Molecular DNA Switch Found to be the Same for All Life
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The molecular machinery that starts the process by which a biological cell divides into two identical daughter cells apparently worked so well early on that evolution has conserved it across the eons in all ...
Virtual reality puts telepathy to the test
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Scientists at The University of Manchester have created a virtual computer world designed to test telepathic ability. The system, which immerses an individual in what looks like a life-size computer game, has been created ...
Researchers create fiber webs that see
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jul 17, 2006 |
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In a radical departure from conventional lens-based optics, MIT scientists have developed a sophisticated optical system made of mesh-like webs of light-detecting fibers. The fiber constructs, which have a number of advantages ...
HP Unveils Revolutionary Wireless Chip that Links the Digital and Physical Worlds
Jul 17, 2006 |
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HP today announced that its researchers have developed a miniature wireless data chip that could provide broad access to digital content in the physical world.
Huge potential for bioplastics
Jul 17, 2006 |
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It almost sounds too good to be true - turning cow pats into plastic. But the unlikely-looking liquid in the flask Dr Steven Pratt holds is the key ingredient to an environmentally friendlier drink bottle.
Think fast! Scientists unlock nerve speed secret
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In the second it takes you to read these words, tens of thousands of vesicles in your optic nerves are released in sequence, opening tiny surface pores to pass chemical signals to the next cell down the line, telling your ...
Skype user reports protocol hack
Jul 17, 2006 |
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A Chinese company says it has reverse-engineered the Skype protocol, allowing it to place calls over Skype's Voice over Internet Protocol network.
Researchers test combustion for NASA
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Jerry Colver had visitors to his Iowa State University laboratory cover their ears. Then he powered up his test rig and – SNAP! – what looked like a bolt of blue lightning popped through five test chambers.
Analysts fret over new Internet 'bubble'
Jul 17, 2006 |
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Steadily rising levels of venture capital have some tech analysts worried that a second risky Internet bubble has developed.
Our Suns fiery outbursts seen in 3D
Jul 17, 2006 |
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UK solar scientists are eagerly awaiting the launch of NASAs STEREO mission which will provide the first ever 3D views of the Sun. STEREO (Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory) comprises two nearly identical ...
SanDisk Introduces 4-Gigabyte SDHC Flash Card
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jul 17, 2006 |
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SanDisk Corporation today introduced a 4-gigabyte SD High Capacity (SDHC) card. The new cards, which support capacities of 4GB and higher, are rated Class 2 for speed and performance and can store more than ...
Scientists Gaining Clearer Picture of Comet Makeup and Origin
Jul 17, 2006 |
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Scientists are getting their best understanding yet of the makeup of comets – not only of the materials inside these planetary building blocks, but also of the way they could have formed around the Sun in the ...
Molecular Imaging of Cells Likely with New Take on Atomic Force Microscopy
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jul 17, 2006 |
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A seminal early event in the history of nanotechnology was the development of the atomic force microscope (AFM), which used a nanoscale cantilever to image solid materials at the atomic level.
Illicit trade led to modern globalization
Jul 17, 2006 |
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In a forthcoming study from the American Journal of Sociology, Emily Erikson and Peter Bearman (Columbia University) demonstrate that an early example of globalization was the direct result of individual malfeasance, specifically, ...
Physics Students Bring Home Gold
Jul 17, 2006 |
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Every U.S. student sent to the 2006 International Physics Olympiad held this year in Nanyang University in Singapore, will bring home a medal, and four of those are gold.
