Archive: 09/23/2004
Strong Quake Could Trigger A Tsunami in Southern California
With a strong enough jolt — a 7.6 -magnitude earthquake - the seafloor under Catalina Island could be violently thrust upward, causing a tsunami along the Southern California coast, according to researchers at ...
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Sony's Major Strategic Shift: MP3 Format Support
Sony Corp., an electronics giant, said on Thursday that in future some of its new MP3 player models will feature direct support for MP3 format in addition to its own proprietary ATRAC (Adaptive Transform Acous ...
Sep 23, 2004 |
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Hubbles most sensitive images show distant galaxies
The recently released Hubble Space Telescope Ultra Deep Field (HUDF) - the most sensitive image of the distant universe ever obtained - has provided UK astronomers with a window on star formation when the universe was young, revealing some of the earliest sta ...
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Genesis Mission Status Report
The Genesis team has shipped its first scientific sample from the mission's specially constructed cleanroom at the U.S. Army Proving Ground in Dugway, Utah. The sample, containing what are known as "lid foils, ...
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Extended Flash Memory Capacity of Infineon's Microcontrollers to Satisfy Ever-Increasing Requirements
Infineon Technologies AG today announced the availability of three new 16-bit microcontrollers for automotive and industrial applications as well as a new 32-bit microcontroller of its TriCore™ family for cost-sensitive i ...
Sep 23, 2004 |
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New Insights into Hydrated Electrons
Sometimes, it pays to think small. By observing how a single electron behaves amid a cluster of water molecules, a team of scientists has gained a better understanding of a fundamental process that drives a ...
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New structure found deep within West Antarctic Ice Sheet
Ice sheet more susceptible to change than previously thought Scientists have found a remarkable new structure deep within the West Antarctic Ice Sheet which suggests that the whole ice sheet is more susceptible to future ch ...
Sep 23, 2004 |
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Groundbreaking research could ignite new solutions to heat transfer in nano-devices
For the first time, an innovative research technique successfully completed a detailed measurement of how heat energy is created at the molecular level, an approach that could have far reaching implications for developing nano ...
Sep 23, 2004 |
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LG.Philips LCD BEGINS SHIPPING 37-INCH WIDE FORMAT TFT-LCDs FOR HDTVs
LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd., one of the world’s leading manufacturers of thin-film-transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) technology, today announced that it has begun volume production and shipment of its latest TFT-LCD ...
Sep 23, 2004 |
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Wireless system to monitor volcanoes
Seismologists, Ecuadorian officials, area residents could benefit from improved data A rumbling South American volcano has gone wireless: Computer scientists at Harvard University have teamed up with seismologists at the Unive ...
Sep 23, 2004 |
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British scientists zero in on the birth of the universe
British scientists from the University of Cambridge and the University of Exeter discovered that the evolution of the Universe was much slower than previously thought. Dr. Andrew Bunker, who studied images taken by the Hubble ...
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Sprint, Samsung Release Smart Device SP-i600 Featuring Windows Mobile 2003
Style and power meet with the Sprint PCS Vision(SM) Smart Device SP-i600 by Samsung Packed with familiar, easy-to-use PDA functionality and sporting a consumer-friendly design, Sprint’s first Windows Mobile(TM)- ...
Sep 23, 2004 |
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European Astronomy Gets New Vision
A new vision for radio astronomy is bringing together all 20 of Europe’s leading radioastronomy institutes. They plan to build on existing collaboration and significantly enhance the quality and quantity of science currently ...
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Coast-mapping satellites will follow the tides
Satellite image acquisitions will be synchronised with the tides as part of an ambitious new project to map coastlines from space. Formally beginning in September, ESA's COASTCHART project aims to develop and quali ...
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LG Mobile Phones Launches Powerful New Camera Phone for Cingular Wireless
LG Mobile Phones today announced thelaunch of the new L1400 camera phone for Cingular Wireless, featuring a full set of mobile media capabilities, crystal clear OLED external display and integrated VGA camera. The ...
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