use Less Energy
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 ...
Dec 07, 2005 |
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IMEC reports CMOS integration of Hf-based dielectrics with Ni FUSI gates
At today’s IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting, IMEC announces a simple CMOS integration scheme of a NiSi gate for NMOS and a Ni2Si gate for PMOS on HfSiON with simultaneous 2-step silicidation. The potential of this ...
Dec 07, 2005 |
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UMC Develops Ultimate Spacer Process to Enhance MOSFET Device Performance for 65nm and Beyond
UMC today announced that its Central Research and Development Division (CRD) has successfully developed an Ultimate Spacer Process (USP) technology that simultaneously enhances NMOS and PMOS device performance. Devices fabricated ...
Dec 07, 2005 |
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