Archive: 02/21/2005
World’s population reaches 6.5 billion this year, could reach 7 billion by 2012
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 ...
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New satellite observations of terrestrial gamma-ray flashes reveal surprising features of mysterious blasts from Earth
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 ...
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Hydrogen energy project achieves breakthrough
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 ...
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Whole genome fine map of rice completed
Rice is a staple crop for more than half of the world's population, and it was hoped that the availability of its genome sequence might enable scientists to develop more productive and environment friendly rice ...
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New SanDisk’s High-Performance Ultra II Product With Built-In USB Connectivity
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 ...
Feb 21, 2005 |
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Global warming led to atmospheric hydrogen sulfide and permian extinction
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, ...
Feb 21, 2005 |
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Clusters of Aluminum Atoms Found to Have Properties of Other Elements
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 ...
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Intel Desktop Processors Get 64-Bit Support
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 ...
Feb 21, 2005 |
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Scientists advance in detection and attribution of climate change
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 ...
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Ultra-cold temperature physics opens way to understanding and applications
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, ...
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Climate change to bring a wave of new health risks
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 ...
Feb 21, 2005 |
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The world's smallest synchrotron, MIRRORCLE-6X, now commercially available
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 ...
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Successful test of single molecule switch opens the door to biomolecular electronics
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 ...
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Artificial photosynthesis for future energy producion
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 ...
Feb 21, 2005 |
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Muons in search for hidden pyramid chambers
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 ...
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