The Dye with the Pumpkin Cuff
Jun 20, 2005 |
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Complexation with a large cuff-shaped molecule stabilizes rhodamine dye fluorescence When irradiated, fluorescent dyes emit light at a different wavelength; for scientists and engineers, these dyes are extremely important aide ...
Taking a virtual view of the world
Jun 20, 2005 |
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Skimming virtually around 3D scenery is no longer the preserve of experts. New software developed in Europe lets users browse and interact in three dimensions with any part of our planet. Everyone from tourists to land planners ...
UMC Fabricates Record-Setting Voltage-Controlled Oscillator Using CMOS Technology
Jun 20, 2005 |
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Chip designed by the University of Florida achieves 105-GHz Operating Frequency UMC, a world leading semiconductor foundry, today announced it has fabricated a Voltage-Controlled Oscillator (VCO) with a record-setting fund ...
Mathematics penetrates mystery of air traffic safety
Jun 20, 2005 |
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Air traffic control is one of the most demanding safety critical distributed systems with an enviable safety record. Using computer modelling researchers developed innovative approaches to handling uncertainty when designing ...
When it comes to sensation, our brain seems tuned to the unexpected
Jun 20, 2005 |
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On the basis of observations of how we interpret the sensation of a simple finger-tap, researchers have advanced our understanding of how the brain sorts important, externally-derived sensations, such as those ...
New magnetic herding technique proposed to manipulate the very small
Jun 20, 2005 |
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Engineers have introduced a new magnetic shepherding approach for deftly moving or positioning the kinds of tiny floating objects found within organisms, in order to advance potential applications in fields ranging from medicine ...
SpaceDev Awarded Nanosat Hybrid Propulsion Contract
Jun 20, 2005 |
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SpaceDev has been awarded approximately $100,000 to begin developing a nanosat hybrid propulsion system under a new Phase I Small Business Innovation Research contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory at Edwards Air ...
Vietnam War Technology Could Aid Elephant Conservation
Jun 20, 2005 |
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Seismic sensors developed to track enemy troop movements during the Vietnam war could help ecologists monitor and conserve elephant populations, according to new research published in the British Ecological Society's Journal ...
Faster Than a Speeding Bullet: Guinness Recognizes NASA Scramjet
Jun 20, 2005 |
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NASA has been officially recognized for setting the speed record for a jet-powered aircraft by Guinness World Records.
SMART-1's tribute to Cassini
Jun 20, 2005 |
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This image from SMART-1 was dedicated to the Cassini-Huygens mission team at the occasion of the European Geoscience Union conference in Vienna, April 2005, when new results from both missions were presented.
Rosetta monitors Deep Impact
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ESA’s comet chaser Rosetta will take part in one of the world’s largest astronomical observation campaigns - the Deep Impact event - while on its cruise to Comet 69P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Rosetta will be ...
Making A Meteor
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NASA's Deep Impact mission is about to smash into comet 9P/Tempel 1 to excavate a crater and probe the comet's internal structure. It's possible, however, that the comet will break into fragments, creating a cloud of meteoroids. ...
Hughes Delivers Next-Gen Satellite Broadband Routers To Asia/Pacific Region
Jun 20, 2005 |
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Hughes Network Systems announced last Tuesday that it has begun shipping the DW7000 family of next-generation broadband satellite routers to customers in the Asia/Pacific Region.
Expedition Eleven Receives Vital Supplies
Jun 20, 2005 |
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After a busy week of preparations, the Expedition 11 crew on the International Space Station (ISS) has welcomed the arrival of the latest Progress cargo spacecraft. The Progress docked Saturday at 8:42 p.m. EDT to the aft ...
Stackable computers out of this world
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Brisbane engineers have teamed up with NASA to help build a new computer system for future space missions to the Moon, Mars and beyond. The team of electronics engineers from The University of Queensland, led ...
