Archive: 01/24/2006
Nanolaser Device Detects Cancer in Single Cells
Using an ultrafast, nanoscale semiconductor laser, investigators at Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico, have discovered a way of rapidly distinguishing between malignant and normal cells. Moreover, ...
Jan 24, 2006 |
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700-year-old murder discovered
It took 700 years and the creation of computers, but the mystery of the Bocksten Man -- Sweden's oldest human skeleton -- has been solved: he was killed.
Jan 24, 2006 |
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Verizon gets cable franchise in Va. city
The Falls Church, Va., City Council voted unanimously Monday to grant Verizon a cable franchise.
Jan 24, 2006 |
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Anti-abortion bloggers convene in Washington
Technology is playing an integral role in delivering the anti-abortion message, say those in the movement, but better communication between bloggers as well as firsthand reporting is needed, agreed prominent anti-abortion ...
Jan 24, 2006 |
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Nano World: First solar-powered nano motor
An international team of scientists has created the first molecular motor powered solely by sunlight. By acting like pistons that move back and forth, these motors, which are only nanometers or billionths of ...
Jan 24, 2006 |
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Verizon sues to block data theft
Verizon Tuesday boosted its fight to protect customer privacy by filing suit to block Web-site owners from obtaining information under false pretenses.
Jan 24, 2006 |
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Livedoor's fall hurts Japan's can-do spirit
The spectacular rise of Japan's most flamboyant entrepreneur could be outdone only by his very public fall that has rattled the country's financial markets and shaken its confidence in starting up new businesses.
Jan 24, 2006 |
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Briefs: India's LG Electronics bets on GSM phones
India's LG Electronics has launched a new GSM mobile-phone line it says will greatly expand its business this year.
Jan 24, 2006 |
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Cells involved with Down syndrome restored
Johns Hopkins University scientists in Baltimore say they've restored the normal growth of nerve cells in the brains of mouse models of Down syndrome.
Jan 24, 2006 |
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3D structure of HIV is discovered
Scientists say the 3D structure of the human immunodeficiency virus, which causes AIDS, has been determined for the first time.
Jan 24, 2006 |
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Study: Not Enough Metals in Earth to Meet Global Demand
Researchers studying supplies of copper, zinc and other metals have determined that these finite resources, even if recycled, may not meet the needs of the global population forever, according to a study published in the ...
Jan 24, 2006 |
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Sounds of Star Death Near Middle C
Scientists have made the astonishing discovery that sound might drive supernovae explosions. Their computer simulations say that dying stars pulse at audible frequencies -- for instance, at about the F-note ...
Jan 24, 2006 |
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Public schools equal or better in math than private or charter schools
Contrary to common wisdom, public schools score higher in math than private ones, when differences in student backgrounds are taken into account.
Jan 24, 2006 |
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Applied Materials, IMEC Team to Develop Innovative 32nm, 22nm Interconnects
Applied Materials and IMEC, Europe's leading independent nanoelectronics and nanotechnology research center, announced today a significant joint effort to develop 32nm and 22nm-node copper/low k interconnect ...
Jan 24, 2006 |
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Evolution Study Tightens Human-Chimp Connection
Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have found genetic evidence that seems to support a controversial hypothesis that humans and chimpanzees may be more closely related to each other than chimps ...
Jan 24, 2006 |
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