Archive: 09/15/2005
Researchers recover typed text using audio recording of keystrokes
A new security threat revealed by computer scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, may be enough to drive some people away from their computer keyboards and back to pen and paper. The researchers ...
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Skull study sheds light on dinosaur diversity
With their long necks and tails, sauropod dinosaurs—famous as the Sinclair gasoline logo and Fred Flintstone's gravel pit tractor—are easy to recognize, in part because they all seem to look alike.
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Online bettors add Supreme Court to wagers
Though it's unclear whether the American public cares about the Supreme Court as much as it does about reality TV or the NFL, it shares one thing with those two pop-culture phenomena: You can now wager money on it on the ...
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Tuna nearly fished to extinction
Australian officials say one of that nation's most valuable fish -- the southern bluefin tuna -- is facing extinction.
Sep 15, 2005 |
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Google's winning streak woos investors (Update)
So far as Google is concerned, this could be the glory days of the Internet boom, before the high-tech bubble burst in 2001.
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Samsung Rolled Out Triple Play Service Network Supporting Internet, Phone and Broadcasting for Versatel
Samsung Electronics announces its successful launch of the first ADSL2+ full IP triple play service (TPS) network in the world. In the Netherlands, Samsung realized this fast next generation network for communications network ...
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Researchers Create DNA-Based Sensors for Nano-Tongues and Nano-Noses
Nano-sized carbon tubes coated with strands of DNA can create tiny sensors with abilities to detect odors and tastes, according to researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and Monell Chemical Sciences Center. Their ...
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'Quasicrystal' metal computer model could aid ultra-low-friction machine parts
Duke University materials scientists have developed a computer model of how a "quasicrystal" metallic alloy interacts with a gas at various temperatures and pressures. Their advance could contribute to wider applications ...
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Missing lab mice infected with plague
The FBI and New Jersey officials have started a hushed but intensive search for three missing lab mice reportedly infected with deadly strains of plague.
Sep 15, 2005 |
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Ten Million U.S. Households Will Have a Networked Storage Device by 2010
The number of U.S. households with a networked storage device will grow from 300,000 at the end of 2004 to nearly 10 million by 2010, according to "Storage and Management for the Connected Home", a new report from Parks Associates.
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Panasonic Unveils World's First SD Memory Card Based 3-CCD Digital Video Cameras
Panasonic, the leading brand for which Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. is best known, today debuted the world's first 3-CCD digital video cameras SDR-S100 and SDR-S300 that record MPEG2 pictures onto ...
Sep 15, 2005 |
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Dead Arizona trees mystify experts
The mysterious deaths of hundreds of trees along Arizona's Santa Cruz River has prompted an investigation by environmentalists and scientists.
Sep 15, 2005 |
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Global warming makes tundra greener
Satellite images taken over decades show two seemingly contradictory events that indicate global warming is affecting Alaska.
Sep 15, 2005 |
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Spyware poses identity-theft risk (Update)
A new study finds that a growing amount of Internet spyware -- programs downloaded to users' computers without their knowledge -- is designed specifically to steal personal information that could be used for identity theft. ...
Sep 15, 2005 |
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NASA Satellites Will Reveal Secrets of Clouds and Aerosols
Two NASA satellites, planned for launch no earlier than Oct. 26, will give us a unique view of Earth's atmosphere. CloudSat and Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO) are undergoing final ...
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