Less virulent bird flu may infect humans
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Italian researchers say they've determined, for the first time, a less-virulent strain of avian influenza virus might spread from poultry to humans.
Camera's Trip To Mars Is No Leisure Cruise For Hirise Team
Sep 14, 2005 |
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The High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera is rocketing toward Mars, and it's no leisure cruise for the camera operations team at The University of Arizona campus in Tucson either. The team turned the ...
Equinix adds third LA-area data center
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Equinix has acquired a third data center in the Los Angeles area to accommodate a growing demand for information storage.
X-FAB backs out from buying Infineon plant
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Infineon Technologies said Wednesday X-FAB Semiconductor Foundries will not be taking over its plant in Perlach.
Computer used to simulate storm surge
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Federal and state emergency agencies are using a supercomputer program to simulate Hurricane Katrina's storm surge to prepare for future storms.
The Web: eBay looks to become phone giant
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The motivation for eBay Inc.'s acquisition of Internet telephony upstart Skype may be a mystery to most.
Helping Out a High-Temperature Superconductor
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Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory have discovered a way to significantly increase the amount of electric current carried by a high-temperature superconductor, a material that conducts ...
Meta-search finds Katrina-displaced people
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Louisiana Technical University scientists say they are helping relatives locate Hurricane Katrina victims by using meta-search technology.
Study says spyware still stealing data
Sep 14, 2005 |
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Spyware is a growing threat to personal data as a new study finds 15 percent of the known threats are capable of copying keystrokes and pinching passwords.
Bang & Olufsen to make phone with Samsung
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Bang & Olufsen said it will join forces with Samsung to create a cell phone.
ICSU: Widen world's scientific capacities
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In an unprecedented statement to the U.N. General Assembly, the International Council for Science has urged widening the planet's scientific capacities.
New plant finds in andes foretell of ancient climate change
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For the third time in as many years, glaciologist Lonnie Thompson has returned from an Andean ice field in Peru with samples from beds of ancient plants exposed for the first time in perhaps as much as 6,500 years. In 2002, ...
Philips ramps 90-nm CMOS products into high-volume and test-chips process options
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Royal Philips Electronics today announced that it has ramped three key 90-nm CMOS products into volume production at the Crolles2 Alliance wafer fab in Crolles, France. The three Philips products, one of which is already ...
India prods telecoms to interconnect
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The Indian government is urging the country's telecom companies to speed up the process of interconnecting with one another.
UCLA gets $3.75M stem cell research grant
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The UCLA Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Medicine has received a three-year, $3.75-million grant to train scientists to conduct stem cell research.
