Waves of Power
May 17, 2005 |
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New buoys convert the ocean's energy into electricity Whether witnessed as destructive waves, gently rolling swells or mesmerizing rhythms along the shoreline, the sea's energy is immense. In fact, experts esti ...
Intrinsic Motivation Doesn't Exist, Researcher Says
May 17, 2005 |
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While some psychologists still argue that people perform better when they do something because they want to - rather than for some kind of reward, such as money - Steven Reiss suggests we shouldn't even make that distinction.
LG releases world's first DMB notebook PC
May 17, 2005 |
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Global and regional digital leader LG Electronics has unveiled the world's first terrestrial digital multimedia broadcast receiving mobile (DMB) television-enabled notebook computers. Users can now watch hig ...
Math Says Homeland Security Committee Most Partisan
May 17, 2005 |
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The Select Committee on Homeland Security is one of the most partisan in the U.S. House of Representatives. No, that’s not the latest finding of a Washington think-tank, it’s the results of a new analysis ...
Robot Swarms Get First Real Test
May 17, 2005 |
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The National Science Foundation has awarded a $100,000 grant for University of Wyoming researchers to determine if swarms of mini-robots can successfully detect the sources of chemical or biological hazards. The research tea ...
Verizon Wireless Adds palmOne Treo 650
May 17, 2005 |
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palmOne, Inc. today announced that the award-winning Treo 650 smartphone now is available to Verizon Wireless customers. The Treo 650 combines a compact, full-featured mobile phone with email, a Palm OS organizer, ...
Engineers to Develop Robot Swarms from MARS
May 17, 2005 |
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Engineers at the University of Pennsylvania have received a $5 million grant from the Department of Defense to develop large-scale "swarms" of robots that could work together to thoroughly search large areas from the ground ...
Magnetic sensors - a new slant on an old technology
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May 17, 2005 |
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Dr. Paul Robertson and his team are working on a new slant to an old sensing technology. Flux-gate magnetic sensors have been around for many decades and are still used today for tasks such as geological surveys, ...
Hitachi Boosts Speed For Industrial-Strength Notebook Hard Drive
May 17, 2005 |
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Hitachi Global Storage Technologies has set a new notebook performance record, announcing worldwide availability of the fastest 2.5-inch hard drive for mobile applications. The 7200 RPM Travelstar 7K100 is first to market ...
Like the Famous Doughboy, Nanotubes Give When Poked
May 17, 2005 |
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Smaller, faster computers, bullet proof t-shirts and itty-bitty robots, such are the promises of nanotechnology and the cylinder-shaped collection of carbon molecules known as nanotubes. But in order for these ...
Robotic Telescope Penetrates Heart of Universe's Most Powerful Explosion
May 17, 2005 |
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Reporting in the May 12th issue of Nature, astronomers announced that they have penetrated the heart of the universe's most powerful explosion - a gamma-ray burst (GRB). Using the PAIRITEL (Peters Automated Infrared Imag ...
Curious About Your Vital Signs? One Day Soon, Check Your Laptop
May 17, 2005 |
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The cameras and MP3 players are fun, but the next wave of add-ons for cell phones and laptops may help users keep track of their health. A University of Florida engineer has built a working prototype for a small, portable sys ...
New Xilinx MicroBlaze Soft Processor Increases Clock Frequency By 25 Percent
May 17, 2005 |
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Xilinx, Inc. today announced immediate availability of the performance-optimized 4.00 version of its MicroBlaze soft processor. The 32-bit RISC core now operates at frequencies up to 200 MHz in Virtex-4 FPGAs delivering an ...
Applied Materials' Vantage RadOx System Delivers 10X Oxide Reliability
May 17, 2005 |
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Applied Materials, Inc. introduces the Applied Vantage RadOx RTP system for depositing superior oxide films using a proven, high-productivity platform. The system's proprietary radical oxidation technology reduces device ...
Berkeley Lab Technology Dramatically Speeds Up Searches of Large Databases
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In the world of physics, one of the most elusive events is the creation and detection of "quark-gluon plasma," the theorized atomic outcome of the "Big Bang" which could provide insight into the origins of ...
