GE Global Research Develops ''Ideal'' Carbon Nanotube Diode
Aug 19, 2005 |
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GE Global Research, the centralized research organization of the General Electric Company, announced the development of an ideal carbon nanotube diode that operates at the "theoretical limit," or best possible performance. ...
Nintendo to sell cell-phone-size games
Aug 19, 2005 |
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Nintendo said Friday it will launch a video-game console that will be as portable as the cell phone.
View from the Top: Movie downloads
Aug 19, 2005 |
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It is no surprise that competitive pricing and increased availability have accelerated the decline of the dialup.
Smithsonian scientists accused of ID smear
Aug 19, 2005 |
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A government agency has accused scientists at Washington's Smithsonian Institution of smearing a biologist who published a paper on intelligent design.
Ancestors wore shoes some 26,000 years ago
Aug 19, 2005 |
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The first supportive footwear came into use in western Eurasia between 26,000 and 30,000 years ago, says a study by Washington University in St. Louis.
Caltech, MIT Chemists Look for Better Ways to Use Chemical Bonds to Store Solar Energy
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Aug 19, 2005 |
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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 ...
'Fold here,' say 130,000 computers
Aug 19, 2005 |
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It's already made computations equal to a single PC running continuously for more than 14,000 years. It has 83,000 human members and more than 130,000 machines. It may be among the 20 largest "computers" in the world. It's ...
Swift Satellite Finds Newborn Black Holes
Aug 19, 2005 |
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Scientists using NASA's Swift satellite say they have found newborn black holes, just seconds old, in a confused state of existence. The holes are consuming material falling into them while somehow propelling ...
SAMSUNG Unveils Symbian-based Smartphones in Europe
Aug 19, 2005 |
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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 ...
Nano coalition unveils environmental, health and safety database
Aug 19, 2005 |
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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 ...
New Microprinting Technique Improves Nanoscale Fabrication
Aug 19, 2005 |
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Scientists will announce next month a new technique called microdisplacement printing, which makes possible the highly precise placement of molecules during the fabrication of nanoscale components for electronic ...
Kids walking to, from school are healthier
Aug 19, 2005 |
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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.
Nottingham research sheds new light on how chemical reactions work
Aug 19, 2005 |
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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.
Red Water Sausages
Aug 19, 2005 |
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Lying brilliantly at the base of the Space Shuttle on the launch pad is a curious pair of rectangles that look like two swimming pools filled with large red sausages.
Soyuz Spacecraft To Cost NASA $65 Million
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The Russian Space Agency Roscosmos will sell a Soyuz spacecraft, a carrier rocket and launch services to NASA for some $65 million, if the American agency approves the deal, a Roscosmos official told journalists Thursday, ...
