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DOE's Oak Ridge supercomputer now world's fastest for open science
Nov 10, 2008 |
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The latest upgrade to the Cray XT Jaguar supercomputer at the Department of Energy's (DOE's) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has increased the system's computing power to a peak 1.64 "petaflops," or ...
Researchers produce 'neural fingerprint' of speech recognition
Nov 10, 2008 |
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Scientists from Maastricht University (Netherlands) have developed a method to look into the brain of a person and read out who has spoken to him or her and what was said. With the help of neuroimaging and data mining techniques ...
New Jupiter Mouse Accelerometer: Less, But Better
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 10, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Actbrise Electronics embraces form and function in creating the Jupiter Mouse. The round wooden mouse is made from Chinese Flowering Ash located in the countryside of Gunma Prefecture in ...
Urea tanks on diesel trucks -- that's the law in the United States starting in 2010
Nov 10, 2008 |
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Urea tanks will be standard equipment for most new diesel trucks, buses, cars, and sport utility vehicles (SUVs) manufactured in the United States after Jan. 1, 2010. An automotive grade of urea will be injected ...
Prototyping with industrial robots
Nov 10, 2008 |
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Ship's propellers, parts for wind energy converters, turbine housings – such large-volume castings can only be produced with special molds. The procedure is elaborate and cost-intensive because foundry workers ...
Flu shots may cut risk of blood clots forming in veins
Nov 10, 2008 |
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Flu shots may reduce the risk of blood clots forming in veins by 26 percent, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2008.
1918 Spanish flu records could hold the key to solving future pandemics
Nov 10, 2008 |
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Ninety years after Australian scientists began their race to stop the spread of Spanish flu in Australia, University of Melbourne researchers are hoping records from the 1918 epidemic may hold the key to preventing future ...
Nanoparticles research aids drug development
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Nov 10, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the University of Liverpool have developed a new technology which can dramatically improve the effectiveness of antibacterial treatments.
Navigon 8100T GPS with 3D Panorama View
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 10, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Navigon, the leader in the navigation market, today announced the launch of its new flagship product, the NAVIGON 8100T. The 8100T is a new dimension in navigation that revolutionizes map ...
Tumors grow faster without blood-supply promoting molecule
Nov 10, 2008 |
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Dense networks of blood vessels thought to spur cancer's growth could actually hinder rather than promote tumor progression, according to a new study at the University of California, San Diego.
Can vitamins and minerals prevent hearing loss?
Nov 10, 2008 |
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About 10 million people in the United States alone—from troops returning from war to students with music blasting through headphones—are suffering from impairing noise-induced hearing loss.
Study showing evidence of a major environmental trigger for autism
Nov 10, 2008 |
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The American Medical Association journal Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine has published a new study by researchers at Cornell University indicating evidence of an environmental trigger for autism among geneti ...
Chandrayaan-1 now in lunar orbit
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 10, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Chandrayaan-1, the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) lunar orbiter, was captured into orbit around the Moon on 8 November. One day later, the spacecraft performed a manoeuvre that ...
Plastic additives leach into medical experiments, research shows
Nov 10, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers in the University of Alberta's Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry have shown that using plastic lab equipment can skew or ruin the results of medical experiments.
New Research on Darwin's Finches Offers Rare Glimpse Into How Species Diverge
Biology /
Nov 10, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Some of the latest research on Darwin’s finches of the Galapagos Islands shows an unexpected pattern of natural selection that is allowing researchers “a rare glimpse into what the early stages ...
