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Robots attend nursery school

Two robots are attending a nursery school at the University of California San Diego so they can learn to play well with the group.

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Dinosaur reclassified as crocodile

University of California-Berkeley researchers say complete skeletons prove that Revueltosaurus callenderi was a relative of crocodiles -- not dinosaurs.

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Fujitsu Unveils LifeBook N6200 Full-Size, High-Performance Notebook

Desktop Replacement with Advanced Multi-Media Features Ideal for Gamers and Multi-media Enthusiasts Fujitsu Computer Systems announced the LifeBook N6200 notebook, a high-performance, full-size desktop rep ...

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Microbes Can Produce Electrical Nanowires

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have discovered a tiny biological structure that is highly electrically conductive. This breakthrough helps describe how microorganisms can clean up groundwater and produce ...

Nanotechnology /

created Jun 23, 2005 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Unlocking hydrogen's fuel potential

Hydrogen is being touted as the fuel of the future, a clean-burning, renewable and inexpensive replacement for petroleum. But a major stumbling block for hydrogen-powered vehicles is figuring out a way to carry enough hydrogen ...

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NTT DoCoMo Achieves 1Gbps Packet Transmission in 4G Field Experiment

NTT DoCoMo, Inc. announced today that it achieved 1Gbps real-time packet transmission in the downlink at the moving speed of about 20km/h in a field experiment on fourth-generation (4G) radio access. The experiment took place ...

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IBM Previews Faster Off-The-Shelf Supercomputer

IBM announced today details on a planned high-density POWER5 processor-based system for high performance computing. Unveiled today at International Supercomputer Conference 2005, the planned 16-way IBM eServer p5 575 cluster ...

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Probing Question: What should I call my boss?

Picture this: You've just been handed your much-needed morning cappuccino by the blue-smocked barista at the office coffee cart. You pivot for your cubicle, only to find yourself face to face with Barkley Bragg, the company ...

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Lighter filling in Earth’s core

New experiments conducted by a team led by the Carnegie Institution’s Dr. Jung-Fu Lin suggest that the core of the Earth may contain more light elements than previously thought. The research is published in the June 24, 2005, ...

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Chickadees' alarm-call carry information about size, threat of predator

There's more than meets the human ear when the black-capped chickadee lets its flock mates know a predator is lurking about by giving out its familiar "chick-a-dee-dee-dee" call. The small songbirds, which are ...

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Beam yourself live into the TV

At the Innovations Day on Communication Networks 2005, Siemens and GRUNDY Light Entertainment – a company belonging to the UFA Group, Germany’s largest supplier of television entertainment programming – presented a new dimension ...

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Samsung First to Produce 90nm 1 Gb DDR2 DRAM

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world leader in advanced memory technology, today announced that it has begun mass producing a monolithic 1 Gigabit (Gb) DRAM chip using more operationally efficient and performance-enhancing ...

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Elpida Memory Develops 2 Gigabit DDR2 SDRAM Using 80 nm Process Technology for Servers

Industry's Highest Density DRAM Product Will Use the Smallest, Most Advanced Process Technology for High Volume Production Elpida Memory, Inc., Japan's leading global supplier of Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM), today ...

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What’s Inside a Comet?

On July 4, scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory will witness fantastic fireworks when comet Tempel 1 slams into a space probe at 23,000 miles per hour. Brown University professor and NASA mission member Peter Schultz ...

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NASA satellite data capture a big climate effect on tiny ocean life

El Niño and La Niña play with the populations of microscopic ocean plants called phytoplankton. That's what scientists have found using NASA satellite data and a computer model. Phytoplankton are the base of ...

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