Archive: 12/22/2005
Two New Moons Discovered Around Uranus
To the surprise of astronomers, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has photographed a pair of new rings around the distant planet Uranus. The largest is twice the diameter of the planet’s previously known rings. ...
Dec 22, 2005 |
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Researchers develop new method for studying 'mental time travel'
Neuroscientists at Princeton University have developed a new way of tracking people's mental state as they think back to previous events -- a process that has been described as "mental time travel."
Dec 22, 2005 |
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Cell-based Nano Machine Breaks Record
Researchers have known for some time that a long, fibrous coil grown by a single-cell protozoan is, gram for gram, more powerful than a car engine. Now, researchers at Whitehead Institute -- together with colleagues ...
Dec 22, 2005 |
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Unique telescope looks at the universe
CONDOR, a deuterium observation telescope receiver, opened its eye to the universe for the first time last month and opened a new chapter in astronomy.
Dec 22, 2005 |
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Keck telescope captures faint new ring around Uranus
Astronomers have made the first ground-based observations of one of two new rings discovered recently around the planet Uranus by the Hubble Space Telescope and announced today.
Dec 22, 2005 |
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Briefs: Microsoft to contest EU decision
Microsoft Thursday said it will contest a decision by the European Commission to impose backdated fines.
Dec 22, 2005 |
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China faces barriers in RFID adoption
Wal-Mart may be trying hard to convince its leading suppliers to use Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tagging on shipments, but pushing this technology's introduction to the Chinese manufacturers that ship between 50 ...
Dec 22, 2005 |
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Spitzer Unveils Infant Stars in the Christmas Tree Cluster
Astronomers using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have given the world a spectacular new picture of a star-forming region called the "Christmas Tree Cluster," complete with first-ever views of a group of newborn ...
Dec 22, 2005 |
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The end of cheap gas: U.S. automakers are running on empty
The federal government recently acknowledged that the era of cheap gas has come to an end. Now it's high time that U.S. automakers did the same, says University of Michigan auto industry expert Walter McManus.
Dec 22, 2005 |
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Spallation Neutron Source Amazing Science Facts
The New Year is bringing the science community a grand present: The Spallation Neutron Source at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. On schedule for completion in 2006, the Department of Energy's new science facility ...
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Dec 22, 2005 |
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Ancient Jawless Vertebrates Used Novel Immune Responses
Researchers recently discovered that the sea lamprey, a modern representative of ancient jawless vertebrates, fights invading pathogens by generating up to 100 trillion unique receptors. These receptors, referred ...
Dec 22, 2005 |
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Bigger brain size matters for intellectual ability
Brain size matters for intellectual ability and bigger is better, McMaster University researchers have found.
Dec 22, 2005 |
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Storing Carbon to Combat Global Warming May Cause Other Environmental Problems, Study
Growing tree plantations to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to mitigate global warming -- so called "carbon sequestration" -- could trigger environmental changes that outweigh some of the benefits, ...
Dec 22, 2005 |
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Briefs: Phoenix Sky Harbor launches WiFi
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is now offering wireless Internet service free of charge.
Dec 22, 2005 |
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EU: Telecom deregulation good for consumer
Telecommunication reforms have led to better services and cheaper prices in Europe, the European Union reported Thursday.
Dec 22, 2005 |
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