Cassini Finds that Storms Power Saturn's Jet Streams
May 08, 2007 |
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New Cassini research suggests eddies, or giant rotating storms, are the "engine" powering Saturn's jet stream winds.
Hot Fluids and Deep Earthquakes
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 08, 2007 |
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Fluids in the Earth's lower crust are an underlying force in shaking things up where continental plates slip under each other, according to a study recently published in Nature. Donna Eberhart-Phillips, a UC Davis researcher ...
HP Adding HD-DVD/Blu-ray Hybrid Drives to PCs
May 08, 2007 |
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Hewlett-Packard said it will be beefing up select high-end PCs this week with options including a dual format HD DVD/Blu-ray optical drive by LG, digital cable tuners, Intel Core 2 Quad Processors, and Nvidia's GeForce 8800 ...
Invasion of the island bats
Biology /
May 08, 2007 |
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Ever since the relationship between land area and number of species crystallized into a mathematical power function, islands and island archipelagoes have been thought of as biological destinations where species from large ...
Baby aspirin better for your health, study says
Medicine & Health / Medications
May 08, 2007 |
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Nearly a quarter of a million Americans each year may be hospitalized with bleeding complications caused by needlessly taking a daily dose of an adult-sized aspirin rather than a baby aspirin to prevent a heart attack or ...
Is climate change likely to increase disease in corals?
May 08, 2007 |
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Coral reefs, among Earth's richest ecosystems, traditionally teem with an abundance of life. But in recent years, corals have been dying in droves. Scientists suspect a variety of factors, ranging from accidental ...
MIT, IBM team up on first PlayStation 3 course
May 08, 2007 |
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MIT's Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and IBM have announced the recent completion of the first course in the United States structured around the capabilities of the Cell Broadband Engine (Cell/B.E.), ...
Home improvement warning -- Ladder-related injuries increasing in the US
May 08, 2007 |
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Falls from ladders can result in serious injury and affect people of all ages. The general public is at risk for ladder injuries, yet receives little, if any, instruction on ladder use and safety.
NASA Successfully Completes Engine Hardware Tests for Ares V
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 08, 2007 |
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NASA engineers have successfully completed testing of subscale main injector hardware, an early step in development of the RS-68 engine that will power the core stage of NASA’s Ares V -- the cargo launch vehicle ...
Canon Introduces New PowerShot Superzoom
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
May 08, 2007 |
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You'd think 23 models of PowerShots would be enough. But today, Canon announced two more, including the S5 IS, a 12X, 8MP superzoom with optical image stabilization and a hot shoe.
Samsung Unveils the Q1 Ultra Ultra Mobile Personal Computer
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
May 08, 2007 |
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Samsung Electronics today announced the company's next-generation UMPC family, the Q1 Ultra, at the Samsung Experience in New York. The Q1 Ultra advances Samsung's line of ultra-mobile computing devices, answering the growing ...
Netgear Routers to Add QoS for Home Video Streaming
May 08, 2007 |
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In June, Netgear plans to add quality-of-service (QoS) enhancements to its top-of-the-line RangeMAX 802.11n routers to improve the quality of home video, a source close to the company said.
Oki Slashes Large-Format Color Printing Costs
May 08, 2007 |
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Offices that require tabloid-size color printing should take note of this promising and relatively inexpensive (both to buy and run) solution.
Sun Beefs Up NetBeans
May 08, 2007 |
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New features of the Sun NetBeans open-source IDE include support for Ruby on the JVM as well as new service and support options.
RCA Ships Cheap Camcorder Alternative
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
May 08, 2007 |
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RCA on Monday said it had begun shipping a pint-sized camcorder with a built-in memory card that holds up to 60 minutes of video footage out of the box.
