Archive: 07/15/2005
PAS sector continues growth in China
Some analysts warn that 3G may spell the end for PHS/PAS wireless technology, but its low cost to service providers and user affordability has resulted in continued subscriber growth in China.
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WiFi 'vampires' attack
If a squatter moved in next door, and ran electrical extension cords from his living room to an outlet on your patio, you might object to his obvious pirating of your electricity -- because his actions would be obvious.
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UCLA chemists create nano valve
UCLA chemists have created the first nano valve that can be opened and closed at will to trap and release molecules. The discovery, federally funded by the National Science Foundation, will be published July ...
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Caution urged in human-ape brain stem test
Researchers were cautioned Friday about brain disease experiments that would involve putting human brain stem cells into monkeys or apes.
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Cost Competitive Electricity from Photovoltaic Concentrators Called 'Imminent'
Solar concentrators using highly efficient photovoltaic solar cells will reduce the cost of electricity from sunlight to competitive levels soon, attendees were told at a recent international conference on the subject. Herb ...
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NEC Develops Mobile Router Enabling Broadband Communication from High-Speed Mobile Objects
Realizes wide-range ubiquitous network through wireless LAN & 3G tie-up NEC Corporation today announced that it has succeeded in the development of a mobile router that enables seamless broadband communication from high-speed mobil ...
Jul 15, 2005 |
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Shark skin saves naval industry money
Covering ship hulls with artificial shark skin could help ships sailing smoothly. The growth of marine organisms such as barnacles on ship hulls is a major cause of increased energy costs in the naval industry. Shark skin ...
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Watching the birth and death of exotic molecules
Researchers from Korea, Italy, France and the ESRF have just observed how a molecule changes structure after being hit with a short flash of laser light. Thanks to very intense pulses of X-rays from the synchrotron and novel ...
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Sites scouted for MIT a la francaise
The French government is studying several sites for a MIT-style program designed to enhance Europe's scientific standing.
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$2 billion market in nanopore
Sponges with pores only nanometers in diameter could help lead to advanced fuel cells in hydrogen-powered cars, as well as super-coolants to keep perishable drugs fresh and devices to clean out toxins in the body, experts ...
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Expert says universe hard to understand
London delegates to a global conference on the future have been warned that our universe may be just "too queer" to understand.
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Green Power from Chicken Litter
Gas Technology Institute (GTI) has successfully demonstrated that chicken litter can be gasified to produce hydrogen and generate electricity using a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC). Under a project funded by the U.S. Department ...
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Russian Space Agency To Launch Kliper Project
The Russian Space Agency (Roskosmos) is about to start its Kliper launch vehicle project, the head of the agency told a Moscow press conference Thursday, reports RIA Novosti.
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A Giant Leap Towards The Moon
It was on July 20, 1969 that "Eagle", the lunar module landed on moon and American Astronaut Neil Armstrong took "that one small step" paving way for "a giant leap for mankind".
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Tokyo quake fault line is re-evaluated
A new survey suggests the fault line beneath Tokyo is miles closer to the surface than seismologists realized, Nature.com reported Thursday.
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