New superlens opens door to nanoscale optical imaging and high-density optoelectronic devices
Apr 21, 2005 |
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A group of scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, is giving new relevance to the term "sharper image" by creating a superlens that can overcome a limitation in physics that has historically ...
Researchers Discover New Method to Generate Human Bone
Apr 21, 2005 |
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By studying diseases in which the human body generates too much bone, UCLA researchers have discovered and isolated a natural molecule that can be used to heal fractures and generate new bone growth in patients ...
Chip-scale refrigerators cool bulk objects
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Apr 21, 2005 |
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Chip-scale refrigerators capable of reaching temperatures as low as 100 milliKelvin have been used to cool bulk objects for the first time, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology ...
Samsung Develops 4Gb OneNAND Flash for Multimedia Phones
Apr 21, 2005 |
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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the leader in advanced semiconductor technology, today announced that it has developed a 4Gb OneNAND Flash memory device for multimedia phones, featuring micro-compact dimensions, ...
A Solar Eclipse on the Moon
Apr 21, 2005 |
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NASA is planning to send people back to the Moon. Target date: 2015 or so. Too bad they won't be there this Sunday because, on April 24th, there's going to be a solar eclipse, and you can only see it from ...
San Fernando, Northridge quakes may be maximum
Apr 21, 2005 |
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A new study by researchers at Oregon State University suggests that the magnitude 6.7 earthquakes that struck California's San Fernando Valley in 1971 and Northridge area in 1994 may have been about the most powerful quakes ...
Human cells filmed instantly messaging for first time
Apr 21, 2005 |
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Cells tugged in one direction sent biochemical signals in the opposite direction in the form of a signature pattern of fluorescent light Researchers at UCSD and UC Irvine have captured on video for the firs ...
Switching to chemistry
Apr 21, 2005 |
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Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science have demonstrated a new kind of electrical switch, formed of organic molecules, that could be used in the future in nanoscale electronic components. Their approach involved ret ...
Snow Melt Causes Large Ocean Plant Blooms
Apr 21, 2005 |
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A NASA funded study has found a decline in winter and spring snow cover over Southwest Asia and the Himalayan mountain range is creating conditions for more widespread blooms of ocean plants in the Arabian Sea. The decrease in ...
FlipChip, NEC sign cross-license agreement for advanced wafer level packaging technology
Apr 21, 2005 |
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FlipChip International and NEC Electronics today announced that the two companies have entered into an extensive patent cross-licensing agreement for advanced wafer level packaging, flip chip bumping, solder bump reinforcement ...
Scientists improve explosives detection
Apr 21, 2005 |
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MIT researchers have announced a scientific breakthrough that could greatly improve explosives detection for military and civilian security applications. Scientists have developed a new polymer that greatly inc ...
HAPPEx results hint at strangely magnetic proton
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Apr 21, 2005 |
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New results from research performed at the Department of Energy's Jefferson Lab hint that strange quarks may contribute to the proton's magnetic moment. If confirmed by data to be taken later this year, these surprising results ...
Is it or isn't it? Pentaquark debate heats up
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Apr 21, 2005 |
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New data from the Department of Energy's Jefferson Lab shows the pentaquark doesn't appear in one place it was expected. The result contradicts earlier findings in this same region and adds to the controversy over whether ...
X-rays shine light on high-intensity gas lamps
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Apr 21, 2005 |
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An X-ray technique developed by physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is helping to improve the design and energy efficiency of the bright white lights often used to illuminate ...
AMD launches Dual-Core processors for servers and workstations
Apr 21, 2005 |
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AMD today introduced a broad portfolio of dual-core solutions from server and workstations for enterprise users to desktop and desktop-replacement notebooks for consumers and business users. At the second-anniversary ...
