Scientists pin down causes of dust eruptions
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By simple light and heat mechanisms, dust particles seem to defy gravity and leap up into the air. The effect, which once played a role in the formation of the Earth and asteroids, could also have applications ...
Code for 'Unbreakable' Quantum Encryption Generated at Record Speed over Fiber
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Apr 18, 2006 |
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Raw code for "unbreakable" encryption, based on the principles of quantum physics, has been generated at record speed over optical fiber at the Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology. ...
Google, Sony create online 'Da Vinci' game
Apr 18, 2006 |
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In a new twist on movie marketing, Columbia Pictures has paired up with Google to create a series of live online games and puzzles for fans to partake in, leading up to the release of "The Da Vinci Code" next ...
Simulation Breakthrough: When Black Holes Collide
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Apr 18, 2006 |
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NASA scientists have reached a breakthrough in computer modeling that allows them to simulate what gravitational waves from merging black holes look like. The three-dimensional simulations, the largest astrophysical ...
Deadly astronomical event not likely to happen in our galaxy
Apr 18, 2006 |
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Are you losing sleep at night because you're afraid that all life on Earth will suddenly be annihilated by a massive dose of gamma radiation from the cosmos? Well, now you can rest easy. Some scientists have ...
Gold 'Nanostars' Could Be Ultra-Sensitive Chemical Sensors
Apr 18, 2006 |
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New optics research from Rice University's Laboratory for Nanophotonics suggests that tiny gold particles called nanostars could become powerful chemical sensors.
Panasonic to show TV at Stock Exchange
Apr 18, 2006 |
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Panasonic will be showcasing the world's largest high-definition plasma television at the closing bell of the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday.
Hubble Captures Magellanic Gemstones In The Southern Sky
Apr 18, 2006 |
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NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured the most detailed images to date of the open star clusters NGC 265 and NGC 290 in the Small Magellanic Cloud.
Door closes on Japan's Livedoor
Apr 18, 2006 |
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Scandal-plagued Japanese Internet group Livedoor was removed from the Tokyo Stock Exchange Friday, together with its subsidiary Livedoor Marketing Co. The company's last day on the bourse ended last Thursday ...
Wireless cancer treatment device developed
Apr 18, 2006 |
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Purdue University scientists are building a tiny wireless device that could be implanted in tumors to register the precise dose of radiation received.
Animals learn predators' foot movements
Apr 18, 2006 |
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Canadian scientists say they've discovered animals' brains are "hard wired" to recognize a predator's foot movements.
Scientists Coax Carbon into Reclaimed Mine Lands, Forests
Apr 18, 2006 |
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Three University of Wyoming researchers are attempting to determine best-management practices to harness the Earth's primal forces and turn landscapes into sponges for carbon. Or, at least through the efforts of Pete Stahl, ...
Global-warming talk to broadcast over IPTV
Apr 18, 2006 |
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Some 16,000 science classes will partake in a global-warming debate via the Earth Day Network using the new PowerTV Network over Internet Protocol television.
NASA underwater project is near completion
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NASA astronauts and a Cincinnati doctor are living and working under the ocean this month to test space medicine concepts and moon-walking techniques.
Burst.com files counterclaim against Apple
Apr 18, 2006 |
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Burst.com Inc. announced it has filed a counterclaim alleging that Apple's iTunes Music Store, iTunes software, iPods, and Apple QuickTime applications has infringed on four of Burst's 10 U.S. patents.
