Archive: 01/09/2007
Finding patterns of importance in a deluge of data
Dartmouth engineers George Cybenko and Vincent Berk think that PQS, or process query systems, are the way to go to make sense of the huge volume of data we collect each day from computer network monitors, video surveillance ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Jan 09, 2007 |
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First Detection of a Planet-Forming Disk Near Environment of a Dying Star
Astronomers generally assume that the dusty disks where planets form are found around young stars in stellar nurseries. Now, for the first time, a planet-forming disk has been found in the environment of a ...
Jan 09, 2007 |
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Study finds that caffeine cuts post-workout pain by nearly 50 percent
Athens, Ga. -- Although it's too soon to recommend dropping by Starbucks before hitting the gym, a new study suggests that caffeine can help reduce the post-workout soreness that discourages some people from exercising.
Jan 09, 2007 |
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Toshiba Announces 51GB Triple-Layer HD DVD-ROM Disc
Toshiba Corporation today underlined the versatility and high capacity of the HD DVD format with the announcement that the company has developed a triple-layer HD DVD-ROM (read only) disc with a capacity of ...
Jan 09, 2007 |
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Education does not protect against age-related memory loss, say USC researchers
Adults over 70 with higher levels of education forgot words at a greater rate than those with less education, according to a new study from the University of Southern California.
Jan 09, 2007 |
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Famous Space Pillars Feel the Heat of Star's Explosion
The three iconic space pillars photographed by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope in 1995 might have met their demise, according to new evidence from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.
Jan 09, 2007 |
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Geologists Discover Origin of Earth's Mysterious Black Diamonds
If indeed "a diamond is forever," the most primitive origins of Earth's so-called black diamonds were in deep, universal time, geologists have discovered. Black diamonds came from none other than interstellar ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 09, 2007 |
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Seven or Eight Dwarf Galaxies Discovered Orbiting the Milky Way
An international team of scientists has discovered seven -- and perhaps eight -- dwarf galaxies orbiting Earth's home galaxy, the Milky Way.
Jan 09, 2007 |
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Rethinking last century's closest, brightest supernova
Twenty years ago next month, the closest and brightest supernova in four centuries lit up the southern sky, wowing astronomers and the public alike.
Jan 09, 2007 |
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Metric Moon
If you think in pounds and miles instead of kilograms and kilometers, you're in the minority. Only the United States, Liberia, and Burma still primarily use English units -- the rest of the world is metric. ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 09, 2007 |
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NASA Selects Proposals for Future Mars Missions and Studies
On Monday, NASA selected for concept study development two proposals for future robotic missions to Mars. These missions would increase understanding of Mars' atmosphere, climate and potential habitability in greater detail ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 09, 2007 |
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Converting Nitrogen to a More Useful Form
Nitrogen-containing organic compounds are important products as well as intermediates for many pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and chemicals used in electronics. Air contains plenty of nitrogen, but it is in a form that cannot ...
Jan 09, 2007 |
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Scientists celebrate 50 years since key RNA discovery
Profound doubts were the frequent response when MIT biophysicist Alexander Rich announced that two single-strand ribonucleic acid (RNA) molecules could spontaneously align themselves to form a double helix, ...
Biology /
Jan 09, 2007 |
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Magellanic Clouds May Be Just Passing Through
The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) and Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) are two of the Milky Way's closest neighboring galaxies. Both are visible only in the southern hemisphere. By studying their orbits, astronomers ...
Jan 09, 2007 |
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China world's e-waste dump site
China is the world's dump for electronic waste with about 70 percent of the industry's material smuggled into the country, a Chinese scientist said.
Jan 09, 2007 |
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