Archive: 10/10/2005
Deep sleep may be in your genes
Swiss scientists at the University of Zurich say they've identified a genetic variation that may explain why some people sleep better than others.
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Simplest known animals engage in sex
A Yale University study suggests even the most simple of animals engage in sex. Ana Signorovitch and colleagues have demonstrated placozoans, the simplest known free-living animals, undergo a sexual phase in their life cycle.
Oct 10, 2005 |
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Computer predicts quakes in S.F. area
Scientists say the San Francisco Bay Area has a 25-percent chance of a magnitude 7 or greater earthquake during the next 20 years.
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Intel Ships Multi-Core Server Platforms
Intel Corporation today announced the availability of its first dual-core, hyper-threaded Intel Xeon processor for dual processor servers. The new processor helps to improve the performance and response time of multi-threaded ...
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STMicroelectronics Unveils Breakthrough in Passive Integration Technology
STMicroelectronics today unveiled the first details of a breakthrough technology that significantly increases junction capacitance density in thin-film passive integration.
Oct 10, 2005 |
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Sony Ericsson unveils UMTS P990 smartphone
Sony Ericsson emphasised its continued commitment to Symbian OS today with the announcement of its next generation smartphone to the global development community. The P990 will be the first commercially available ...
Oct 10, 2005 |
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IBM: No genetic tests for hiring, benefits
The IBM Corp. in Armonk, N.Y., reportedly plans to pledge not to use genetic information in hiring or determining eligibility for healthcare plans.
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Students Learn Better When The Numbers Don't Talk And Dance
Most teachers believe that students learn better when abstract concepts are taught using concrete materials or examples -- but a new study suggests they may be wrong. Researchers found that when college students were tau ...
Oct 10, 2005 |
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Rensselaer engineers to inspect levees
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute scientists are going to New Orleans as part of an expert team investigating levee failures caused by Hurricane Katrina.
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Supercomputers may help oil companies
Ohio State University scientists say oil companies may soon be using supercomputers to solve problems such as how to fight oil spills.
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NASA to test space shuttle runway program
NASA has announced a pilot program expanding access and use of the space shuttle runway at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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Few note virtualization's 'stealthy creep'
Virtualization, a concept that replaces the old model of a computer as a single “box” running only its own operating system and storing only its own data in its own format, is likely to revolutionize the IT industry.
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Spin Structure of Protons and Neutrons
Normally, we think of building blocks as static objects. For instance, the brick and mortar used to build the local bank remain pretty much the same from the day it's built to the day it's torn down. But the ...
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Oct 10, 2005 |
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NMR Technology Comes to the Lab on a Chip
A breakthrough in the technology of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), one of the most powerful analytic tools known to science, is opening the door to new applications in microfluidic chips, devices for studying ...
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Oct 10, 2005 |
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Wireless Industry Leaders Promote Next-Generation Wi-Fi Technology to Accelerate IEEE Standards Development
Twenty six Wi-Fi industry leaders today announced a coalition formed to accelerate the IEEE 802.11n standard development process and promote a technology specification for next-generation wireless local area networking (WLAN) ...
Oct 10, 2005 |
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