Optical computer made from frozen light
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Scientists learn to process information with 'frozen light' Scientists at Harvard University have shown how ultra-cold atoms can be used to freeze and control light to form the "core" – or central processing unit – of an optical ...
Mystery Climate Mechanism May Counteract Global Warming
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A new study by two physicists at the University of Rochester suggests there is a mechanism at work in the Earth’s atmosphere that may blunt the influence of global warming, and that this mechanism is not accounted for in ...
Nanotechnology's miniature answers to developing world's biggest problems
Apr 12, 2005 |
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In a study by the University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics, a panel of international experts ranks the 10 nanotechnology applications in development worldwide with the greatest potential to aid the poor. With a high ...
Research Shows Overfishing Of Sharks Key Factor In Coral Reef Decline
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Unprecedented study describes sources contributing to decline of Caribbean reefs Their position at the pinnacle of the marine food chain is legendary. Now, understanding sharks and their significance as top ...
Scientists urged to spread word on global warming
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Global warming is real, dangerous and ignored at great risk to the planet, a leading environmentalist told an audience of about 250 at last week's inaugural MIT Environmental Fellows Invitational Lecture. Professor James Gu ...
Light Scattering Method Reveals Details under Skin
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Apr 12, 2005 |
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A new optical method that can image subsurface structures under skin has been demonstrated by scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. The met ...
Philips and Xilinx deliver world's first low-cost programmable PCI Express solution
Apr 12, 2005 |
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Royal Philips Electronics and Xilinx, Inc. today demonstrated the world’s first programmable PCI Express endpoint silicon solution offered at 1/10th the cost than traditional solutions. Leveraging expertise in third-generation ...
New Gas Sensors Patterned with Conducting Polymer
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A n improved method for depositing nanoporous, conducting polymer films on miniaturized device features has been demonstrated by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Described in ...
Dell to Include Intel Dual-Core Processors
Apr 12, 2005 |
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Dell today announced that its workstation and consumer desktop lines will be among the first to include the enhanced performance enabled by Intel's new dual-core processor technology. Available in the United States and Canada, ...
Freescale, Soitec achieve 70-percent improvement in electron mobility using strained SOI technology for sub-65-nm device
Apr 12, 2005 |
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Marking an important advancement in strained silicon technology for next-generation devices, Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. and the Soitec Group today announced the results of their joint development effort to optimize CMOS ...
Apple Announces Mac OS X Server 'Tiger'
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Apple today announced that Mac OS X Server version 10.4 "Tiger" will be available on Friday, April 29, at the same time as the Mac OS X version 10.4 “Tiger” desktop version. The next major release of Apple’s award-winning, ...
Probable Cause Sequences for WTC Collapses Finalized
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At a press briefing in New York City on April 5, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) presented its analysis of how the World Trade Center (WTC) towers collapsed after two aircraft were flown into the ...
Duel of the Winds
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Powerful winds of two giant stars collide Astronomers using the National Science Foundation's Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) radio telescope have tracked the motion of a violent region where the powerful wi ...
Molecular breakthrough for plastic electronics
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The potential applications for flexible plastic electronics are enormous -- from electronic books to radio frequency identification (RFID) tags to electronics for cell phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs) and laptop ...
'Audioclouds' that will help us compute more safely on the move
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New research by UK scientists that enables people to interact safely with mobile computers while walking, running or driving, could help to prevent users from putting themselves in danger. Walking and texting is dangerous. Whi ...
