New tooth enamel dating technique could help identify disaster victims
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The radioactive carbon-14 produced by above-ground nuclear testing in the 1950s and 1960s is providing forensic scientists with a more precise way to determine a person’s age at the time of death. The method ...
The mechanics of foot travel
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With so many silly gaits to choose from, why have we adopted so few? Despite having the bones and muscles to perform a variety of gaits, human beings have developed an overwhelming preference for just two: walking and runni ...
Ten Million U.S. Households Will Have a Networked Storage Device by 2010
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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.
'Quasicrystal' metal computer model could aid ultra-low-friction machine parts
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Sep 15, 2005 |
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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 ...
Researchers Create DNA-Based Sensors for Nano-Tongues and Nano-Noses
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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 ...
Samsung Rolled Out Triple Play Service Network Supporting Internet, Phone and Broadcasting for Versatel
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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 ...
Google's winning streak woos investors (Update)
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So far as Google is concerned, this could be the glory days of the Internet boom, before the high-tech bubble burst in 2001.
Online bettors add Supreme Court to wagers
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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 ...
Skull study sheds light on dinosaur diversity
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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.
