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Nano-Grating DVDs could store 100 times more

Iomega Corporation today announced that the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) recently issued two highly notable patents to Iomega for its work with nano-technology and optical data storage, and external storage ...

Nanotechnology /

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Polymer grid technology a boon for bridges

When the long-awaited Highway 151 bypass around Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, opens later this year, vehicles traveling northbound will cross DeNeveu Creek on a bridge like no other in the country. Externally, the bridge looks ide ...

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ORNL nanoscience center 'Jump Starts' medical compound device

A device that could create custom-tailored medical compounds faster than ever before is one of the first projects launched under the new Center for Nanophase Materials Science at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

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Nanotech Researchers Develop High-Tech 'Smart Textile'

Researchers at North Carolina State University are using emerging breakthroughs in nanotechnology to develop layers of "smart textiles" that will not only keep first responders and the military safe without sacrificing com ...

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Rovers Continue Martian Missions

NASA's Mars rover Opportunity is trying to escape from a sand trap, while its twin, Spirit, has been busy finding new clues to a wet and violent early Martian history. "Spirit has finally found the kind of ...

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TI Drives WLAN into Mobile Devices with More than 20 New Products

Leveraging four generations of mobile WLAN solutions, process technology expertise and a clear edge in the trend toward mobile technology integration, Texas Instruments Incorporated is leading the industry in the evolving ...

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Stanford software brings precision and practicality to nanotechnology

Although mechanical engineering Assistant Professor Kyeongjae Cho works with theory and software simulations, it is in his Multiscale Simulation Laboratory where nanoscience and nanotechnology get real. That's because Cho's ...

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Philips announces new Bluetooth audio and voice solution

Royal Philips Electronics makes the world of the Connected Consumer even more enjoyable with the introduction of a new, simple to use Bluetooth 1.2 Stereo headset reference design. This Bluetooth stereo solution provides ...

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World's First Video Stream Server Capable of Handling up to Ten Uncompressed HDTV Video Streams

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. today announced a PC cluster-based, video stream product, named the i-Visto eXmedia server, which can simultaneously handle up to ten 1.5-Gbps of uncompressed high definition television ...

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Elpida's 512 Megabyte DDR2 SO-DIMMs Offer Low-Power Operation, Improved Thermal Performance for Notebooks

Elpida Memory, Inc., Japan's leading global supplier of Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM), today announced its 512 Megabyte DDR2 Small-Outline Dual In-line Memory Modules (SO-DIMMs). The modules utilize next-generation ...

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Fujitsu and Cisco Deliver Next-Generation High-End Routers

Fujitsu Limited and Cisco Systems, Inc. today introduced the first product to be delivered under the strategic alliance announced on Dec. 6, 2004, a Fujitsu and Cisco CRS-1 Carrier Routing System built on ...

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Industry’s First Dual-Channel Video Format Converter with Dual 3-D Architecture for HDTV Displays

National Semiconductor Corporation (NYSE:NSM) today introduced the industry’s first dual-channel video format converter for high-definition television that features two high-quality video conversion channels and dual 3-D ...

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Solar Fireworks Signal New Space Weather Mystery

The most intense burst of solar radiation in five decades accompanied a large solar flare on January 20. It shook space weather theory and highlighted the need for new forecasting techniques, according to several presentations ...

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'Wet' Electrons Provide Easiest Way to Transport Charge

Technology has potential to produce clean fuel "if we could make it more efficient" The task of transporting electrical charges between metal-oxide and water phases is critical in such technologies as catalysis, sensors, and e ...

Physics /

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Scientists Work on Nanowires That Could Fuel Molecular Technology

Before nanotechnology can deliver on its promise of molecular-sized machinery and super-charged computer chips, scientists must still produce the most basic of components: nano-sized wire. But if chemistry pro ...

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