Archive: 10/21/2005
WSU research biologist says only matter of time before avian flu virus reaches U.S.
It’s only a matter of time before the avian flu virus reaches the United States, according to a research biologist at Wright State University who said the key is following the migratory patterns of birds.
Oct 21, 2005 |
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Mammoth moms heavily invested in offspring
Details about the life of a young woolly mammoth that died thousands of years ago are emerging from a study of the animal's fossil tusk. One intriguing finding: the calf nursed from its mother six or more years, apparently ...
Oct 21, 2005 |
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Spitzer Finds Failed Stars May Succeed in Planet Business
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has spotted the very beginnings of what might become planets around the puniest of celestial orbs - brown dwarfs, or "failed stars."
Oct 21, 2005 |
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Why 'Filling-it-up' Takes More than 'Tank Capacity'
You fill up your "empty" fuel tank at the gas station and the pump charges you for more gallons than the tank's rated capacity. Are you being deliberately overcharged?
Oct 21, 2005 |
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Wireless World: Libraries embrace wireless
A library patron ambles out the door, book in hand, without stopping by the librarian. Is this theft? No, it's the new checkout procedure, made possible by Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, experts tell United ...
Oct 21, 2005 |
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Push for telecom deregulation moves ahead
Telecom deregulation is vital to U.S. competitiveness in the global marketplace, Republican lawmakers and deregulation advocates said this week, but opponents fear monopolization and a breakdown of local rights.
Oct 21, 2005 |
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AT&T posts strong earnings ahead of buyout
AT&T Friday reported earnings soaring in the third quarter ahead of its acquisition by SBC Communications.
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World's First 10.1" Flexible Electronic Paper Display
LG.Philips LCD and E Ink have built a 10.1" flexible electronic paper display. Less than 300 microns thick, the paper-white display is as thin and flexible as construction paper. With a 10.1" diagonal, the prototype achieves ...
Oct 21, 2005 |
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Kodak Announces 39-megapixel CCD Image Sensor
Eastman Kodak Company has set the quality standard for digital imaging with new high-resolution image sensors that allow commercial, studio, and other professional photographers to capture digital images with the most life-like ...
Oct 21, 2005 |
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Carbon nanoparticles stimulate blood clotting, researchers report
Carbon nanoparticles – both those unleashed in the air by engine exhaust and the engineered structures thought to have great potential in medical applications – promote blood-clotting, scientists report in an upcoming edition ...
Oct 21, 2005 |
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Ericsson dominates third-generation phones
Ericsson said Friday that it has about 30 percent of the global market share in third-generation mobile-phone handsets.
Oct 21, 2005 |
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Web site coordinates Pakistan aid efforts
A Web site dedicated to Pakistani relief aid was launched Thursday.
Oct 21, 2005 |
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Comedy miniseries planned for mobile phone
An American joint venture is producing an eight-episode comedy series for viewing on cell-phone handsets.
Oct 21, 2005 |
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New nanotoxicity framework
For the first time, investigators have a framework for assessing what health risks novel manmade nanomaterials might pose humans, experts told UPI's Nano World. A new report from government, industry and non-profit researchers map ...
Oct 21, 2005 |
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Antifreeze protein found in snow fleas may allow longer storage of transplant organs
A new antifreeze protein discovered in tiny snow fleas by Queen’s University researchers may lengthen the shelf life of human organs for transplantation.
Oct 21, 2005 |
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