Archive: 05/18/2007
Bigger is smarter: Overall, not relative, brain size predicts intelligence
When it comes to estimating the intelligence of various animal species, it may be as simple measuring overall brain size. In fact, making corrections for a species' body size may be a mistake. The findings were reported by ...
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May 18, 2007 |
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Researchers Put 'Spin' in Silicon, Advance New Age of Electronics
Electrical engineers from the University of Delaware and Cambridge NanoTech have demonstrated for the first time how the spin properties of electrons in silicon--the world's most dominant semiconductor, used ...
May 18, 2007 |
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WinHEC: Day Two Wrapup
On day two we learned more about the Vista driver rollout, HomePlug networking, and the Windows Home Server product.
May 18, 2007 |
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'Halo 3' Beta Test Gets off to Rough Start
Microsoft Corp.'s public test of its upcoming "Halo 3" video game got off to a rocky start on Wednesday after many users found they were unable to try out the science fiction-themed shooter.
May 18, 2007 |
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Deadly fish virus VHSV spreading throughout Great Lakes Basin
A lethal fish virus in the Great Lakes and neighboring waterways is approaching epidemic proportions, according to Paul Bowser, Cornell professor of aquatic animal medicine in the College of Veterinary Medicine. ...
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May 18, 2007 |
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Before selling carbon credits, read this
Storing carbon in agricultural soils presents an immediate option to reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide and slow global warming. Farmers who adopt practices that store carbon in soil may be able to "sell" the stored carbon ...
May 18, 2007 |
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Apple Denies Internal Source for Fake iPhone Memo
Apple reveals little about an e-mail message received by company employees falsely claiming that the company would delay the release of its iPhone and Leopard operating system. ...
May 18, 2007 |
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Ultra-cold gas makes great magnetometer
Capturing the coldest atoms in the universe within the confines of a laser beam, University of California, Berkeley, physicists have made a device that can map magnetic fields more precisely than ever before.
May 18, 2007 |
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AMD Details Next-Generation Platform for Notebook PCsAMD Details Next-Generation Platform for Notebook PCs
At a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, AMD today officially disclosed more details of its next-generation open platform for notebook computing. Codenamed “Puma,” the platform is designed to deliver battery life, graphics ...
May 18, 2007 |
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Google Keeps Close Eye on Open Source
Q&A: Chris DiBona, a programs manager for Google, talks about how the company uses open-source software and what it contributes to the open-source community.
May 18, 2007 |
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Critical Flaws Found in Java Development Kit
The two flaws could be exploited remotely by hackers, with one resulting in the possible execution of code.
May 18, 2007 |
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Naughty Norton: Symantec Fixes Flaw in Security Software
The security vendor has patched a buffer overflow vulnerability that could allow an attacker to remotely execute malicious code.
May 18, 2007 |
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Microsoft's Patent Threats Evoke Retorts
Partly in response to Microsoft's recent patent threats to Linux and other open-source software, the FSF (Free Software Foundation) announced on May 16 the creation of a new activist campaigns team to organize public support ...
May 18, 2007 |
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Nanoscale pasta: Toward nanoscale electronics
Pasta tastes like pasta – with or without a spiral. But when you jump to the nanoscale, everything changes: carbon nanotubes and nanofibers that look like nanoscale spiral pasta have completely different electronic ...
May 18, 2007 |
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Beating diabetes a family challenge
Working with family and whanau can help keep people with diabetes well, a University researcher has found. Charlotte Paddison, who graduates with her PhD in psychology before leaving for a research post at Cambridge University, ...
May 18, 2007 |
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