Concept Antarctic vehicle unveiled
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An innovative concept for an Antarctic vehicle is unveiled this week at the Royal College of Art’s final year show. Working closely with experts from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), award-winning designer ...
Motorola Launches 'FOMA M1000' Developed Jointly with NTT DoCoMo
Jun 20, 2005 |
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FOMA M1000 handset embodies Motorola’s vision of Seamless Mobility through integration of 3G, WLAN, business applications and international roaming Motorola, Inc., a global leader in wireless communicatio ...
Does life exist on other planets?
Jun 20, 2005 |
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An atmosphere rich in oxygen is the most likely source of energy for complex life to exist anywhere in the Universe Recent research argues that an atmosphere rich in oxygen is the most likely source of ener ...
Scientists to Develop Textiles With Permanent Antibacterial Properties
Jun 20, 2005 |
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Antimicrobial agents are not new to the marketplace. Our stores are filled with antibacterial soaps and gels, and in a post-9/11 world, wearable protection from biological agents is in increasing demand. So far, antimicrobial ...
Highly stable foams by the attachment of silica nanoparticles to bubble surfaces
Jun 20, 2005 |
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What do a glass of beer, whipped cream, dish-washing detergent, shampoo and foam sealant have in common? They should foam properly. Foams are gas bubbles confined by fluid or solid boundaries. Whereas solid foams are quite ...
Physicists clarify exotic force, but no 'Theory of Everything' yet
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The quest for a single theory that unites all of the universe's fundamental forces has thus far eluded physicists, but that has not stopped a team of them from clearing the way for nanotechnologists while they look for it. The gro ...
Navicom Begins Manufacturing New GPS Unit
Jun 20, 2005 |
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NowAuto announced last Wednesday that wholly owned subsidiary Navicom has began manufacturing the new Navitraq V GPS unit which will be ready for shipping this summer.
Just How 'Earth-like' Is The Newest Planet?
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In the land rush known as extrasolar planet hunting, the most prized real estate is advertised as "Earth-like." On Monday, June 13, scientists raced to plant their flag on a burning hunk of rock orbiting a red star. ...
G-Zero Finds that Ghostly Strange Quarks Influence Proton Structure
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In research performed at the Department of Energy's Jefferson Lab, nuclear physicists have found that strange quarks do contribute to the structure of the proton. This result indicates that, just as previous experiments have ...
Credit Card Users With Highest Balances Pay Lowest Rates
Jun 20, 2005 |
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People who hold credit cards with the lowest interest rates are not the ones you might expect – they're the borrowers who carry the highest credit card debt, according to new research. The assumption has been that credit car ...
Physicists create artificial cricket hairs
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Scientists have re-created one of nature's most sensitive sound detectors – the tiny hairs found on body parts of crickets, which allow them to hear predators and make an escape before they get close enough to catch them. ...
Researcher Fashions DNA to Further Advances in Nanotechnology
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In the fifty-year history since the structure of DNA was first revealed, what was once a Nobel prize- winning research discovery has become an omnipresent cultural icon co-opted for promoting everything from ...
Humans Rational and Irrational Buying Behavior Is Mirrored in Monkeys
Jun 20, 2005 |
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The basic economic theory that people work harder to avoid losing money than they do to make money is shared by monkeys, suggesting this trait has a long evolutionary history, according to a Yale University study under review ...
Renewable energy can be a lot cheaper
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Dutch energy policy is directed at 17 percent of electricity demand being covered by renewable energy sources by 2020. Martin Junginger has demonstrated that this can be achieved at considerably lower costs than is the case ...
Research to investigate links between Ancient Greeks and modern science fiction
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New research into the Ancient Greeks shows their knowledge of travel inspired early forms of fantasy and science fiction writing. There is a long tradition of fantasy in Greek literature that begins with Odysseus' fantastic tra ...
