Artificial photosynthesis for future energy producion
Feb 21, 2005 |
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Nature utilizes energy from the sun for its production. Some algae produce hydrogen from water with the help of solar energy. So why not imitate nature to extract renewable energy without harming the environment? The EU ...
World’s population reaches 6.5 billion this year, could reach 7 billion by 2012
Feb 21, 2005 |
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The world’s population has reached 6.5 billion this year, a billion more than 1993, despite low fertility in developed countries and high mortality in developing countries, a new United Nations report says. It estimates tha ...
Global warming led to atmospheric hydrogen sulfide and permian extinction
Feb 21, 2005 |
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Volcanic eruptions in Siberia 251 million years ago may have started a cascade of events leading to high hydrogen sulfide levels in the oceans and atmosphere and precipitating the largest mass extinction in Earth’s history, ...
Hydrogen energy project achieves breakthrough
Feb 21, 2005 |
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A new hydrogen storage technology being commercialised by The University of Queensland spin-off company, Hydrexia Pty Ltd, could propel hydrogen gas into the mass market as an alternative green fuel. Hydrexia was established ...
Muons in search for hidden pyramid chambers
Feb 21, 2005 |
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Earth is showered constantly by particles called muons that are created by cosmic rays, and clever scientists are finding ways to use them as probes of dense objects, including a massive pyramid in Mexico and volcanoes in ...
The world's smallest synchrotron, MIRRORCLE-6X, now commercially available
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Feb 21, 2005 |
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Synchrotron light, the highly prized output from a synchrotron (a particular type of particle accelerator), is an extremely powerful investigative tool in many fields of science and technology. Once considered a parasitic ...
Clusters of Aluminum Atoms Found to Have Properties of Other Elements
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Feb 21, 2005 |
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research team has discovered clusters of aluminum atoms that have chemical properties similar to single atoms of metallic and nonmetallic elements when they react with iodine. The discovery opens the door to using 'superatom ...
Climate change to bring a wave of new health risks
Feb 21, 2005 |
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As a result, governments and health officials need to begin to think about how to respond to an anticipated increase in the number and scope of climate-related health crises, ranging from killer heat waves and famine, to ...
Intel Desktop Processors Get 64-Bit Support
Feb 21, 2005 |
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Intel Corporation announced the availability of five new processors for desktop computers that deliver entertainment and IT benefits for consumers and businesses. When coupled with the widely adopted Intel® 925/915 Express ...
New satellite observations of terrestrial gamma-ray flashes reveal surprising features of mysterious blasts from Earth
Feb 21, 2005 |
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A particle accelerator operates in Earth's upper atmosphere above major thunderstorms at energies comparable to some of the most exotic environments in the universe, according to new satellite observations of terrestrial ...
NEC Succeeds in Minute Sample Amount/High-Speed Protein Analysis on Nanobiochips
Feb 21, 2005 |
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NEC Corporation and the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology announced that they have succeeded in the joint development of basic technology for a minute sample amount/high-speed protein analysis ...
New SanDisk’s High-Performance Ultra II Product With Built-In USB Connectivity
Feb 21, 2005 |
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SanDisk® Corporation introduced the SanDisk Ultra™ II SD™ PLUS, an innovative SD flash memory card with built-in USB connectivity. The new card, which works seamlessly in any SD card slot, also can be used as ...
Successful test of single molecule switch opens the door to biomolecular electronics
Feb 21, 2005 |
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A team of scientists led by biophysicist Stuart Lindsay from the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University have created the first reproducible single molecule negative differential resistor and in the process have developed ...
Ultra-cold temperature physics opens way to understanding and applications
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Feb 21, 2005 |
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Researchers doing ultra-cold temperature physics may not have to wear parkas, but they are producing the coldest temperatures ever and exploring model quantum systems that might lead to more accurate clocks and gyroscopes, ...
Scientists advance in detection and attribution of climate change
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Access to the next generation of climate change experiments has helped scientists obtain more comprehensive estimates of the expected “signal” of human influences on climate. Improved knowledge of this signal, and a bet ...
