Archive: 01/10/2006
Astronomers report mysterious giant star clusters
An international team of astronomers reported evidence for the formation of mysterious "super star clusters" Jan. 9 at the annual meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Washington, D.C. These star ...
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Green energy meeting riles activists
A controversial group that promises economic growth while cleaning the environment will emasculate the so-called Kyoto Protocol, environmental groups claim.
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Engineers Develop New Way to Tailor Polymer Coatings
Which polymer coating works best on contact lenses and which is more appropriate for the creation of artificial organs via tissue engineering? In the past the process for selecting the correct structure was ...
Jan 10, 2006 |
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Astronomers Provide New Insights Into Massive Black Hole Surroundings at Center of the Milky Way
UCLA astronomers can determine, for the first time, orbits of massive young stars located a few light months from the enormous black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy — stars that hold an imprint of ...
Jan 10, 2006 |
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Venture capital in nano rises
Venture capital investment for nanotechnology rose strongly in 2005, with institutional venture capitalists devoting $480 million into nanotechnology startups last year, up from roughly $410 million spent in 2004, experts ...
Jan 10, 2006 |
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In Bacterial Diversity, Amazon Is A 'Desert'; Desert Is An 'Amazon'
Ironically, in the diversity of soil bacteria, the otherwise species-rich Amazon is a more like a desert, while the arid desert is a teeming microbial Amazon, researchers have found. Their first-ever continental-scale genetic ...
Jan 10, 2006 |
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Practice Makes Deadly Perfection, Suicide Researcher Says
Every year, close to 1 million people around the world kill themselves. Florida State University Bright-Burton Professor of Psychology Thomas Joiner has spent much of his career trying to find out why.
Jan 10, 2006 |
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Planetary systems can form around binary stars
New theoretical work shows that gas-giant planet formation can occur around binary stars in much the same way that it occurs around single stars like the Sun. The work is presented today by Dr. Alan Boss of ...
Jan 10, 2006 |
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AMD Releases Athlon 64 FX-60 Dual-Core Processor
AMD today announced the availability of the AMD Athlon 64 FX-60 dual-core processor, the ultimate processor for PC enthusiasts.
Jan 10, 2006 |
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Scientists ready to crack bird flu code
British scientists say they will determine the genetic sequence of the bird flu virus in Turkey within the next few days.
Jan 10, 2006 |
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FilmLoop Inc. photo broadcasting
At the Macworld Expo Monday FilmLoop Inc. introduced FilmLoop, a cross-platform photo broadcasting systems currently in development for the Mac OS X and already available for the Windows operating systems.
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Europe approves Telefonica O2 acquisition
European regulators Tuesday gave their blessing to the $31 billion acquisition of British telecom O2 by Spain's Telefonica.
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China develops magnetic levitation train
Chinese engineers have developed a medium- to low-speed magnetic levitation train that travels 93 miles an hour.
Jan 10, 2006 |
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No stampede yet to snap up tech stocks
Stocks are back on a roll once again, and the bulls are out in full force to tout their optimism about the U.S. financial market's outlook. The renewed optimism about share prices is felt perhaps nowhere as keenly as in the ...
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Newest iPod version can tune in FM radio
The iPod went retro Tuesday with the debut of a new model that can tune in FM radio stations as well as play digital music files.
Jan 10, 2006 |
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