Researchers develop 'MRI' for fuel cells
Jun 16, 2006 |
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As gasoline prices top $3 a gallon in major cities, the drive toward increasing energy efficiency and reducing air pollution has accelerated, and the development of fuel cells has become a major focus worldwide.
Global warming could accelerate from thawing Siberian permafrost
Jun 16, 2006 |
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Permafrost soil blanketing northeastern Siberia contains about 75 times more carbon than is released by burning fossil fuels each year. That means it could become a potent, likely unstoppable contributor to global climate ...
How to Bake a Galaxy
Jun 16, 2006 |
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Start with lots and lots of dark matter, then stir in gas. Let the mixture sit for a while, and a galaxy should rise up out of the batter. This simple recipe for baking galaxies cannot be performed at home, ...
World's tallest woman leaves hospital
Jun 16, 2006 |
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Chinese doctors report the world's tallest woman is walking again after spending a month in the hospital to treat complications of her gigantism.
Bacterium takes a shine to metals
Jun 16, 2006 |
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Exposed metal surfaces are highly vulnerable to corrosion, but paint or other protective coatings can interfere with some uses, as well as add significant costs. Now, a comprehensive series of experiments suggests ...
Researchers Reveal New Insights into the Surface of Silicon Semiconductors
Jun 16, 2006 |
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"Smaller. Faster. Wildly complex." This could easily be the motto for semiconductors—the materials that, among lots of other advances in electronics, allow cell phones to continuously shrink in size while increasing ...
U.S. arrests 2 for stealing chip secrets
Jun 16, 2006 |
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Federal agents Friday arrested two Bay Area men who allegedly used stolen trade secrets to start their own Silicon Valley semiconductor company.
Graffiti found at ancient Italian prison
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jun 16, 2006 |
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Graffiti left by prisoners held by the Inquisition in Sicily more than 200 years ago have been found on the walls of an ancient prison.
Shopping with a sense of humor? woot!
Jun 16, 2006 |
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Not many shopping Web sites will call you a "poor, naive, deluded little fool" to your face. But then again, not many shopping Web sites are as irreverent as woot.com.
Another grape excuse to hit the bottle
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Jun 16, 2006 |
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Scientists in Italy say they have discovered that the grapes used to make some of the most popular red wines contain high levels of the sleep hormone melatonin.
Catching Blu-ray wave will cost Americans
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Jun 16, 2006 |
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The first Blu-ray video players to hit store shelves in the United States will carry a hefty price tag that some analysts fear could turn off consumers.
Cracking a virus protection shield
Jun 16, 2006 |
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Ebola, measles and rabies are serious threats to public health in developing countries. Despite different symptoms all of the diseases are caused by the same class of viruses that unlike most other living beings carry their ...
Random twist for storytelling
Jun 16, 2006 |
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UQ software engineer Chooi Guan Lim has created a computer storytelling program that gives children a random, educational experience.
Too much sperm may kill the queen
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Researchers at CSE (Centre for Social Evolution) at the Institute of Biology, University of Copenhagen have studied the sperm-quality among ants.
Notorious software pirate pleads guilty
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The head of what U.S. officials called a "massive for-profit software piracy Wed site" pleaded guilty Friday to conspiracy and copyright infringement.
