Vitamin C: possible cancer-killing promise
Sep 12, 2005 |
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High-dose intravenous vitamin C may be effective in treating cancer, newly published research indicates.
Future mobile phones may have 100GB memory
Sep 12, 2005 |
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Mobile phones might one day have the memory capacity of a desktop computer thanks to a microchip that mimics the functioning of the brain.
Scientists get first glimpse at how plants, most animals repair UV-damaged DNA
Sep 12, 2005 |
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For the first time, researchers have observed exactly how some cells are able to repair DNA damage caused by the sun's ultraviolet (UV) radiation. The Ohio State University study revealed how the enzyme photolyase uses en ...
Samsung unveils world's first 16-gigabit NAND flash memory chip
Sep 12, 2005 |
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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., announced that it has developed the world's highest density NAND flash -- a 16Gigabit (Gb) NAND memory device. NAND is the most widely used memory for multi-feature mobile applications. ...
USF Deploys Mini Unmanned Search Aircraft After Katrina
Sep 12, 2005 |
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Using two types of small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) – one fixed wing and one helicopter - scientists from the Center for Robot-Assisted Search and Rescue (CRASAR) at the University of South Florida worked with other ...
Neanderthal/human relationship questioned
Sep 12, 2005 |
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The debate over the relationship between Neanderthals and modern humans is taking on new virulence amid a collection of new evidence.
Researchers create tiny magnetic diamonds on the nanoscale
Sep 12, 2005 |
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Diamonds have always been alluring, but now a team of scientists has made them truly magnetic -- on the nanoscale. In a paper published in the Aug. 26 issue of Physical Review Letters, the researchers report a technique to mak ...
Toshiba Announces Gallium Nitride Power FET With World's Highest Power Output
Sep 12, 2005 |
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Toshiba Corporation today announced development of a gallium nitride (GaN) power field effect transistor (FET) that far surpasses the operating performance of the gallium arsenide (GaAs) FET widely used in base stations for ...
Argonne theorist gains new insight into the nature of nanodiamond
Sep 12, 2005 |
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The newest promising material for advanced technology applications is diamond nanotubes, and research at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory is giving new insight into the nature of nanodiamond.
Just How Significant Is Methane On Titan?
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Titan's second most abundant constituent, methane, is critical to the maintenance of an earth-like nitrogen atmosphere on this satellite. Without methane, Titan's nitrogen would condense, leaving behind a puny amount in ...
Discovery confirms explosive prediction made by astrophysicists in 1999
Sep 12, 2005 |
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NASA's Swift satellite and ground-based telescopes have discovered the most distant exploding star on record, confirming a 1999 prediction made by University of Chicago astrophysicist Don Lamb and Daniel Reichart, who was ...
Is it RIP for VoIP in China?
Sep 12, 2005 |
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Voice over Internet Protocol VoIP development is posing a threat to state-protected telecom carriers, calling into question China's willingness to let technology advances into the marketplace.
Spansion Introduces Innovative Package-On-Package Solution To Reduce Wireless Device Size
Sep 12, 2005 |
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Spansion LLC, the Flash memory venture of AMD and Fujitsu Limited, today announced it is shipping Package-on-Package (PoP) Flash memory samples to customers that will enable them to deliver sleek, feature-rich wireless phones, ...
Solar flares could cause R3 radio outages
Sep 12, 2005 |
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Scientists in the United States warned Monday that continuing solar flares could cause significant interference with radio communications.
"Six Degrees of Separation" Explained In New Computer Algorithm
Sep 12, 2005 |
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University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers have invented a new algorithm, solving a network-searching conundrum that has puzzled computer scientists and sociologists for years.
