Radical 'Ballistic Computing' Chip Bounces Electrons Around Like Billiards
Aug 16, 2006 |
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Computer designers at the University of Rochester are going ballistic. "Everyone has been trying to make better transistors by modifying current designs, but what we really need is the next paradigm," says ...
Voyager 1 Hits New Milestone
Aug 16, 2006 |
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Voyager 1, already the most distant human-made object in the cosmos, reaches 100 astronomical units from the sun on Tuesday, August 15 at 5:13 p.m. Eastern time (2:13 p.m. Pacific time). That means the spacecraft, ...
UA physicist discovers exotic superconductivity
Aug 16, 2006 |
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University of Arizona Associate Professor of Physics Andrei Lebed has discovered that strong magnetism changes the basic, intrinsic properties of electrons flowing through superconductors, establishing an "exotic" ...
The IAU draft definition of 'planet' and 'plutons'
Aug 16, 2006 |
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The world’s astronomers, under the auspices of the International Astronomical Union (IAU), have concluded two years of work defining the difference between “planets” and the smaller “solar system bodies” such ...
Common brain cells may have stem-cell-like potential
Aug 16, 2006 |
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University of Florida researchers have shown ordinary human brain cells may share the prized qualities of self-renewal and adaptability normally associated with stem cells.
New record for world's fastest transistor set
Aug 16, 2006 |
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Engineers in the School of Electronics and Computer Science (University of Southampton, UK) have developed a method to make bipolar transistors twice as fast as current devices.
Three Continents Collide to Create Australia
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 16, 2006 |
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A PhD student in the University of Adelaide’s School of Earth and Environmental Sciences has found evidence of a collision between northern and central Australia 1.64 billion years ago. Kate Selway says that ...
Newly discovered gene holds clues to evolution of human brain capacity
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Scientists have discovered a gene that has undergone accelerated evolutionary change in humans and is active during a critical stage in brain development. Although researchers have yet to determine the precise ...
Scientists use math to find oil
Aug 16, 2006 |
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Mathematical procedures developed at MIT may soon help energy companies locate new sources of oil many kilometers underground.
Study: Autism affects all brain functions
Aug 16, 2006 |
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A U.S. study has provided evidence that autism affects the functioning of the entire brain, not just communication, social behavior and reasoning.
Coffee may cause a heart attack danger
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U.S. scientists say they've determined a single cup of coffee might cause a heart attack in some people within an hour of drinking it.
Climate Change Was Major Factor in Erosion of Alps 6 Million Years Ago
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 16, 2006 |
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The Alps, the iconic rugged mountains that cover parts of seven European nations, might have reached their zenith millions of years ago, some scientists believe, and now are a mere shadow of their former selves. New research ...
Bison hunters: More advanced than thought
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Aug 16, 2006 |
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A Canadian archaeologist says the First Nations of the Canadian Plains might have had complex tribal social structures 1,700 years earlier than thought.
Anthrax Detector Developed
Aug 16, 2006 |
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Spores of the dreaded Bacillus anthracis have already been used as a bioweapon against the civilian population. Once inhaled, the anthrax pathogen almost always leads to death if the victims are not treated within 24 to 48 ...
S.Korea Wants People in 'Smart' Clothes
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 16, 2006 |
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(AP) -- Technology-savvy South Korea isn't happy making only MP3 players and the memory chips that go inside many of the more popular models. It also wants people wearing South Korean "smart" clothes with built-in digital ...
