Archive: 04/12/2005
Mystery Climate Mechanism May Counteract Global Warming
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 ...
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Revised asteroid scale aids understanding of impact risk
Astronomers led by an MIT professor have revised the scale used to assess the threat of asteroids and comets colliding with Earth to better communicate those risks with the public. The overall goal is to provide easy-to-understand inf ...
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New Gas Sensors Patterned with Conducting Polymer
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 ...
Apr 12, 2005 |
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Philips and Xilinx deliver world's first low-cost programmable PCI Express solution
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 ...
Apr 12, 2005 |
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ON Semiconductor Expands Computing Power Management Portfolio to Include Power Solutions for Notebook Applications
A leading global supplier of innovative power management solutions, ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ONNN) today announced the expansion of its power computing portfolio with the introduction of the NCP5214. This new DDR memory ...
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Duel of the Winds
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 ...
Apr 12, 2005 |
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Research Shows Overfishing Of Sharks Key Factor In Coral Reef Decline
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 ...
Apr 12, 2005 |
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Light Scattering Method Reveals Details under Skin
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 ...
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Probable Cause Sequences for WTC Collapses Finalized
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 ...
Apr 12, 2005 |
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Fujitsu Partners with Industry Leaders to Deliver Market Ready Small Form Factor Serial SCSI Storage Solutions
Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world's leading suppliers of hard disk drives and computer peripherals, today announced that it has collaborated with AMD and LSI Logic Corporation to test and demonstrate ...
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Freescale, Soitec achieve 70-percent improvement in electron mobility using strained SOI technology for sub-65-nm device
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 ...
Apr 12, 2005 |
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Apple Announces Mac OS X Server 'Tiger'
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, ...
Apr 12, 2005 |
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Nanotechnology's miniature answers to developing world's biggest problems
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 ...
Apr 12, 2005 |
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Scientists announce world's most sensitive cancer test
A new way of testing cells for cancer can both diagnose and determine the stage of cancer with just 50 tumour cells Speaking at the Institute of Physics conference Physics 2005 in Warwick today, scientists will reveal a new tes ...
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Optical computer made from frozen light
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 ...
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