Smell of success for nanobiosensors
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
May 15, 2006 |
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Modern-day doctors may soon start using smell to detect the early warning signs of different illnesses thanks to technology that replicates - and improves upon - the human olfactory system thanks to tiny bioelectronic ...
Bill tackles so-called new piracy frontier
May 15, 2006 |
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A new House bill seeks to further protect the music industry from piracy by limiting the ability to record digital radio broadcasts, singling out satellite radio industry competitors XM Radio and Sirius.
Female Guppies Risk Their Lives To Avoid Too Much Male Attention
Biology /
May 15, 2006 |
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Sexual harassment is a burden that females of many species face, and some may go to extreme lengths to avoid it. In a new paper from the June issue of the American Naturalist, Darren Croft (University of Wales) and a research ...
DNA used to trace Columbus' roots
May 15, 2006 |
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Five hundred years after Christopher Columbus' death, researchers are using DNA testing to identify where he was born and when.
BBC interviews cabbie on media policy
May 15, 2006 |
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In a case of mistaken identity, a London cab driver was pulled into a BBC television studio for a live interview about the Internet music business.
Spitzer Spies Remnants of a Shy Star
May 15, 2006 |
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Big stars usually aren't shy about anything, not even death. At the end of their lives, they throw explosive tantrums, called supernovae, flinging abundant amounts of hot gas and radiation into space. Remnants ...
Near extinct butterfly species return
Biology /
May 15, 2006 |
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Intense conservation effort has helped bring back six of Britain's butterfly from near extinction.
Sandia-developed dielectric thin films enable low-breakdown voltage antifuses
May 15, 2006 |
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Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have developed an inexpensive, reliable and easy-to-manufacture class of dielectric films that have the capability of enabling programmable antifuses on integrated circuits (IC) ...
Coffee, black, decaf and a little llama on the side
May 15, 2006 |
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Three llamas and two camels have provided a way to tell whether your waiter swapped regular coffee for decaf in your after-dinner cup. Using the heat-resistant antibodies these camels and llamas make, researchers at Washington ...
Rural Net access a new market in India
May 15, 2006 |
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Taking India to the next level is going to be a major part of the discourse during the World BPO Forum to be held here in September, and rural wireless initiatives are set to steal the show.
Networking: Picking the next Dickens
May 15, 2006 |
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Charles Dickens serialized his novels -- "Oliver Twist, David Copperfield," amongst others -- in weekly newspapers and monthly magazines before they were published as books. Today, would-be novelists are publishing their ...
Broadband seen feeling O2 heat soon
May 15, 2006 |
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When it comes to phone services, European markets are often ahead of the curve, particularly when it comes to making the most out of mobile phones. Paying for parking or getting a drink from a vending machine via a mobile ...
Sea lions refuse to budge in California
Biology /
May 15, 2006 |
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Male sea lions in search of females in Newport Beach, Calif., have refused to let go of their high perches atop boats despite efforts by authorities.
Occam releases 1GB Ethernet delivery blade
May 15, 2006 |
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Occam Networks Monday unveiled a new optical line termination blade capable of delivering 1 Gigabit of active Ethernet broadband for home or office use.
Cancer is colour-blind
May 15, 2006 |
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We may look different on the outside, but inside we are all the same - so much has been scientifically proven. Research at the University of Bergen has shown that the pathways that lead to cancer are similar, no matter where ...
