Archive: 12/08/2005
Monkeys mimic kids in toy selections
A Texas A&M study suggests biological pre-wiring determines why boys and girls enjoy playing with different types of toys, not sociological factors.
Dec 08, 2005 |
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Wrong order slams Mizuho's finances
It might have been an innocuous mistake in any other industry. But a single mistake in what should have been a straightforward sell order by a broker led the Japanese stock market to tumble Thursday, heightening fears among ...
Dec 08, 2005 |
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Strong Magnetism Creates Two-Dimensional Superconductivity, Says Physicist
A University of Arizona physicist has shown that it should be possible to restrict electrons to two dimensions in space by placing conducting materials within strong magnetic fields. The fundamental discovery ...
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Dec 08, 2005 |
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Probing Question: Does commercial jet traffic affect climate?
It's hard to dispute that car and truck emissions affect the environment. Tail pipes cough out a brew of gases that contribute to smog, ground-level ozone and global warming. But what about jet pollution?
Dec 08, 2005 |
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Panasonic Announces World's First Hand-Held Solid-State Memory HD Camcorder
Panasonic Broadcast announced today that its powerful AG-HVX200, the world’s first hand-held high definition solid-state memory camcorder, will begin delivering to resellers on December 29th. The HVX200 uniquely ...
Dec 08, 2005 |
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Study: Adult kids puzzled by aging parents
A study by a Washington University psychologist in St. Louis suggests adult siblings may have vastly differing views on what their aging parents want.
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A 20-year old mystery mechanism influencing DRAM cell retention time fluctuation clarified
Hitachi, Ltd., in cooperation with Elpida Memory announced today that they have identified that the leakage current fluctuation of the p-n junction*1) is the primary factor influencing the charge retention time fluctuation ...
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Briefs: Alltel launches two new Kyocera handsets
Alltel launched Thursday two new Kyocera mobile phones, one with an MP3 player, camera and Bluetooth.
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Asian performing monkeys virus carriers
A University of Washington study shows some urban performing monkeys in Indonesia are carriers of retroviruses capable of infecting people.
Dec 08, 2005 |
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BellSouth expands VoIP services
BellSouth Thursday expanded its support system for Voice over Internet Protocol applications to include conferencing capabilities.
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Scientists work to stop bridge corrosion
Purdue University engineers in West Lafayette, Ind., say they're developing a new generation of bridges that will be corrosion resistant.
Dec 08, 2005 |
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Physicists Achieve Quantum Entanglement Between Remote Ensembles of Atoms
Physicists have managed to "entangle" the physical state of a group of atoms with that of another group of atoms across the room. This research represents an important advance relevant to the foundations of ...
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Alaska's Columbia Glacier continues on disintegration course
Alaska's rapidly disintegrating Columbia Glacier, which has shrunk in length by 9 miles since 1980, has reached the mid-point of its projected retreat, according to a new University of Colorado at Boulder study. ...
Dec 08, 2005 |
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Researchers 'wire' DNA to identify mutations
A team of ASU researchers led by Nongjian Tao and Peiming Zhang has developed a new, breakthrough technique for the detection of DNA mutations. Their results, published in the journal Proceedings of the Na ...
Dec 08, 2005 |
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'Doctor Franklin's Medicine' explores founding father's vast medical legacy
Benjamin Franklin's myriad contributions as scientist, inventor, publisher and statesman will be back in the spotlight in coming months as America celebrates his 300th birthday on Jan. 17, 2006.
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