Archive: 02/13/2006
Ground broken on Nevada solar plant
Ground was broken for the construction of a 300-acre solar power plant in Boulder City, Nev., expected to meet the power demands of about 40,000 households.
Feb 13, 2006 |
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Olympians' Emotions Greatly Affected By Prior Expectations Says CU Professor
Olympians' expectations going into the games often affect how thrilling their victories or agonizing their defeats will be, according to a University of Colorado at Boulder professor.
Feb 13, 2006 |
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World's first MDDI-compliant LCD controller optimized for cell phones
Toshiba Corporation announced the introduction of the world's first MDDI-compliant LCD controller optimized for cell phones equipped with high-resolution VGA LCD displays. Dubbed the MDDI LCD Bridge and designated ...
Feb 13, 2006 |
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Media publicity best for drug warnings
A Bristol University study shows media coverage concerning a drug's adverse reactions is much more effective than official regulatory announcements.
Feb 13, 2006 |
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Study: Patients often don't report pain
A Rochester, Minn., study finds more than 20 percent of people with chronic pain don't seek medical help, suggesting many have unmet pain care needs.
Feb 13, 2006 |
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Briefs: Big wireless TV announcement expected
Europe's first nationwide cell-phone television service was expected to be announced Monday. The Financial Times said Microsoft, BT and Virgin Mobile were teaming up to launch the service around the middle of the year that ...
Feb 13, 2006 |
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Theft of a million stars
Using ESO's Very Large Telescope, a team of Italian astronomers reveal the troubled past of the stellar cluster Messier 12 – our Milky Way galaxy ‘stole’ close to one million low-mass stars from it.
Feb 13, 2006 |
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Lovers and liars: How many sex partners have you really had?
Lovers and public health officials want an answer to the following question: How many opposite-sex partners have you had in your lifetime?
Feb 13, 2006 |
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Wrinkled membranes create novel drug-delivery system
A University of Illinois scientist studying how membranes wrinkle has discovered a novel system for on-demand drug delivery.
Feb 13, 2006 |
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GSM and WLAN come together as Nokia introduces UMA-enabled Nokia 6136 handset
Bridging two of the world's most ubiquitous wireless standards - GSM and WLAN - the new Nokia 6136 phone integrates UMA (Unlicensed Mobile Access) technology to allow for seamless handover of voice and data ...
Feb 13, 2006 |
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Early California: A killing field
Research shatters utopian myth, finds Indians decimated bird "The wild geese and every species of water fowl darkened the surface of every bay � in flocks of millions�. When disturbed, they arose ...
Feb 13, 2006 |
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Tech gifts say 'iLove you' for men
For many guys, nothing says "I love you" like an iPod. According to a survey by IOGEAR Inc., 61 percent of men said they would rather receive a tech gadget of some sort than the traditional candy or flowers ...
Feb 13, 2006 |
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Networking: Laggards and 'freaks'
Are you a laggard cubicle dweller? An early-adopting connectivity junkie? Or a PIM -- personal information management -- freak? Whatever the situation may be, developers of networks are increasingly stratifying their marketing ...
Feb 13, 2006 |
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Yale statistics professor identifies flaws in IOC figure skating scoring system
John W. Emerson, assistant professor of Statistics at Yale, using information found on the web for an exercise in his classroom, examined the results of the recent European Women's Figure Skating Competition ...
Feb 13, 2006 |
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Reversible microlenses to speed chemical detection
Scientists at Georgia Tech have created technology capable of detecting trace amounts of biological or chemical agents in a matter of seconds, much faster than traditional methods, which can take hours or up ...
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