Archive: 07/26/2006
How Much the Eye Tells the Brain
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine estimate that the human retina can transmit visual input at about the same rate as an Ethernet connection, one of the most common local area ...
Jul 26, 2006 |
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In tunneling physics, a decades-old paradox is resolved
As if the concept of quantum tunneling—where atoms pass through barriers—isn't confusing enough, one of the vexing questions within that area of physics is why particles seem to travel faster than the speed of light when ...
Jul 26, 2006 |
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Space Station Set for Expansion
The next part of the International Space Station might resemble a cocoon when tucked inside Space Shuttle Atlantis for flight. But by the time it's deployed in space, the segment that will provide a quarter ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 26, 2006 |
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U.S. hospital uses supercomputer
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, located in the western United States, has been recognized as having one of the world's most powerful computers.
Jul 26, 2006 |
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In Brief: Wireless-device sales seen at 314M by 2010
Wireless-device sales worldwide will reach 314 million by 2010, according to one research group.
Jul 26, 2006 |
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Analysis: Big appetite paying off for AT&T
Marriage seems to suit AT&T, if the latest earnings results from the telecommunications giant are any indication.
Jul 26, 2006 |
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Another mastodon bone found in Michigan
A 3-foot-long American mastodon bone was discovered this week about 30 miles north of Detroit, Mich.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jul 26, 2006 |
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Lexapro lawsuit filed against Forest Labs
A lawsuit has been filed against U.S.-based Forest Laboratories involving the deaths of two men taking the drug company's antidepressant, Lexapro.
Jul 26, 2006 |
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Nano World: Nano helps keep cells alive
Encasing living cells in networks of silica and fatty layers only nanometers or billionths of a meter in size could help keep them alive longer for use in novel chemical factories or sensors, experts tell UPI's Nano World.
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jul 26, 2006 |
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Not Just for Eatin': Blue Crab Nano-Sensor Detects Dangers
A substance found in crab shells is the key component in a nanoscale sensor system developed by researchers at the University of Maryland's A. James Clark School of Engineering. The sensor can detect minute ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jul 26, 2006 |
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Don’t Talk to a Friend While Reading This; Multi-Tasking Adversely Affects the Brain’s Learning Systems
Multi-tasking affects the brain's learning systems, and as a result, we do not learn as well when we are distracted, UCLA psychologists report this week in the online edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Jul 26, 2006 |
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Samsung 4 GB solid state disk to eliminate hard drive delays in Windows Vista-powered PCs
Samsung Electronics today announced that a 4GB solid state disk (SSD), now being readied for production, will also serve as a high speed NAND flash cache for notebooks and PCs in conjunction with the Microsoft ...
Jul 26, 2006 |
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Genetic sequencing of little bug holds big potential
As bacteria go, Bacillus megaterium doesn’t exactly get a lot of press. Most people have never heard of it. Yet the common little bug with the grandiose name is yielding important information about subjects that are vital ...
Jul 26, 2006 |
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UW Mathematician to Study Tornado Turbulence
Anyone who has seen a tornado has noticed its snake-like core weaving from an imaginary hole in the sky to threaten the ground below. However, not everyone who has witnessed a tornado calls it a "vortex filament" ...
Jul 26, 2006 |
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NASA Africa Mission Investigates Origin, Development of Hurricanes
Scientists from NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, universities and international agencies will study how winds and dust conditions from Africa influence the birth of hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 26, 2006 |
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