Archive: 06/13/2006
Study: Overcoming the loss of a loved one
Netherlands scientists have offered the first conceptualization of what's known as the Complicated Grief Syndrome.
Jun 13, 2006 |
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Microsoft unveils new webcams
Microsoft Tuesday unveiled a line of webcams designed for optimal performance with the company's popular Windows Live Messenger instant-messaging system.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jun 13, 2006 |
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UB gets federal grant for stem cell study
A stem cell biologist at the University at Buffalo has received a $1.98 million federal research grant.
Jun 13, 2006 |
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Scientists develop algorithm for ultra-secret security technique
To achieve a high capacity security system that is exceedingly robust to attacks, scientists have developed a set of instructions to unlock secret information, avoiding the need for embedding images and the ...
Jun 13, 2006 |
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Retired FSU Professor Captures a 'Living Fossil' on Video
The first images of a live specimen of a small, furry animal once believed to have gone extinct more than 11 million years ago have been captured during a Southeast Asian expedition led by a retired Florida ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jun 13, 2006 |
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Scientists find chlorine may contribute to ozone formation
Standard methods of predicting air pollution don’t take atmospheric chlorine into account, but the chemical could be responsible for 10 percent or more of daily ozone production in local air, research at UC Irvine has found.
Jun 13, 2006 |
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Intel Researchers Improve Tri-Gate Transistor
Intel Corporation researchers today disclosed they have developed new technology designed to enable next era in energy-efficient performance. Intel's research and development involving new types of transistors ...
Jun 13, 2006 |
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Hope I Die Before I Get Old?
Back when he was 20 years old in 1965, rock star Pete Townshend wrote the line "I hope I die before I get old" into a song, "My Generation" that launched his band, the Who, onto the rock 'n' roll scene. But a unique new study ...
Jun 13, 2006 |
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Physicists Devise New Technique for Detecting Heavy Water
Scientists at the California Institute of Technology have created a new method of detecting heavy water that is 30 times more sensitive than any other existing method. The detection method could be helpful in the fight against ...
Jun 13, 2006 |
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Italian scientists search for 'supersperm'
A team of scientists from two Italian universities has reportedly developed a technique for identifying "supersperm" for use in fertility treatments.
Jun 13, 2006 |
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Injectable alcoholism drug developed
A U.S. biotech firm has reportedly developed a monthly injectable alcoholism treatment as a substitute for a daily pill.
Jun 13, 2006 |
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Coffee seen to protect against cirrhosis
A study by California's Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program has found another benefit from coffee -- protection against alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver.
Jun 13, 2006 |
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In Brief: Cable revenue seen still rising in 2006
U.S. cable companies will rake in $33.8 billion in revenue this year, according to one study.
Jun 13, 2006 |
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Researchers teach computers to perceive three dimensions in 2-D images
We live in a three-dimensional world but, for the most part, we see it in two dimensions. Discerning how objects and surfaces are juxtaposed in an image is second nature for people, but it's something that ...
Jun 13, 2006 |
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Researchers develop 'smart petri dish'
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego have developed what they call a "Smart Petri Dish" that could be used to rapidly screen new drugs for toxic interactions or identify cells in the early stages of cancer ...
Jun 13, 2006 |
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