Cell phone survey shows love-hate relationship
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More than 80 percent of cell phone users say the device has made their lives easier, a new University of Michigan survey shows. But 60 percent say that public use of cell phones has disturbed or irritated them. Preliminary fin ...
Asian countries gain prominence in science and technology as US loses ground
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The global landscape for science and technology is changing, with increased competition for resources and recognition. That's beginning to look like bad news for the innovative edge the United States has long ...
'Tree-Power' Could be Future Energy Source
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A wood-fueled electricity generating plant may be in your future. In fact, the future is 'now' in some Scandinavian countries, said Dr. Darwin Foster, Texas Cooperative Extension forestry program leader. "In Sweden, they're ...
New technology for navigating without GPS
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A new method for navigation at sea, independent of GPS, is being put forward in a dissertation from Linkoping University. Today merchant marine, military, and recreational boat traffic all rely on the global satellite sys ...
Jaguar Leaps into Luxury of Bluetooth Wireless Technology
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Motorola, Inc. and Jaguar announced the availability of the Jaguar Bluetooth system – a new hands-free in-vehicle communication system using Bluetooth wireless technology – across all Jaguar 2005 model year vehicles. Once a J ...
Scientists Create, Study Methane Hydrates in 'Ocean Floor' Lab
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Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory have recreated the high-pressure, low-temperature conditions of the seafloor in a tabletop apparatus for the study of methane-hydrates, an abundant ...
Chemicals in tattoo inks need closer scrutiny
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As tattoos have grown in popularity, so have complaints of adverse side effects associated with both their application and removal. A new study, done by chemistry students at Northern Arizona University, looked at the chemical ...
Philips introduces UMA mobile phone reference design for phones that automatically switch between cellular and WLAN netw
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Royal Philips Electronics announced today a complete Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA) semiconductor reference design to make it easy for mobile handset manufacturers to bring UMA-enabled phones to their customers. The new UMA ...
Young Universe Looks Like 'Vegetable Soup'
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What did the universe look like when it was only 2 to 3 billion years old? Astronomers used to think it was a pretty simple place containing relatively small, young star-forming galaxies. Researchers now are realizing that ...
New fingerprint visualization method uses X-rays to reveal missing clues
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Dusting for fingerprints can sometimes alter the prints, erasing valuable forensic clues. Now, chemists say they have developed a new fingerprint visualization technique using X-rays that leaves prints intact and, in addition, ...
Beyond Silicon: HP Outlines Comprehensive Strategy for Molecular-scale Electronics
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For the first time, HP has laid out in one place a comprehensive, practical strategy for a computing future beyond traditional silicon technology. The vision – and the challenges – are captured in nearly two dozen papers pub ...
Face to face - in realistic 3D
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UK experts develop super-realistic animation system Computing experts at Cardiff University, UK, are developing a super-realistic animation system that simulates the movements of a face, based on speech. The team in the School of Com ...
Moving electrons at the molecular and nanometer scales
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Possible applications for solar cells and other small-scale circuits Learning how to control the movement of electrons on the molecular and nanometer scales could help scientists devise small-scale circuits for a wide v ...
Molecular wires and corrosion control boost performance of conductive adhesives
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Replacing lead-based solder Electrically conductive adhesive (ECA) materials offer the electronics industry an alternative to the tin-lead solder now used for connecting display driver chips, memory chips a ...
In solution, tiny magnetic wires scatter light
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Maneuvering external magnets, scientists can command the direction in which light bounces off tiny, magnetic wires that sway like matchsticks in thick, slow-moving solutions. Announcing her finding at the 229th meeting of ...
