Archive: 08/11/2005
China to send pork sperm on space flight
The next manned space flight of China will carry capsules of pedigree pig sperm in a test that scientists hope will ultimately produce better quality pork.
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Siberian permafrost melting
Russian scientists said the western Siberian sub-Arctic region -- a peat bog the size of France and Germany -- has begun to thaw.
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'Gadonanotubes' greatly outperform existing MRI contrast agents
Researchers at Rice University, the Baylor College of Medicine, the University of Houston and the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland have created a new class of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast ...
Aug 11, 2005 |
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Blue Gene supercomputer installed at IBM Zurich Research Laboratory
One of the world's fastest supercomputers was officially inaugurated at IBM's Zurich Research Laboratory (ZRL). The so-called BlueGene/L system has the same performance as the computer ranked 21st on the current list of the ...
Aug 11, 2005 |
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Less is more: The Siemens mobile phone CC75 goes for high-convenience purism
Many mobile phone users just want one thing: simple telephone functions, but without compromising in any way on the quality or design of their mobile phone. The question they ask is: Why bother with a whole ...
Aug 11, 2005 |
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United States Army Completes Testing of New Sensor Solution Aimed at Improving Operational Efficiency
IBM announced the U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command has completed testing a sensor solution based on IBM middleware and services to help it improve operational efficiency.
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Erotic images, gore cause temporary "blindness"
If your partner seems to be ignoring you after a flash of nudity on the television screen, it might not be his or her fault. New research indicates that people shown erotic or gory images frequently fail to process what they ...
Aug 11, 2005 |
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Study Shows Shoplifters More Readily Identified By Behavior, Not Race
Shoppers who leave the store without buying anything are much more likely to be walking away with stolen merchandise than those who do make a purchase, a University of Florida study finds.
Aug 11, 2005 |
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Yahoo! move will impact China's e-commerce
Plans by Yahoo! to invest $1 billion for a 35-percent to 40-percent stake in Chinese B2B and auction firm Alibaba.com will change the competitive landscape in China's e-commerce market, analysts told United Press International. ...
Aug 11, 2005 |
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Mars Orbiter Launch Delayed Until Friday
Today's launch of the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has been postponed due to a fuel level sensor issue with the Centaur upper stage aboard the Atlas V rocket.
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Americans in Love with "Terabyte Lifestyle"; Study Finds Nearly all Own Products with Digital Technology
Lifestyles of American adults are becoming increasingly "digital," with fully three-quarters owning computers, and large majorities owning multiple electronics products - ranging from cell phones to entertainment devices ...
Aug 11, 2005 |
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No strong link seen between violent video games and aggression
Results from the first long-term study of online videogame playing may be surprising. Contrary to popular opinion and most previous research, the new study found that players' "robust exposure" to a highly violent online gam ...
Aug 11, 2005 |
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Key Website Research Highlights Gender Bias
A first-of-its-kind study conducted by experts at the University of Glamorgan has proved that men and women really are poles apart when it comes to what catches their eye on the internet.
Aug 11, 2005 |
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Black Hole Blows Bubble Between The Stars
A team of astronomers from The Netherlands and the UK has discovered a vast "jet-powered bubble" formed in the gas around a black hole in the Milky Way.
Aug 11, 2005 |
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Of Shuttles And Shenzhou
The safe return of the shuttle Discovery and her crew has brought relief to spacewatchers around the globe. But NASA's human spaceflight program remains mired in concerns over the safety of any subsequent shuttle missions, ...
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