Archive: 06/09/2006
Erotic images elicit strong response from brain
A new study suggests the brain is quickly turned on and "tuned in" when a person views erotic images.
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Fly Experiment to Fly on Shuttle
Fruit flies from UC Davis will join the crew of the space shuttle Discovery on its next mission, set to launch July 1. The flies are part of an experiment on the immune system being conducted by Deborah Kimbrell, associate ...
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Three-Way Symbiosis Supplies Insect Pest With Well-Rounded Diet
The glassy-winged sharpshooter obtains a well-rounded diet by playing nice with two bacteria species that live inside the insect's cells.
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Smashing young stars leave dwarfs in their wake
Astronomers have discovered that the large disks of gas and dust around young stars will fragment if two young stars pass close to each other and form smaller brown dwarfs stars with disks of their own.
Jun 09, 2006 |
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Corkscrew Asteroids
News flash: Earth has a "second moon." Asteroid 2003 YN107 is looping around our planet once a year. Measuring only 20 meters across, the asteroid is too small to see with the unaided eye—but it is there. This ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 09, 2006 |
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In Brief: Global 3G subscribers exceed 100M
More than 100 million people worldwide currently subscribe to third-generation network mobile phones, a survey found.
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In Brief: Telenor to launch 2G broadband in Norway
Norwegian telco Telenor will launch its second-generation broadband service next week, providing Internet speeds up to 16,000 kilobits per second.
Jun 09, 2006 |
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Circuit board materials may like it hot (or not)
Electrical circuits may act differently in Arizona than they do in Alaska--potentially affecting the performance of computers and other electronics. A new technique identifies and quantifies an important cause of this temperature ...
Jun 09, 2006 |
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Shuttle launch planned for next month
The U.S. space agency plans to launch the shuttle Discovery next month, but some engineers feel it should wait until all safety concerns have been resolved.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 09, 2006 |
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In Brief: Cup matches part of mobile TV field trials
A mobile television system developed by STMicroelectronics will undergo field trials in Germany during the World Cup soccer tournament that begins Friday.
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Ancient caldera in Apollinaris Patera
These images, taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board ESA's Mars Express spacecraft, show the caldera of Apollinaris Patera, an ancient, 5-kilometer-high volcano northwest of Gusev Crater.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 09, 2006 |
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Nano-tip could play integral part in heat-assisted data storage devices
Using a tip with a nano heat source that never touches the surface, scientists have shown how to heat a localized surface with no contact. The discovery could open the doors to heat-assisted data storage devices ...
Jun 09, 2006 |
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Advance toward nanotechy approach to protein engineering reported
UCLA physicists report a significant step toward a new approach to protein engineering in the June 8 online edition, and in the July print issue, of the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
Jun 09, 2006 |
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In Brief: Aussies outline rural broadband campaign
Australia's long-awaited plan to expand rural broadband will involve two or three large-scale projects with an AUD3.1 billion ($2.3 billion) price tag.
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Huge U.S. telecom bill moves to Senate
The massive telecommunications bill passed by the House of Representatives Thursday now moves on to the Senate.
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