Backs to the Future
Jun 12, 2006 |
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New analysis of the language and gesture of South America's indigenous Aymara people indicates they have a concept of time opposite to all the world's studied cultures -- so that the past is ahead of them and ...
Networking: Investors eye power-line trend
Jun 12, 2006 |
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Institutional and individual investors are eagerly examining prospects in the so-called broadband over power line (BPL) market and are helping finance proof-of-concept projects in the field, experts tell UPI's ...
Health-care chips could get under your skin
Jun 12, 2006 |
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It seems like something out of an X Files script - a person's health-care information encoded into a tiny chip and implanted beneath the skin - but it's no script, says one health ethicist.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to Galaxy Formation
Jun 12, 2006 |
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One hundred million years after the Big Bang, giant primordial stars heated, ionized, and pushed the gas around them to form present-day stars and galaxies. And now, for the first time, we can see it happening—in ...
Nanoparticles Overcome Anticancer Drug Resistance
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jun 12, 2006 |
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Too often, chemotherapy fails to cure cancer because some tumor cells develop resistance to multiple anticancer drugs. In most cases, resistance develops when cancer cells begin expressing a protein, known as p-glycoprotein, ...
'Cool girls' valuable online ad targets
Jun 12, 2006 |
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In the social hierarchy of high school, the cool girl reigns supreme, with those around her trying to be like her. This common imagery is not only true but is valuable information for advertisers, according to a recent study ...
XMM-Newton spots the greatest of great balls of fire
Jun 12, 2006 |
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Thanks to data from ESA's XMM-Newton X-ray satellite, a team of international scientists found a comet-like ball of gas over a thousand million times the mass of the sun hurling through a distant galaxy cluster ...
Adobe Production Suite is rock solid
Jun 12, 2006 |
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Adobe seeks to reclaim the title of best of breed PC Video application with the release of their new Adobe Production Studio Premium -- an almost dream suite of applications, but at a stratospheric price. The old adage you ...
Coral Death Results from Bacteria Fed by Algae
Biology /
Jun 12, 2006 |
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Bacteria and algae are combining to kill coral –– and human activities are compounding the problem. Scientists have discovered an indirect microbial mechanism whereby bacteria kill coral with the help of algae. ...
New satellite set to collect most-detailed data yet about atmospheric particles
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 12, 2006 |
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A new satellite that last week began gathering data from the Earth's atmosphere could be a key tool in unraveling just how much effect the reflectivity of clouds and tiny particles called aerosols are having ...
Carnegie Mellon humanoids to provide commentary at RoboCup 2006
Jun 12, 2006 |
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Carnegie Mellon University is sending two small bipedal robots to the RoboCup 2006 World Championship June 14–18 in Bremen, Germany, to provide color commentary for robot soccer matches -- a first for humanoid robots.
Qualcomm's dispute with Nokia heats up
Jun 12, 2006 |
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The legal team at Qualcomm is gearing up for a battle on multiple fronts. On one hand, the San Diego-based mobile communications group has filed yet another lawsuit Monday against Finland's Nokia with the U.S. International ...
Parallel evolution: proteins do it, too
Jun 12, 2006 |
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Wings, spines, saber-like teeth—nature and the fossil record abound with examples of structures so useful they've evolved independently in a variety of animals. But scientists have debated whether examples of so-called adaptive, ...
Epson Develops A6-Size Electronic Paper with World's Highest Resolution Using Plastic Substrate
Jun 12, 2006 |
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Seiko Epson Corp. has successfully developed A6-size (7.1 inches on the diagonal) electronic paper using a plastic substrate. Drawing on Epson's original SUFTLA technology, the new electronic paper achieves ...
Wanted: Clothing that kills bacteria
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jun 12, 2006 |
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Professors at Wilkes University are hoping to design a process that turns ordinary clothing into bacteria-killing apparel by use of nanotechnology.
