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The Makeup of Comets

A new method for looking at the composition of comets using ground-based telescopes has been developed by chemists at UC Davis. Remnants from the formation of our solar system, the makeup of comets gives clues about how the ...

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AMD64 Is The Force Behind Star Wars

At Siggraph today, AMD (NYSE: AMD) announced that AMD Opteron™ processor-based servers and workstations are providing the digital backbone for the final Star Wars prequel, Episode III: “Revenge of the Sith.” The AMD64 digit ...

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Microsoft Research to Present Graphics Breakthroughs at SIGGRAPH

Senior Researcher Hugues Hoppe Receives 2004 Computer Graphics Achievement Award, Graphics Veteran Kurt Akeley Signs on at Microsoft Research This week at SIGGRAPH 2004, the world's leading computer graphics conference, comp ...

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Yahoo! and Google Resolve Disputes

Yahoo! Inc. and Google Inc. today announced that the companies have resolved two disputes that have been pending between the companies.

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Belkin Revolutionizes Networking Industry with First Wireless Pre-N Products

Belkin Wireless Pre-N Products Guarantee 4x Greater Coverage and Speed Than All Other Wireless Products on the Market Today Consumer demands for complete wireless coverage are now fulfilled with the announcement toda ...

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Nano for Medicine: Biophan Receives Patent Rights Enabling MRI-Guided Surgery

Biophan Technologies, Inc., a leading developer of next-generation biomedical technology, announced today that a broad U.S. Patent has been issued to Nanoset, LLC, Biophan's technology partner with Biophan holding ...

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ANSI Establishes Nanotechnology Standards Panel

The American National Standards Institute announced today the formation of the Nanotechnology Standards Panel (ANSI-NSP), a new coordinating body for the development of standards in the area of nanotechnology. Nanotechnolo ...

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CompSci expert Wetzel spots weaknesses in Wi-Fi security

Researcher and colleagues warn of battery-draining, node-killing strategies A research team led by Dr. Susanne Wetzel, an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Stevens Institute of Technology, has produced a study of t ...

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HP and Certance Commit to Extend Roadmap for Volume-leading Tape Technology for Small and Medium Business Customers

Continued DDS/DAT development delivers capacity and performance boosts, protects the investment of more than 6 million users worldwide HP and Certance today extended their roadmap for Digital Audio Tape (DAT) technolo ...

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Sony successful with AIXTRON Planetary Reactor

AIXTRON is delighted to announce the purchase and successful start-up of an AIX 2600G3 system by Sony. The system is capable to grow on multiple wafer configurations ranging from 3" to 6" diameter and is equipped for pro ...

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First 3G Smart-Card Handset

NTT DoCoMo, Inc. and its eight regional subsidiaries announced that they will market the FOMA® "F900iC", which is the first 3G smart-card handset that is compatible with i-mode FeliCa Service for mobile wallet applic ...

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AMD Fortifies PC Security With Unique Combination of Hardware and Software Protection

Bringing a new level of security to desktop and mobile PC computing, AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that with the release of Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP) can now be enabled ...

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SanDisk's Ultra II CompactFlash Cards Win Prestigious Digital Imaging Award for Speed and Performance

SanDisk's Ultra II CompactFlash Cards Win TIPA Award -- Europe's Highest Award For Best Photo Products SanDisk Corporation today announced that the Technical Image Press Association (TIPA), an association ma ...

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Sharp's 3D LCD Technology Now Available for Desktop Computers; No-Glasses 3D Technology Now Available in 15-Inch Desktop

Sharp Systems of America, a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation, today introduced the Sharp LL-151-3D display, Sharp's first stand-alone display that features Sharp's 3D LCD Technology. This exciting 15-i ...

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Microchip Announces Microcontrollers with KEELOQ Cryptographic Peripheral; Optimized for Battery-Powered Applications

New PIC(R) Microcontrollers Combine Data Transmission Security with Power Management Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, today announced the first two PIC(R) 8-bit Flash microcontrollers with an in ...

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