Encircled in purple stratospheric haze, Titan appears as a softly glowing sphere in this colorized image taken one day after Cas

More Stormy Weather on Titan

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created Dec 22, 2004 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 0

Titan, it turns out, may be a very stormy place. In 2001, a group of astronomers led by Henry Roe, now a postdoctoral scholar at the California Institute of Technology, discovered methane clouds near the south p ...


As robots learn to imitate

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created Dec 22, 2004 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Can robots learn to communicate by studying and imitating humans' gestures? That's what MIRROR's researchers aimed to find out by studying how infants and monkeys learn complex acts such as grasping and transferring it to ...


Alternative Strategies May Supplant Low-k Materials Development for Future ICs

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created Dec 22, 2004 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The search for low-k materials to improve semiconductor interconnects may have reached certain practical limits, according to technologists at a recent conference sponsored by SEMATECH. Future work likely will focus less on new, u ...


Discovery of new type of dust leads to new quasar ideas

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created Dec 22, 2004 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

In a paper published in the Astrophysical Journal, a team of astronomers led by Martin Gaskell of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln announced that they have detected evidence of a previously unlooked-for type of microscopic ...


World's smallest joystick for handheld products

World's smallest joystick for handheld products

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created Dec 22, 2004 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Varatouch, the leading designer of innovative input devices for consumer electronics products, announces the availability of a reference design kit for rapid development of analog joysticks for handheld devices. ...


TEAC Introduces New External 3.5 Inch and 2.5 Inch Slim HDDs

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created Dec 22, 2004 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

TEAC, a premier manufacturer of DVD-Recorders, CD-RW, CD-RW/DVDROM Drives, DVD-ROM, CD-ROM, Internal and USB Floppy Drives, USB Flash Drives, and Duplicators, announces the launch of its new line of External 3.5" USB 2.0, USB2.0 ...


Invention for Detection and Precise Quantification of Molecules

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created Dec 22, 2004 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers at The Molecular Sciences Institute revealed means for sensitive detection and precise quantification of arbitrarily designated molecules. The work is published in the current issue of Nature Methods. The Cover Arti ...


A Breeze from the Stars

A Breeze from the Stars

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created Dec 22, 2004 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

by Dr. Tony Phillips Every year in early December, something happens that can throw your horoscope out of whack. The sun enters Ophiuchus, the little-known 13th house of the zodiac. You've probably heard of Ca ...


New graphic displays for the blind

New graphic displays for the blind

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The micro robotic group at the caesar research center has recently been awarded one of three research prizes by the ONCE foundation in Madrid. The ONCE foundation is dedicated to the social integration of the ...


Further step forward for Galileo

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The Galileo project is now well and truly taking shape, with today's signing of a second contract concerning the In-Orbit Validation (IOV) phase, following that signed in July 2003 for two test satellites. The European Spa ...


NSTI announces schedule for 8th Annual Nanotech 2005 Conference

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PhysOrg.com is an official media sponsor of Nanotech 2005 conference The Nano Science and Technology Institute (NSTI) today announced the schedule for its Nanotech 2005 Conference and Trade Show (http://www.nanotech2005.com), taking place in Anahe ...


World's Most Powerful Infrared Camera Opens Its Eyes on the Heavens

World's Most Powerful Infrared Camera Opens Its Eyes on the Heavens

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Stunning image of Orion released A new astronomical camera has begun operations on the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope (UKIRT) in Hawaii. The Wide Field Camera (WFCAM), built at the UK Astronomy Technolo ...


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Plasma HDTV Tops Holiday Wish Lists

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What’s the "most wanted" gift on everyone’s wish list? According to a new national survey conducted for Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company, plasma HDTVs are the hot item this holiday season. The survey ...


TSMC Verifies Fully Functional 90 Nanometer Chips Using Immersion Lithography Tools

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Findings Suggests Immersion is Nearly Ready For Production Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, said that it used immersion lithography tools to produce fully functional 90nm devices. The finding was presented in a ke ...


Boeing Delta IV Heavy Launch Successful

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The Boeing Delta IV Heavy made its first flight today achieving the major test objectives despite placing its demonstration satellite in a lower than expected orbit. The Delta IV Heavy lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air For ...



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