Archive: 07/14/2006
Tunneling Across a Ferroelectric
University of Nebraska-Lincoln physicist Evgeny Tsymbal's groundbreaking identification of an emerging research field in electronic devices earned publication this week in Science magazine.
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Women more likely to be perpetrators of abuse as well as victims
Women are more likely than men to stalk, attack and psychologically abuse their partners, according to a University of Florida study that finds college women have a new view of the dating scene.
Jul 14, 2006 |
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Researchers strive to make robotic systems more decisive
The Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics is a partner in the Integrated Research Project BACS (Bayesian Approach to Cognitive Systems), which is being sponsored by the EU and will run until 2010. ...
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Study: Drugs from sewage not dangerous
A Canadian study has suggested adverse effects are unlikely on aquatic life from drugs passed through human waste released from sewage treatment plants.
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Cases of childhood autism increasing in UK
Autism in Britain is three times more common than previously thought, affecting 1 in every 100 children, a study found.
Jul 14, 2006 |
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Illinois counting its chickens
A research scientist in Illinois wants to bring the state's prairie chicken population back to the level it was when Abraham Lincoln was alive.
Jul 14, 2006 |
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In Brief: Samsung, Sony to expand TV panel output
Sony and Samsung have signed an agreement for an additional production line for TFT-LCD television panels in South Korea.
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U.S. buys water to protect minnow
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is buying water from Santa Fe, N.M., to protect the endangered silvery minnow swimming in the Rio Grande.
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Bird flu claims 41st life in Indonesia
A 3-year-old Indonesian girl has died from avian influenza in Indonesia, bringing the country's total deaths from the disease to 41.
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Alternative malaria treatment may not work
British health authorities are urging tourists not to rely on alternative treatment such as homeopathy to fight malaria.
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In Brief: Wash. first U.S. state with '211' calling
Washington is the first state to wrap multiple call centers together into a single call-and-data management system that may be accessed by dialing 2-1-1.
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In Brief: LG could lose S. Korea 3G wireless license
South Korea's No. 3 wireless company could lose its 3G license as early as next week due to its alleged failure to comply with its commitment to launch on time.
Jul 14, 2006 |
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Landscapes from the ancient and eroded lunar far side
This image, taken by the advanced Moon Imaging Experiment (AMIE) on board ESA's SMART-1 spacecraft, shows a highly eroded highland area on the lunar far side, close to the equator.
Jul 14, 2006 |
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Mercury atomic clock keeps time with record accuracy
An experimental atomic clock based on a single mercury atom is now at least five times more precise than the national standard clock based on a "fountain" of cesium atoms, according to a paper by physicists ...
Jul 14, 2006 |
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Coming soon: 3-D imaging that flies 'through' and 'around' cancer
Stanford University researchers demonstrated for the first time the ability to create 3-D positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) images for "fly-through" and "fly-around viewing" of cancer in the lungs ...
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