Nanotechnology in China is focusing on innovations and new products
Aug 17, 2005 |
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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 ...
Sony Expands SXRD Rear Projection HDTV Line With 50 AND 60-Inch Grand WEGA TVs
Aug 17, 2005 |
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On the occasion of celebrating the production of the one millionth rear projection Grand WEGA micro-display television at its technology center here in southwestern Pennsylvania, Sony Electronics today introduced ...
Still shellfish after 425 million years: clam-like creature preserved perfectly in ancient fossil
Aug 17, 2005 |
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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.
Saturn’s rings have own atmosphere
Aug 17, 2005 |
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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.
Toshiba Ships First 40GB 1.8-inch Perpendicular Magnetic Recording Drive
Aug 17, 2005 |
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Toshiba Storage Device Division (SDD) announced shipment of the world's first HDD based on perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR). The new 1.8-inch HDD, used primarily in consumer electronics (CE) devices, enables up ...
Russia schedules Clipper spacecraft launch
Aug 17, 2005 |
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The first unmanned flight of Russia's Clipper space shuttle has reportedly been set for 2011, with the first manned flight scheduled for 2012.
NASA Successfully Completes Solid Rocket Motor Test
Aug 17, 2005 |
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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 ...
Sea Ice May Be On Increase In The Antarctic: A Phenomenon Due To A Lot Of 'Hot Air'?
Aug 17, 2005 |
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A new NASA-funded study finds that predicted increases in precipitation due to warmer air temperatures from greenhouse gas emissions may actually increase sea ice volume in the Antarctic's Southern Ocean.
The Web: Home-sales rules changing
Aug 17, 2005 |
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Is it going to be harder in the future for you to buy, or sell, residential real estate over the Internet? Some experts think so. In interviews with UPI's The Web column, real-estate agents and lawyers say new regulations ...
$150 Million TeraGrid Award Heralds New Era for Scientific Computing
Aug 17, 2005 |
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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 ...
Soft Body Fossils of Extinct “Lamp Shell” Digitally Reconstructed
Aug 17, 2005 |
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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 ...
AMRC Developing Nano-Metrology to Probe Chip Structures at Atomic Level
Aug 17, 2005 |
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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 ...
Microwavable chips for wireless communication
Aug 17, 2005 |
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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 ...
Odors sensed differently from mouth, nose
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Scientists say the human brain perceives the same odor differently if it arrives through the nose rather than the mouth.
No foolproof way to beat virus attack for now
Aug 17, 2005 |
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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.
