Archive: 08/17/2005
Universal Music Group Joins Blu-ray Disc Association
Universal Music Group (UMG) has joined the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) as a contributing member. The addition of Universal Music Group to the BDA's current lineup of more than 140 leading companies in the ...
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No foolproof way to beat virus attack for now
Microsoft continues to be the prime target for those intent on wrecking havoc in cyberspace, but for now the software giant argues that only it can save users from computer-virus attacks.
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Russia schedules Clipper spacecraft launch
The first unmanned flight of Russia's Clipper space shuttle has reportedly been set for 2011, with the first manned flight scheduled for 2012.
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NASA Successfully Completes Solid Rocket Motor Test
NASA's Space Shuttle program successfully fired its first Production Rate Motor Tuesday, Aug. 16, at a Utah test facility. The two-minute static, or stationary, firing of the rocket motor was performed at ATK Thiokol, an ...
Aug 17, 2005 |
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Nanotechnology in China is focusing on innovations and new products
Hkc22.com, Beijing just released a new study about nanotechnology developments in china from 2005 to 2010 and 2015. China is now one of the world leaders in terms of its number of newly registered nanotechnology firms, nanotechnology ...
Aug 17, 2005 |
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Odors sensed differently from mouth, nose
Scientists say the human brain perceives the same odor differently if it arrives through the nose rather than the mouth.
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Toshiba Develops High Performance Microprocessor Core
'MeP-h1'is the World's First 1GHz Configurable Processor Toshiba Corporation announced that it has developed a new high-end processor core, MeP-h1, the first configurable microprocessor to achieve a 1GHz clock speed. The ...
Aug 17, 2005 |
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AMRC Developing Nano-Metrology to Probe Chip Structures at Atomic Level
Engineers at the Advanced Materials Research Center (AMRC) in Austin are investigating a nanoscale approach to metrology that will allow them to examine new semiconductor structures at the atomic level, and so prepare the ...
Aug 17, 2005 |
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Soft Body Fossils of Extinct “Lamp Shell” Digitally Reconstructed
A team of American and British scientists have identified and digitally reconstructed the first example of a fossilized brachiopod complete with its pedicle, the stalk attaching it to the sea floor, and its lophophore or ...
Aug 17, 2005 |
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Researchers Carve with Electricity at the Nanometer Scale
By applying electric current through a thin film of oil molecules, engineers have developed a new method to precisely carve arrays of tiny holes only 10 nanometers wide into sheets of gold. The new system, called Electric ...
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$150 Million TeraGrid Award Heralds New Era for Scientific Computing
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has made a five-year, $150 million award to operate and enhance the Extensible Terascale Facility (ETF)--also called "TeraGrid." Researchers and educators around the country can now access ...
Aug 17, 2005 |
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Still shellfish after 425 million years: clam-like creature preserved perfectly in ancient fossil
An ancient shellfish not seen for 425 million years is recreated in vivid 3D images published today, following a unique fossil find in the UK.
Aug 17, 2005 |
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Microwavable chips for wireless communication
A recent EU project designed and developed a new demonstrator microchip that will dramatically cut the cost of producing new wireless products and could mean that a whole range of existing products will be enabled for wireless ...
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Saturn’s rings have own atmosphere
Data from the NASA/ESA/ASI Cassini spacecraft indicate that Saturn's majestic ring system has its own atmosphere - separate from that of the planet itself.
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New arrangement for supercomputer time
The IBM Corp.'s most powerful computer will reportedly now be used for industrial and academic, as well as scientific, research.
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