Unlocking the secrets of the Amazon
Jun 15, 2005 |
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The world’s largest and most species rich forests are changing faster than we thought. We know the Amazonian rainforests are disappearing – around a fifth has been lost to logging and cattle ranging – but University geographers ...
For First Time, Brain Cells Generated In A Dish
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GAINESVILLE, Fla., June 14 (SPX) -- Regenerative medicine scientists at the University of Florida's McKnight Brain Institute have created a system in rodent models that for the first time duplicates neurogenesis - the process ...
Nanoparticles carry cancer-killing drugs into tumor cells
Jun 15, 2005 |
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Increased efficacy, lower drug toxicity in mice University of Michigan scientists have created the nanotechnology equivalent of a Trojan horse to smuggle a powerful chemotherapeutic drug inside tumor cells – increasing th ...
Ripples In Cosmic Neutrino Background Measured For The First Time
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Jun 15, 2005 |
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Astrophysicists from the Universities of Oxford and Rome have for the first time found evidence of ripples in the Universe’s primordial sea of neutrinos, confirming the predictions of both Big Bang theory and the Standard Model of particle physics. ...
Hot Volcanic Eruptions Could Lead To A Cooler Earth
Jun 15, 2005 |
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WASHINGTON, June 14 (SPX) -- Volcanic eruptions may be an agent of rapid and long-term climate change, according to new research by British scientists. Vincent Gauci and co-authors Nancy Dise and Steve Blake of the Open Uni ...
Nicotine triggers the same brain reward circuitry as opiates
Jun 15, 2005 |
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In experiments with mice, researchers have found that nicotine triggers the same neural pathways that give opiates such as heroin their addictively rewarding properties--including associating an environment with the drug's ...
iDirect And Loral Skynet Demonstrate Remote Broadband Wireless Connectivity
Jun 15, 2005 |
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HERNDON, Va., June 15 (SPX) -- iDirect Technologies and Loral Skynet announced Tuesday a joint demonstration of a new wireless broadband connectivity solution at CommunicAsia 2005 in Singapore. The new solution carries bro ...
Driving improvements to night vision
Jun 15, 2005 |
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In a bid to reduce the annual death of more than 50,000 people and the countless severe injuries on Europe’s roads, future onboard night vision systems have been developed that highlight unexpected obstacles and improve driver ...
New Concept for Novel Low-k Film Compatible with 45nm-node LSI Interconnects
Jun 15, 2005 |
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NEC and MIRAI Project today announced the joint development of a low dielectric-constant (low-k) film, which is realized through a newly developed concept, and is expected to lead to power reduction in advanced LSIs. The ...
A New Model of Quantum Dots: Rethinking the Electronics
Jun 15, 2005 |
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Quantum dots, tiny crystals consisting of a few hundred to a few thousand atoms, sparkle with promise for uses ranging from tagging proteins in living cells to foiling counterfeiters to enabling quantum computers. ...
Improved Water Vapor Sensor Takes to the Skies
Jun 15, 2005 |
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By pairing a sleek new air sampler designed at the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) with a diode laser from SpectraSensors, Inc., researchers have hit on a technology that can capture ...
Toshiba Adds New High-Gain, High-Linearity GaAs FETs For WiMAX Equipment
Jun 15, 2005 |
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In an expansion of its terrestrial communication microwave device offering, Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC) announced today at the IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium that the company is now offering ...
NASA Buying Microgravity Flights from Zero-G
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NASA researchers will conduct experiments later this year on two near-weightless flights operated by the Zero Gravity (Zero-G) Corporation of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Epson and Fujitsu Announce Joint Development of Next-Generation Technology for FRAM Non-Volatile Memory
Jun 15, 2005 |
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Seiko Epson Corporation and Fujitsu Limited today announced their agreement for joint development of next-generation technology for Ferroelectric Random Access Memory (FRAM) non-volatile memory.
Kinetic Energy Interceptor Successfully Completes First Wind Tunnel Test
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TUCSON, June 15 (SPX) -- Raytheon recently completed the first in a series of risk-reduction high speed wind tunnel tests of the Kinetic Energy Interceptor (KEI) missile in preparation for future flight testing. KEI is the ...
