'One Laptop per Child' project continues
Dec 08, 2005 |
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At a time when $100 might not buy the latest techno-gadget you've been lusting over, MIT's Media Lab thinks it can do something better: provide a laptop computer for a child in a developing country.
Famed inventor Heinz Heinemann dies
Dec 08, 2005 |
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Heinz Heinemann, who developed the process for converting methanol into gasoline, has died in Washington, D.C., at the age of 92.
Study: Stem cells found in fruit fly gut
Dec 08, 2005 |
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Baltimore scientists say they have identified stem cells in the mid gut of Drosophila fruit flies.
'Doctor Franklin's Medicine' explores founding father's vast medical legacy
Dec 08, 2005 |
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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.
Changes to land cover may enhance global warming in Amazon, reduce it in midlatitudes
Dec 08, 2005 |
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New simulations of 21st-century climate show that human-produced changes in land cover could produce additional warming in the Amazon region comparable to that caused by greenhouse gases, while counteracting greenhouse warming ...
Researchers 'wire' DNA to identify mutations
Dec 08, 2005 |
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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 ...
Magnet Lab Researcher Exploring Science Behind Commercial Applications of Liquid Helium
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Dec 08, 2005 |
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Picture a teaspoon of powdered sugar. As fine a substance as it is, there still are tremendous differences in the sizes of its individual particles. Some are so small, they move around randomly and are invisible to the naked ...
Former Intel chief architect provides an insider's look into the design of the Pentium chips
Dec 08, 2005 |
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One of the most recognizable brand names in the world, Intel Corporation has become synonymous with the computer age. From its introduction of the first microprocessor more than 30 years ago to its meteoritic ...
Asian performing monkeys virus carriers
Dec 08, 2005 |
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A University of Washington study shows some urban performing monkeys in Indonesia are carriers of retroviruses capable of infecting people.
Study identifies two types of savannas
Dec 08, 2005 |
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Colorado State University scientists have determined the Earth maintains two types of savannas, which cover a fifth of the planet's surface.
Trust-building hormone found
Dec 08, 2005 |
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Scientists at the National Institute of Mental Health have discovered how a brain chemical recently found to boost trust appears to work.
Welcome to the new world of digital cinema
Dec 08, 2005 |
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We are on the brink of breaking through to the new world of digital cinema (D-Cinema). The key to unlocking this potential is data compression and researchers are set to have a starring role.
German wireless competition heating up?
Dec 08, 2005 |
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Analysts are predicting sharper competition in Germany's wireless market as new players bring in low-priced offerings.
Study: Adult kids puzzled by aging parents
Dec 08, 2005 |
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A study by a Washington University psychologist in St. Louis suggests adult siblings may have vastly differing views on what their aging parents want.
Briefs: Study sees more wireless, broadband growth
Dec 08, 2005 |
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A research company is predicting continued growth in world broadband and wireless markets as technology keeps progressing.
