Evolution still being debated in Kansas
Aug 09, 2005 |
3 / 5 (4) |
0
The Kansas Board of Education is expected to soon adopt revised science standards encouraging students to challenge aspects of the theory of evolution.
Volcanoes inner workings disclosed when the Earth moved
Aug 09, 2005 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
While volcanologists can see the dome of the Soufriere Hills Volcano on the island of Montserrat grow and collapse, it takes instrumentation to delve beneath the surface. Now, Penn State geologists, using tiltmeter measurements, ...
JVC Commences Volume Production of New 0.7-Inch D-ILA Full HD Liquid Crystal Device
Aug 09, 2005 |
4.5 / 5 (2) |
0
Victor Company of Japan, Ltd. (JVC) announced that it has extended its D-ILA (Direct-Drive Image Light Amplifier) lineup with the development of a new microdisplay device. The new 0.7-inch D-ILA full HD liquid ...
Is Methane The First Direct Sign Of Extra-Terrestrial Life?
Aug 09, 2005 |
4.5 / 5 (2) |
0
Are microbes making the methane that's been found on Mars, or does the hydrocarbon gas come from geological processes? It's the question that everybody wants to answer, but nobody can. What will it take to convince the ...
India's smoking gun: Dino-killing eruptions
Aug 09, 2005 |
4.5 / 5 (2) |
0
New discoveries about the timing and speed of gigantic, 6500-foot (2-km) thick lava flows that poured out of the ground 65 million years ago could shift the blame for killing the dinos.
UGA scientist takes dark out of chicken meat
Aug 09, 2005 |
2 / 5 (4) |
0
University of Georgia poultry and food scientist Daniel Fletcher can make "a silk purse" if he wants to. In his research, he's turning dark meat, the underused "sow's ear" of chicken, into something more valuable: ...
Nano World: A semiconductor nanotools boom
Aug 09, 2005 |
3 / 5 (2) |
0
Semiconductor industry tools and instruments that work on the nanoscale could form a $5.5 billion market by 2012, experts told UPI's Nano World.
On the horizon: a 'rinse' for washing machines that dries clothes
Aug 09, 2005 |
1.5 / 5 (2) |
0
Think of it as a kind of chemical clothes wringer. University of Florida engineers have developed a compound that forces clothes in the washer to shed 20 percent more water during the spin cycle than in nor ...
Two new DNA sequencing methods unveiled
Aug 09, 2005 |
1.5 / 5 (2) |
0
Two newly developed methods of decoding DNA are expected to be substantially quicker and cheaper than the existing method.
Next-Generation Space Vehicle Tested in Pacific Ocean Drop
Aug 09, 2005 |
2 / 5 (1) |
0
A new space vehicle to carry crews to the International Space Station moved closer to realization August 3 when Transformational Space Corporation tested its parachute landing system by dropping a replica into the Pacific ...
India To Set Up Military SBS System By 2007
Aug 09, 2005 |
1 / 5 (1) |
0
India is building up a satellite-based Military Surveillance and Reconnaissance (SBS) System, which will become operational by 2007.
Forest Service Scientist Uses X-Rays To Understand Wood-Decay Mechanism
Physics /
Aug 09, 2005 |
1 / 5 (1) |
0
The innovative use of sophisticated physics technology by a USDA Forest Service biologist has led to fundamental advances in understanding the molecular and chemical processes involved in fungal wood decay, thereby opening ...
Industry's Smallest and Lightest Pen-Enabled Convertible Notebook Has Arrived: Fujitsu LifeBook P1500
Aug 09, 2005 |
1 / 5 (1) |
0
Fujitsu Computer Systems announced that its popular LifeBook® S2000 thin and light notebook now features AMD Turion™ 64 mobile technology offering excellent overall performance for 32-bit and 64-bit applications, as well ...
New way found to cool atoms and molecules
Aug 09, 2005 |
not rated yet |
0
Physicists at The University of Texas say they've found a new technique for cooling atoms and molecules, allowing more effective quantum physics studies.
Mars, The Blue Ecosynthesis
Aug 09, 2005 |
not rated yet |
0
Terraforming was once solely the province of science fiction. In the 1930s, Olaf Stapledon wrote of electrolyzing a global sea on Venus in order to prepare it for human habitation in "Last and First Men." Jack Williamson ...
