Archive: 05/10/2006
Study: Young adults happier than children
A Canadian psychologist says although young adults are faced with a diversity of life choices, they seem to come to terms with themselves early in life.
May 10, 2006 |
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Motorola unviels football vid-game headset
Motorola Inc. unveiled Wednesday the Motorola Gaming Headset X205 for football video-game enthusiasts.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
May 10, 2006 |
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In Brief: Half of Pa. pays taxes electronically
Nearly half of all individual taxpayers in Pennsylvania filed their taxes electronically.
May 10, 2006 |
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Briton claims new Svalbard island
A British artist believes he has found a new island in the arctic Svalbard archipelago and has claimed sovereignty to create his own mini-state.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 10, 2006 |
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U.S., British hackers face the music
Only two days after U.S. federal authorities sentenced a 21-year-old to five years in prison for hacking computers, the British government ruled that one of its citizens should be extradited to the United States for hacking ...
May 10, 2006 |
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Report: TiVo brings ad search to subcribers
DVR vendor/service provider TiVo launched Monday "TiVo Product Watch," offering subscribers searchable advertising and content.
May 10, 2006 |
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Motorola stops RAZR copycat in South Korea
Motorola succeeded in stopping a South Korean manufacturer from making copycats of its popular RAZR handset model.
May 10, 2006 |
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Device promises relief for desert soldiers
A U.S. scientist says she has developed a micro-climate system to be placed in soldiers' boots to provide cooling in high temperature locations.
May 10, 2006 |
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Pursuing the Invisible with Einstein's Lens
"I could not go abroad in snow, it would settle on me and expose me. Rain, too, would make me a watery outline, a glistening surface of a man -- a bubble."
- from "The Invisible Man" by H.G. Wells
May 10, 2006 |
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100-to-1 Bandwidth: New Planar Design Allows Fabrication of Ultra Wideband Phased Array Antennas
By taking advantage of a phenomenon that earlier designers had struggled to avoid, engineers at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) have developed a new approach to phased-array antenna design that could ...
May 10, 2006 |
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Bird Flu Drama - Can It Happen?
The TV movie "Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America " raised questions about the U.S. ability to handle a pandemic. C. Ed Hsu , an expert in public health emergency preparedness for disease and bioterrorism and assistant professor ...
May 10, 2006 |
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World's tiniest test tubes get teensiest corks
Now all they need is a really, really small corkscrew. Like Lilliputian chemists, scientists have found a way to “cork” infinitesimally small nano test tubes. The goal is a better way to deliver drugs, for ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
May 10, 2006 |
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Ericsson strong on broadband, mobiles
Strong demand for broadband worldwide and for mobile phones in developing countries is keeping the telecom industry strong, the head of Ericsson said.
May 10, 2006 |
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U.S. EPA sets voluntary computer rules
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it has created a performance standard to help large computer buyers make environmentally sound purchases.
May 10, 2006 |
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Spider-eating wasp moves into Britain
A rare Mediterranean wasp has reportedly been discovered in Britain for the first time.
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May 10, 2006 |
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