Archive: 06/08/2005
Scientists Find Possible Titan Volcano
A recent flyby of Saturn's hazy moon Titan by the Cassini spacecraft has revealed evidence of a possible volcano, which could be a source of methane in Titan's atmosphere. Images taken in infrared light sho ...
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Migratory Songbirds Have a Specialized Night-Vision Brain Area
Research shows special molecules help the birds navigate at night Neurobiologists have discovered a specialized night-vision brain area in night-migratory songbirds. They believe the area might enable the birds to navigate ...
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NanoHorizons Patents Cost and Efficiency Breakthrough for Solar Cells and Organic LEDs
NanoHorizons, Inc. announced yesterday that it has received a notice of allowance from the US Patent Office for its innovative nanoscale photovoltaic cell design. NanoHorizons' design enables dramatic improvements in solar ...
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Discounts and sales don't always mean more profits for retailers and manufacturers
Every week you see it: the local supermarket's specials include a discount on Brand X tuna fish. Common knowledge assumes that a sale on tuna fish will induce more people to buy Brand X, which boosts profits ...
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Volume Production Technology of HD DVD-R Discs Established
A group of four manufacturers today announced successful development of a prototype of a HD DVD-R disc, the write-once next generation DVD disc, that can be easily produced at high volume on standard DVD-Recordable ...
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Study shows humans contribute to early arrival of spring activity in wild species
A study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) has found that humans, through increased emissions of atmospheric greenhouse gases and aerosols, are causing regional climate change, which in turn is lin ...
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Consumers suspicious of sponsored links
Sponsored links are marketed as a sure-fire way to lure consumers to specific Web sites, but a Penn State study shows most online shoppers don't take the bait. "Consumers have a bias against the links that businesses pay ...
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U.S. and France Agree to Establish NASA Shuttle Landing Site
The governments of the United States of America and the French Republic have agreed to establish a Transoceanic Abort Landing (TAL) site for NASA's Space Shuttle at Istres Air Base 125, in the South of France. The agreement ...
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mPhase Exhibits its Nanobattery and Magnetometer Technology
mPhase Technologies, Inc. described its breakthrough nanobattery design and its ultra-sensitive magnetometers this week at Sensors Expo in Chicago, Illinois. Company personnel at the booth described the technology to potential ...
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Four New Virtual Institutes Under the Overall Coordination of DESY
Developing new methods for the investigation of materials with synchrotron radiation, studying the effect of intense flashes of X-ray radiation on single atoms, exploring the properties of plasmas, or investigating the interplay ...
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First New ThinkPad Since Lenovo Bought IBM PC Division
Lenovo yesterday announced the newest member of the ThinkPad portfolio — the ThinkPad X41 Tablet, creating a new alternative in tablet computing without compromises in weight or function. Previous tablets req ...
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Sematech, Novellus to Develop Ultra Low-k Deposition and UVTP Curing Technology
Novellus Systems, Inc. and global technology research consortium Sematech today announced that they are partnering to develop and evaluate low-k dielectric films with k-values of less than 2.2, and explore the limits of ultra ...
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Tune In And Enjoy The Ride
For TV-loving road warriors, leaving home often means leaving their favorite shows behind. But just in time for the busy summer travel season – the Travel Industry Association (TIA) predicts a record-breaking 328 million ...
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Max Planck Advanced Nanotech and Environmental Researchers Get IBM Supercomputer
The Society will use a cutting-edge IBM supercomputing system to double its computing power, allowing research and experiments which before were not possible. The system is based on 86 units of IBM's newly announced IBM ...
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Lunar oxygen project begins
Florida Tech is collaborating with British Titanium, Cambridge University and the Kennedy Space Center on a NASA-funded project to produce oxygen from the Moon's regolith (top soil covering solid rock). The goal of the stu ...
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