Archive: 04/12/2007
Apple Delays Leopard Until October
The company said that it needs to pull engineers from its Leopard team to help with the final development of the iPhone software.
Apr 12, 2007 |
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Chemists design world's lowest-density crystals for use in clean energy
Chemists at UCLA have designed new organic structures for the storage of voluminous amounts of gases for use in alternative energy technologies.
Apr 12, 2007 |
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Stretching exercises shed new light on nanotubes
Stretching a carbon nanotube composite like taffy, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Rochester Institute of Technology have made some of the first measurements of how ...
Apr 12, 2007 |
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Quantum dot lasers -- 1 dot makes all the difference
Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and Stanford and Northwestern Universities have built micrometer-sized solid-state lasers in which a single quantum dot can play a dominant ...
Apr 12, 2007 |
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Mass weddings -- NIST's new efficient 2-photon source
For a variety of applications in physics and technology, ranging from quantum information theory to telecommunications, it’s handy to have access to pairs of photons created simultaneously, with a chosen energy. ...
Apr 12, 2007 |
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Research shows men and women look at sexual photographs differently
A study funded by the Atlanta-based Center for Behavioral Neuroscience (CBN) analyzed the viewing patterns of men and women looking at sexual photographs, and the result was not what one typically might expect.
Apr 12, 2007 |
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Level-headed: Economics experiment finds taste for equality
The rich don't get richer -- at least not in laboratory games. According to a new study of behavioral economics, published in the April 12, 2007 issue of Nature, people will spend their own money to make the rich less rich a ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Apr 12, 2007 |
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ISS crews honor Yuri Gagarin
The International Space Station crews sent their best wishes to Moscow Thursday in honor of the anniversary of the pioneering space journey of Yuri Gagarin.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 12, 2007 |
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Study yields facts about premature brains
U.S. medical researchers have determined a different approach is needed to protect the brains of premature infants.
Apr 12, 2007 |
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Seismologists discover complex structure in Tonga mantle wedge
The subduction zones where oceanic plates sink beneath the continents produce volcanic arcs such as those that make up the "rim of fire" around the Pacific Ocean. The volcanoes are fed by molten rock rising ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 12, 2007 |
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Study reveals economic role of regional clusters in rural America
Regional groups of industries that share common markets, suppliers or work force skills are the key to stimulating economic development in rural areas, according to a report released Thursday (April 12).
Apr 12, 2007 |
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Expert: 'Flasher' technology digs deeper for digital evidence
New cybersleuthing technology, already solving crimes in Europe, has the potential to unlock valuable information in thousands of crimes every year in the United States, says a Purdue University expert.
Apr 12, 2007 |
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Probing Question: Does baseball still reflect America?
Ah, the pleasures of spring. Blooming tulips and singing robins herald the rebirth of nature -- and baseball. Across the country, the season's first official pitches are thrown and the crack of ball against bat is heard. ...
Apr 12, 2007 |
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Pricing practices cost consumers
You may be paying more for that can of soup or loaf of bread, depending on whether they have an individual price sticker or not. A new study from the DeGroote School of Business finds grocery items individually ...
Apr 12, 2007 |
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Organic lighting research burns bright
The long, challenging technological march from the low-power light bulb Thomas Edison invented to the ultimate in a bright and energy-efficient lighting device may reach fruition in work led by the two ASU researchers.
Apr 12, 2007 |
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