A projector the size of a sugar cube
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 12, 2006 |
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No larger than a sugar cube, the video projector is ready to hand at all times. Instead of the conventional microarrays, it contains just a single mirror which can be rotated around two axes. This makes it ...
Tiny fuel cell might replace batteries in laptop computers, portable electronics
Sep 12, 2006 |
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If you're frustrated by frequently losing battery power in your laptop computer, digital camera or portable music player, then take heart: A better source of "juice" is in the works. Chemists at Arizona State University in ...
Sandia fingerprinting technique demonstrates wireless device driver vulnerabilities
Technology / Computer Sciences
Sep 12, 2006 |
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The next time you’re sipping a latte and surfing the Net at your favorite neighborhood wireless cafe, someone just a few seats away could be breaking into your laptop and causing irreparable damage to your ...
First Global Connection Between Earth And Space Weather Found
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 12, 2006 |
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Weather on Earth has a surprising connection to space weather occurring high in the electrically-charged upper atmosphere, known as the ionosphere, according to new results from NASA satellites. "This discovery ...
Samsung Introduces the Next Generation of Nonvolatile Memory - PRAM
Sep 12, 2006 |
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Samsung Electronics announced that it has completed the first working prototype of what is expected to be the main memory device to replace high density NOR flash within the next decade - a Phase-change Random ...
New study of solar system speculates about life on other planets
Sep 12, 2006 |
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A comprehensive review by leading scientists about our Solar System which speculates on the possibility of life on other planets has been published. Solar System Update brings together the work of 19 physicists, astronomers, ...
Scientists discuss new frontiers in single-molecule research at ACS
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Sep 12, 2006 |
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Not long ago, the idea of conducting an experiment on a single strand of DNA seemed far beyond the realm of science. But thanks to rapid advances in microscopy in the last decade, researchers can now watch a single gene being ...
Spam filter design to benefit from internet routing data
Technology / Computer Sciences
Sep 12, 2006 |
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A database of more than 10 million spam email messages collected at just one Internet "spam sinkhole" suggests that Internet service providers could better fight unwanted junk email by addressing it at the ...
ZnO nanowires may lead to better chemical sensors, high-speed electronics
Sep 12, 2006 |
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Devices for detecting dangerous substances can literally be life savers, in situations ranging from soldiers on the battlefield to luggage screeners at airports. Yet chemical sensors now available for such ...
A 'Genetic Study' of the galaxy
Sep 12, 2006 |
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Looking in detail at the composition of stars with ESO's VLT, astronomers are providing a fresh look at the history of our home galaxy, the Milky Way. They reveal that the central part of our Galaxy formed ...
Pitt professor designs less-risky reactor for clean, safe energy
Sep 12, 2006 |
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Reactors that burn hydrogen or natural gas to generate energy can be dirty and dangerous. The mix of air with hydrogen or natural gas can explode easily if composition and temperature are not carefully controlled. And reactors ...
EnBW, Siemens plan first ever megawatt-class fuel-cell power plant
Sep 12, 2006 |
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EnBW Energie Baden-Wurttemberg and Siemens Power Generation are joining forces to build a highly-efficient fuel cell hybrid power plant. Plans call for the construction of a megawatt-class demonstration plant. The goal of ...
IBM Makes First Cell Computer Generally Available
Sep 12, 2006 |
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IBM today announced that it is making its first computing system based on the Cell Broadband Engine (Cell BE) generally available on a global basis, with early adopters such as University of Manchester, RapidMind, ...
Islands spark accelerated evolution
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Sep 12, 2006 |
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The notion of islands as natural test beds of evolution is nearly as old as the theory itself. The restricted scale, isolation, and sharp boundaries of islands create unique selective pressures, often to dramatic ...
Modeling the movement of electrons at the molecular scale
Sep 12, 2006 |
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Finding more efficient ways of storing and using energy requires scientists to first look at the particles that set these fundamental processes in motion – the electrons. Controlling the movement of electrons ...
