Archive: 08/19/2005
Chondrules younger than thought
A University of Toronto scientist has found unexpectedly "young" material in meteorites, a discovery that breaks open current theory the early solar system.
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VoIP plan to link universities for free
The Robertson Education Empowerment Foundation announced Friday the launch of a VoIP telecom initiative that will link university phone systems for free.
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Countries compete for next supercomputer
The United States, Japan and China are competing to reach the next milestone in supercomputer performance.
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Mobile gaming doubles
According to Ziff Davis Media's annual "Digital Gaming in America" survey, cell-phone gaming continued its meteoric rise in 2005.
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Nano coalition unveils environmental, health and safety database
The International Council on Nanotechnology (ICON) and Rice University's Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology (CBEN) today launched the world's first online database of scientific findings related to the ...
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SAMSUNG Unveils Symbian-based Smartphones in Europe
Samsung Electronics announced the launch of the company's first Symbian OS-based smartphones (model: SGH-D720 / SGH-D730) for the European market. This marks Samsung's full-fledged entry into the European smartphone ...
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'Cold linac' commissioning major step for ORNL's Spallation Neutron Source
The Spallation Neutron Source at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory has met a crucial milestone on its way to completion in June 2006 -- operation of the superconducting section of its linear accelerator. ...
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Caltech, MIT Chemists Look for Better Ways to Use Chemical Bonds to Store Solar Energy
With gasoline prices hovering at $3 per gallon, probably few Americans need convincing that another energy crisis is imminent. But what precisely is to be done about our future energy needs is still a puzzle. There's talk ...
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Smithsonian scientists accused of ID smear
A government agency has accused scientists at Washington's Smithsonian Institution of smearing a biologist who published a paper on intelligent design.
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New uses for Blackberrrys, PDAs soon
Phil Hammond carries a PalmOne Treo personal digital assistant with him almost all the time. "It's like carrying my office in my pocket -- I can get my e-mail, my contact list, my notes, even my combination to my locker at ...
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Kids walking to, from school are healthier
Children who walk to school have higher overall daily physical activity levels compared with those who travel by car, bus or train, a British study says.
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Nintendo to sell cell-phone-size games
Nintendo said Friday it will launch a video-game console that will be as portable as the cell phone.
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Nottingham research sheds new light on how chemical reactions work
Research from The University of Nottingham’s School of Chemistry has contributed to a breakthrough in the complex world of understanding how the quantum mechanics of chemical reactions work.
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Swedes bringing faster Internet to U.K.
Great Britain is expected to soon approve a new generation of broadband offered by a Swedish ISP that is capable of speeds of 24 Mbps.
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Discovery Set for Return to Kennedy Space Center
NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery ferry flight departs no earlier than Friday morning, Aug. 19, and arrives at KSC no earlier than 5:30 p.m. EDT, Saturday. Live coverage of Discovery's departure and arrival will ...
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