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Devising nano vision for an optical microscope

Contrary to conventional wisdom, technology's advance into the vanishingly small realm of molecules and atoms may not be out of sight for the venerable optical microscope, after all. In fact, research at the ...

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Scientists propose new approach to estimating global ocean productivity

Tiny marine plants known as phytoplankton provide clues to the health of the oceans and the state of the climate, but for half a century, scientists have struggled to estimate changes in the size and condition of phytoplankton ...

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Engineers Develop Biowarfare Sensing Elements That Permit Mass Production of Highly Sensitive Nerve-Gas Detectors

A sensing device tailored for mass production of highly sensitive and stable nerve-gas detectors has been developed by a research group led by a mechanical engineer at The University of Texas at Austin. The new sensor tec ...

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Novel `canary on a chip` sensor measures tiny changes in cell volume

A novel technology that can test cells in minutes for responses to any stimulus, including antibiotics, pathogens, toxins, radiation or chemotherapy, has been developed by scientists at the University at Buffalo. The paper ...

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Scientists find flaw in quantum dot construction

Nanoscientists dream of developing a quantum computer, a device the size of a grain of sand that could be faster and more powerful than today's PCs. They've identified tiny artificial atoms – called "quantum dots" – as the ...

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Storm-damaged forests mapped by military radar technology

In January 2005, FOI (Swedish Defense Research Agency) and Ericsson Microwave Systems mapped storm-damaged areas in southern Sweden using military airborne radar technology mounted in a test aircraft operated by FMV (Swedish ...

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New Measurement Undermines Physicists’ Theories for Nature’s Hidden ‘Particle-Force’ Collaboration

A new measurement by a student and professor at the University of Rochester has shed new light on the limits of scientists’ standard model of physics. Doctoral student Ben Kilminster and Kevin McFarland, professor of physics, ...

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Texas Instruments Fuels Development of Mobile Entertainment Applications for 3G Mobile Phones

Custom ring tones, 3D games, high-quality video and digital TV are only a few of the exciting revenue generating applications fueling the growth of 3G cellular technology. Together with members of its OMAPTM Developer Network, ...

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MINOS ready to study mysterious neutrinos

A new five year research programme studying the properties of mysterious particles called neutrinos is due to start on March 4th 2005. The first neutrinos generated in a new particle accelerator beam for the Main Injector ...

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Breakthrough Ultra-High-Speed Memory Technology That Solves Scaling Pace Limit in Embedded Memory Design

NEC Electronics Corporation announced that they have succeeded in developing an ultra-high-speed memory technology that solves the design scaling limit caused by noise margin degradation in ultra-high speed embedded memory. ...

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12 Gigabit-Per-Second, Ultra-High-Speed Interface Technology for System LSI Chips

NEC Electronics Corporation announced the development of a super-fast serial interface circuit technology, an essential component of system chips having large-scale integration (LSI) and used in next-generation broadband ...

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Infineon Developed Innovative Mixed-Signal Circuits That Redefine Power Limits in Standard CMOS

At the IEEE International Solid State Circuits Conference 2005 in San Francisco (February 6 – 10, 2005) Infineon Technologies AG held several technical lectures presenting trend-setting results from its research laboratories. ...

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A robot That Ties The Knot

An ASME member and retired engineer who once designed biomedical instruments is busy in his basement building a machine that can automatically tie a knot in a necktie. Dr. Seth Goldstein, who has worked as a mechanical engineer ...

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Mitsubishi Launches Mini DLP Pocket Projector

Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America’s Presentation Products Division, the industry leader in home entertainment projector technology and innovation, today introduced its PocketProjector™, one of the world’s smallest LED ...

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Natural climate change may be larger than commonly thought

A new study of climate in the Northern Hemisphere for the past 2000 years shows that natural climate change may be larger than generally thought. This is displayed in results from scientists at the Stockholm University, made ...

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