Archive: 08/11/2004
Blu-Ray Dics Physical Specification Approved and Available to Disc Manufacturers
Blu-ray Disc Founders said that they've approved version 1.0 of the Blu-ray Discs physical format spec. Players and discs are not expected to be available until late 2005. Blu-ray is expected to replace VCRs ...
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Vodafone UK Extends Trial 3G Service Offering Handsets to Selected Customers
Following the successful launch of Vodafone's 3G Mobile Connect Card for business customers in April this year and the completion of initial trials for its 3G consumer service, Vodafone UK is offering selected ...
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No Longer Just For Biology, RNA Can Now Be Built Into 3-D Arrays
Biomaterial to be girders for nanoscale construction projects Researchers have coaxed RNA to self-assemble into 3-D arrays, a potential backbone for nanotech scaffolds. These RNA structures can form a wider variety of shapes than double-stranded DNA can ...
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SONY DEVELOPS NEW HIGH DEFINITION VIDEO CREATION TECHNOLOGY
Sony Corporation announced today the development of the "Digital Reality Creation Multifunction v2 (DRC-MFv2)" controller chip, which evolved from the original "DRC" video processing technology that realizes ...
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Scientists seal $1 million from NASA to put stem cells in space
As British scientists are given the go-ahead to clone human embryos, two Kingston University researchers have linked up with NASA in the first ever collaboration on space medicine between the United Kingdom and the United States ...
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Self-assembling and biologically active artificial pores may lead to a future full of holes
In the August 12 issue of the journal Nature, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania detail the creation of a library of small protein-like molecules that can self-assemble to form hollow corkscrew-like pores tha ...
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University-industry alliance to advance Virginia Tech fuel cell discoveries
Virginia universities will partner with Battelle and other industry partners, Virginia's Center for Innovative Technology, and Los Alamos National Laboratory to build upon Virginia Tech discoveries in a program called "Bridging ...
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Breakthrough Nanotechnology Will Bring 100 Terabyte 3.5-inch Digital Data Storage Disks
Have you ever dream of 100 terabyte of data per 3.5-inch disk? New patented innovation nanotechnology from Michael E. Thomas, president of Colossal Storage Corporation, makes it real. ...
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STMicroelectronics Announces Cutting-Edge Silicon Solution for World's Most Advanced Contactless ePassport Programs
STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), one of the world's leading suppliers of secure silicon-chip technology, today announced the development of one of the world's most advanced dual-interface (contact and contactless) secure ICs ...
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Sony Flat-Screen TVs to Be Powered by PlayStation 2 Chip
According Nikkei Net, Sony will use the PlayStation 2's CPU chip in a flat-screen TV. Sony plans to take advantage of the PS2 chip's CG capabilities to improve the TV's image-processing capacity and to create a high ...
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Space Station Cameras Capture Video of Bonnie in the Gulf
External television cameras mounted on the International Space Station are capturing video of Tropical Storm Bonnie as it churns in the Gulf of Mexico. The most recent video, captured this morning at 10 a.m. EDT, is available ...
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Breakthrough in Silicon Technology: Wafer-Level Strained Silicon Technology Announced by SiGen
Silicon Genesis Corporation (SiGen) announced today that it has successfully developed a new wafer-level strained substrate technology, called “Next-Generation Strain” or NGS. NGS features uniaxial strain instead ...
Aug 11, 2004 |
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Russian Supply Ship Blasted Off to the International Space Station
Russian supply ship Progress M-50 blasted off to the International Space Station on Wednesday. The Progress supply vehicle will take two days to reach the International Space Station, carrying 3,042 pounds o ...
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Water on Mars not easy to find, says Texas A&M researcher
Suspected large lakebeds that once were scattered on the planet Mars have not yet been found, say the research team that operated the twin rovers Spirit and Opportunity. Their work appears in the current issue of Science magazine. ...
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NASA Sends Dextre to Fix the Hubble
NASA has decided to try to save the orbiting Hubble Space Telescope by sending a Canadian-made robot Dextre to fix it, agency officials say. Dextre - formally the Special Purpose Dextrous Manipulator - is a ...
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