Archive: 04/18/2005
Toshiba Achieves Breakthrough in Flatbed 3-D Display
Toshiba Corporation announced a new display technology that allows 3-D images to be viewed on a flatbed display without any need for special glasses. Viewing the display from an angle allows the viewer to ...
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NASA Seeks Public Input on Prometheus
NASA's Prometheus program is looking for input on the possibility of developing a space nuclear reactor. Prometheus Nuclear Systems & Technology, along with Department of Energy's Office of Naval Reactors, is ...
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Researchers find new giant amphibian fossils in Africa
Two new 250-million-year-old species of large, meat-eating amphibians have been discovered by researchers, including investigators from McGill University. Their findings, published in the last issue of Nature, describe the ...
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Evidence Suggests a Possible New Phase of Ice
Researchers at the National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center (NSRRC) announced that they have obtained spectroscopic evidence suggesting that a possible new phase of ice may exist at temperatures between ...
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STMicroelectronics Manufactures 90nm Silicon of World’s First Multi-Standard Disk-Drive Physical-Layer IP
STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) today revealed successful fabrication of the MIPHY (Multi-Interface PHY) Physical Layer interface IP (Intellectual Property) using 90nm technology. This macro-cell, the first to support Serial ...
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Trio of Researchers Wins $1.1-Million Grant to Study Nanoparticles
Applications, Effects of Peptide-Wrapped Carbon Nanotubes Focus of Three-Year Project Funded by French Science Agency An international trio of scientists, including a chemist from The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) ...
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Scientists control super fast frequencies by using high temperature superconductors
Imagine an imaging technology that could see deep into human tissue without the harmful side effects of radiation. Super-fast oscillations of radio waves, called terahertz (THz) have that promise, but so far, ...
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TDK To Sale 23.3GB Disc With High-Speed 72MBPS Transfer Rate Utilizing Blue Laser Technology
TDK Corporation today announced that it has reached a licensing agreement with Sony for TDK to begin manufacturing and distributing TDK Professional Disc (PD-RE23CN) media, rewritable optical discs that provide compatibility ...
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Probing Question: What do astronauts eat in space?
Freeze-dried cubes and unpleasant powders? Try shrimp cocktail and butterscotch pudding. These are only a couple of the items now on the galactic menu thanks to NASA's Food Technology Commercial Space Center (FTCSC), located ...
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Five giant impact basins reveal the ancient equator of Mars
Since the time billions of years ago when Mars was formed, it has never been a spherically symmetric planet, nor is it composed of similar materials throughout, say scientists who have studied the planet. Since its formation, ...
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Synergistic SuperGrid for transporting energy moves closer to reality
The concept of a high-capacity superconducting energy pipeline, or SuperGrid, moved closer to reality when experts from industry, government and academia attended a recent workshop at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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National Semiconductor's New Amplifiers Break Gigahertz Barrier for High-Speed Applications
National Semiconductor Corporation today introduced two new high-speed amplifier products that break the gigahertz speed barrier. Based on National’s high-speed VIP10 manufacturing process, the 1.2 GHz amplifier and programmable ...
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Freescale introduces ultra-efficient, high-power LDMOS RF transistor for digital/analog TV broadcast amplifiers
Low thermal resistance technology enhances heat dissipation, improves transistor reliability and reduces cooling costs Faced with rising energy prices, the broadcast industry seeks innovative ways to cut power and operati ...
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Observations of distant galaxies show fundamental constant unchanged in 7 billion years
Contrary to recent report, a fundamental number that affects the color of light emitted by atoms as well as all chemical interactions has not changed in more than 7 billion years, according to observation ...
Apr 18, 2005 |
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Research Reveals How Materials Direct Cell Response
New Georgia Tech research indicates how cells “sense” differences in biomaterial surface chemistry. The findings explain how biomaterials influence cells and could be used to develop new classes of materials to improve device ...
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