Archive: 05/18/2006
New Super-Efficient Plug-in Hybrid Unveiled
"Trinity," a highly fuel-efficient plug-in hybrid vehicle, was unveiled today by engineering students at the University of California, Davis. The vehicle is the team's entry in the national Challenge X competition, sponsored ...
May 18, 2006 |
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New century of thirst for world's mountains
By the century's end, the Andes in South America will have less than half their current winter snowpack, mountain ranges in Europe and the U.S. West will have lost nearly half of their snow-bound water, and ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 18, 2006 |
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MAGIC discovers variable very high energy gamma-ray emission from a microquasar
In a recent issue of Science, the Major Atmospheric Gamma-ray Imaging Cherenkov (MAGIC) Telescope has reported the discovery of variable very high energy (VHE) gamma-ray emission from a microquasar. Microq ...
May 18, 2006 |
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In Brief: Drinking water fund tops $9 billion
More than $9 billion has been invested in U.S. drinking water improvements on nearly 4,400 projects over the past decade, a report said Thursday.
May 18, 2006 |
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Heal thyself: Systems biology model reveals how cells avoid becoming cancerous
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego and three other institutions have described for the first time a web of inter-related responses that cells use to avoid becoming diseased or cancerous after being exposed ...
May 18, 2006 |
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New laser technique that strips hydrogen from silicon surfaces
A team of researchers have achieved a long-sought scientific goal: using laser light to break specific molecular bonds. The process uses laser light, instead of heat, to strip hydrogen atoms from silicon surfaces, ...
May 18, 2006 |
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Gold nanoparticles could improve antisense cancer drugs
In the fight against cancer, antisense drugs, which prevent genes from producing harmful proteins such as those that cause cancer, have the promise to be more effective than conventional drugs, but the pace of development ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
May 18, 2006 |
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Using satellite observations to study photosynthetic trends
Using time series analyses of a 22-year record of satellite observations across the northern circumpolar high latitudes, scientists at the Woods Hole Research Center are assessing trends in vegetation photosynthetic ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 18, 2006 |
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Samsung to Unveil First Commercial Hybrid Hard Disk Prototype for Windows Vista
Samsung Electronics today announced that it is exhibiting the first commercial prototype of a Hybrid Hard Disk (HHD), the much-anticipated next generation hard drive for notebooks and PCs that integrates NAND flash memory ...
May 18, 2006 |
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Body language difficult for schizophrenic
Most people have little trouble reading another's body language but not so for the schizophrenic, a study says.
May 18, 2006 |
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Scientists find on-off cell switch in eye
Boston scientists have discovered a blood vessel cell switch that controls vessel growth, opening the way for new drugs to combat eye problems.
May 18, 2006 |
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'Da Vinci Code' protestors organize online
As the box-office release of the summer blockbuster movie "The Da Vinci Code" nears, many protesters and boycotters are discussing their objection to the film through blogs, newsletters, CD-ROMs and interactive Web sites.
May 18, 2006 |
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Vodafone stays in Japan with Softbank
Having washed its hands of one of the world's most competitive telecommunications markets, Britain's Vodafone is prepared to take the plunge into Japan once again, but this time with a partner.
May 18, 2006 |
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In Brief: Micron boasts 8-megapixel image sensor
Micron Technology of Boise, Idaho, has produced the first 8-megapixel image sensor in the standard optical format used in most digital cameras.
May 18, 2006 |
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MTI, Samsung work on new fuel cell
MTI MicroFuel Cells Inc. announced Thursday an alliance with Samsung to develop the next generation of fuel-cell prototypes for Samsung's mobile phones.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
May 18, 2006 |
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