Researchers Develop New Source of Energy Using Nanotechnology
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Reaction Can Occur in Microseconds on Surfaces as Small as Microchips Countries across the world continue to search for new ways to create energy. As our current means for energy continue to deplete, thus making them more ...
Parents Can Help Teens Choose 'Good' Friends, Study Finds
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While parents often worry about the influence peers have on their adolescent children, a new study indicates that they can play a role in helping their teens choose ‘good' friends.
Researchers develop technique to use dirty silicon, could pave way for cheaper solar energy
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Aug 16, 2005 |
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A research team led by engineers at the University of California, Berkeley, has developed a new technique to handle metal defects in low-grade silicon, an advance that could dramatically reduce the cost of ...
Look out: Asteroid's near-miss may be home run for scientists
Aug 16, 2005 |
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A University of Michigan-led research team has discovered that for the first time in history, scientists will be able to observe how the Earth's gravity will disrupt a massive asteroid's spin.
Frank Lloyd Wright church to be geothermal
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A nearly 100-year-old Frank Lloyd Wright-designed church near Chicago will reportedly become the first Wright landmark to utilize geothermal energy.
CERN neutrino project on target
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Scientists at CERN announced the completion of the target assembly for the CERN neutrinos to Gran Sasso project, CNGS. On schedule for start-up in May 2006, CNGS will send a beam of neutrinos through the Earth to the Gran ...
Mysteries of garlic are revealed
Aug 16, 2005 |
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University of California scientists have determined garlic's active ingredients work the same in the same way as the chemicals in chili peppers and wasabi.
Ships Bring Alien Jellyfish Invaders To Our Shores
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Marine environments around the world are being threatened by exotic species of the moon jellyfish being dispersed by international shipping, according to new research.
Charities changed by technology
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The Internet has transformed the way people shop for cars, pick the right stock options and choose the movie they want to see on the weekend -- and now it can be used to help them shop for the right charity. At the same time, ...
New analytical tool helps detect cancer
Aug 16, 2005 |
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Scientists have long used ultra-fine glass tubes known as capillaries to analyze the chemical makeup of substances. Called capillary electrophoresis, or CE, the method applies high voltage to the capillaries, and by measuring ...
Krikalev Breaks Time-in-Space Record
Aug 16, 2005 |
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Early Tuesday Aug. 16., Expedition 11 Commander Sergei Krikalev will become the human with the most cumulative time in space. At 1:44 a.m. EDT he passed the record of 748 days held by Sergei Avdeyev.
Universal codec to set sound free
Aug 16, 2005 |
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A unique piece of software that will code any piece of recorded music, or speech, for any device, has been created by a team of European researchers.
Galactic survey reveals a new look for the Milky Way
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The Milky Way, it turns out, is no ordinary spiral galaxy. According to a massive new survey of stars at the heart of the galaxy by Wisconsin astronomers, including professor of astonomy Edward Churchwell and professor of ...
IBM Contributes Open Source Code to Make FireFox Browser More Accessible
Aug 16, 2005 |
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IBM announced that it is contributing software to the Mozilla Foundation's Firefox Web browser to make it easier for more users -- including those with visual and motor impairments -- to access and navigate ...
Rice University Selects Dual-Core AMD Opteron Processors To Power New Research Cluster
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AMD announced that Rice University has selected the Dual-Core AMD Opteron processor to power its new, large-scale, Linux-based supercomputer. Rice’s Cray XD1 supercomputer features Dual-Core AMD Opteron processors, which ...
