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Toshiba Announces Cell Chip Set and Cell Reference SetToshiba Announces Cell Chip Set and Cell Reference Set

Toshiba Corporation today took major steps toward creating a comprehensive development environment for applications based on the Cell microprocessor with the announcement of a Cell Chip Set consisting of the new microprocessor ...

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Scientists uncover why picture perception works

A team of scientists has solved a key mystery of visual perception. Why do pictures look the same when viewed from different angles?

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Stem- cell research ethics revision urged

University of California-San Francisco scientists are urging a revision of stem-cell research ethics in advance of using the procedure to treat disease.

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Nano World: Nano-tool markets rising

The market for tools used to fabricate emerging nanotechnology could grow from less than $20 million in 2004 to nearly $235 million by 2010, experts told UPI's Nano World.

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Lenovo Unveils Industry's Thinnest and Lightest 14-inch Widescreen Notebook

Lenovo today announced the ThinkPad Z-Series, the first widescreen multimedia ThinkPad notebooks with integrated Verizon Wireless Broadband Access (WWAN). ThinkPad Z Series is designed for mobile and small ...

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Orbiter's Long Life Helps Scientists Track Changes on Mars

New gullies that did not exist in mid-2002 have appeared on a Martian sand dune. That's just one of the surprising discoveries that have resulted from the extended life of NASA's Mars Global Surveyor, which thi ...

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Intel Developing Ultra-Low Power Manufacturing Process

Additional 65nm Process Will Stretch Battery Life of Mobile Devices Intel Corporation is developing an ultra-low power derivative of its high-performance 65 nanometer logic manufacturing process that will enable productio ...

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Diamonds are a doctor's best friend

British scientists have developed a way of using diamond to help make low-friction medical implants, which could also help reduce infections due to superbugs such as MRSA.

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Tuna off Australia threatened species list

Australian Environment Minister Ian Campbell has reportedly decided to remove the southern bluefin tuna from his nation's threatened species list.

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World broadband customers top 176 million

Another 24 million new customers were added to the ranks of broadband subscribers around the world during the first six months of 2005.

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Brits seek halt to Euro TV rule changes

Britain's IT industry has asked the European Commission to halt its review of broadcast legislation on the grounds proposed changes are premature.

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Ancient city of Patara uncovered in Turkey

Patara, the ancient Turkish city that housed the Lycian League -- which drafters of the U.S. Constitution used as a model -- is being unearthed.

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Infineon sees falling mobile, VoIP prices

Equipment costs for mobile phones and potential VoIP systems are decreasing as technology improves, Germany's Infineon has concluded.

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Applied Materials Announces Breakthrough in Interface Engineering Technology for 65-45nm Transistors

Applied Materials, Inc. today announced a key advancement in nano-scale interface engineering with its new Applied Siconi Preclean process for fabricating leading-edge transistor contacts.

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Spansion Demonstrates High-Density Flash Memory Solutions Based On 90nm Mirrorbit Technology

Spansion LLC, the Flash memory venture of AMD and Fujitsu Limited, today showed silicon of its single-chip 1 Gbit GL NOR Flash memory and demonstrated working silicon of its 1Gb ORNAND Flash memory based on 90nm MirrorBit ...

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