Einstein’s brain
Jan 21, 2005 |
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During his life, Albert Einstein made some of the world’s greatest scientific discoveries. However, the location of his brain, which was controversially removed by the pathologist Dr Thomas Harvey upon Einstein’s ...
World's First Ultra High-Speed Optical Fiber Switch with Power Amplification Features
Jan 21, 2005 |
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Ultra high-speed signal processing verified at 640 gigabits per second Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. and Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Heinrich-Hertz-Institut (HHI) today announced their development of the wo ...
New evidence indicates biggest extinction wasn't caused by asteroid or comet
Jan 21, 2005 |
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For the last three years evidence has been building that the impact of a comet or asteroid triggered the biggest mass extinction in Earth history, but new research from a team headed by a University of Washington scientist ...
DNA molecules used to assemble nanoparticles
Jan 21, 2005 |
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University of Michigan researchers have developed a faster, more efficient way to produce a wide variety of nanoparticle drug delivery systems, using DNA molecules to bind the particles together. Nanometer-sc ...
The automobile of the future on the way
Jan 21, 2005 |
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ROBOTIKER-TECNALIA Technological Centre is currently developing the project known as TANGER (Technologies for New Generation Automobiles). These technologies will integrate novel and innovative solutions into new automotive ...
Nanosys, Sharp to Develop Nanotechnology-Enabled Fuel Cells
Jan 21, 2005 |
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Nanosys, Inc. announced it entered into a collaborative agreement with Sharp Corporation of Osaka, Japan to develop nanotechnology enabled fuel cells incorporating Nanosys' proprietary nanostructure technology. Under the terms of the ag ...
UK scientists get a 'whiff' of Titan's surface
Jan 21, 2005 |
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Further insights into Titan were unveiled today (21st January 2005) as scientists involved in the joint NASA/ESA/ASI Cassini-Huygens mission presented further results and images a week to the day after the successful desc ...
Comic Book Engineering
Jan 21, 2005 |
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ASME has launched a new comic strip series to introduce and educate young readers about the history and contributions of mechanical engineering. Each month throughout 2005, the Web-based "funnies" will feature entertaining ...
MetaChip provides quick, efficient toxicity screening of potential drugs
Jan 21, 2005 |
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Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have created a biotech chip that mimics the metabolic reactions in the human liver, allowing rapid screening of potential ...
Birth of a Black Hole
Jan 21, 2005 |
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The NASA-led Swift mission has detected and imaged its first gamma-ray burst, likely the birth cry of a brand new black hole. The bright and long burst occurred on January 17. It was in the midst of exploding, as ...
Molecular scale resolution achieved in polymer nanoimprinting technique
Jan 21, 2005 |
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Scientists using molds derived from carbon nanotubes have approached the ultimate resolution – defined by molecular scale dimensions – in a widely used polymer nanoimprinting technique. By accurately replicating features with ...
SEMATECH Meeting Identifies Challenges to Maturing Maskless Lithography
Jan 21, 2005 |
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Guided by input from more than 100 industry professionals, a SEMATECH-led steering committee has ranked the critical issues for bringing maskless lithography (ML2) from R&D concepts to limited commercial production, possibly within ...
Scientists determine fault near tsunami area moving 10 millimeters per year
Jan 21, 2005 |
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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers have determined that the Karakorum fault in Tibet, a feature formed by the same tectonic "collision" that caused the recent tsunami, has slipped 10 millimeters ...
Latest images of Titan Unveiled Today
Jan 21, 2005 |
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On 14 January ESA's Huygens probe made an historic first ever descent to the surface of Titan, 1.2 billion kilometres from Earth and the largest of Saturn's moons. Huygens travelled to Titan as part of the ...
On track with the latest iTV moves
Jan 21, 2005 |
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Demonstrating how truly interactive television can be, GMF4iTV’s system allows producers link rich media content to moving objects in normal TV programmes, changing telespectators from passive to active viewers. "The [GM ...
