55,000 tiny Thomas Jeffersons show power of new method
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Ever since the invention of the first scanning probe microscope in 1981, researchers have believed the powerful tool would someday be used for the nanofabrication and nanopatterning of surfaces in a molecule-by-molecule, ...
Copper Circuits Help Brain Function; Could Tweaking the Circuits Make Us Smarter?
Sep 26, 2006 |
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The flow of copper in the brain has a previously unrecognized role in cell death, learning and memory, according to research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The researchers' findings suggest that ...
Meet the Nokia N75: Smallest Nokia Nseries Multimedia Computer
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Sep 26, 2006 |
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Nokia today introduced the Nokia N75, its smallest multimedia computer, offering digital music playback, quality photography, telephony and rich internet communication. The Nokia N75 provides a complete multimedia ...
Searching for an Unfriendly Face
Technology / Computer Sciences
Sep 26, 2006 |
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As a soldier scans the crowded streets of Baghdad, so do another set of eyes. The second set, located on the soldier's rifle, belongs to a camera system that instantly recognizes the faces of potential threats.
Astronomers discover two new planets, both among the hottest ever
Sep 26, 2006 |
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Astronomers have discovered two new planets outside our solar system, both extremely close to their stars and thus among the hottest ever found.
NASA study finds world warmth edging ancient levels
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 26, 2006 |
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A new study by NASA climatologists finds that the world's temperature is reaching a level that has not been seen in thousands of years.
Intel Develops Tera-Scale Research Chips
Sep 26, 2006 |
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Intel Corporation today described the significant technical challenges that need to be addressed if computing, from personal devices to giant data centers, is to keep up with increasing demand by consumers ...
Ancient sea creature rediscovered after 25 years
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Sep 26, 2006 |
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University of Alberta scientists have named a new species of ancient marine reptile, fondly called the Ping Pong Ichthyosaur after the spot the prehistoric creature called home for the last 25 years.
Synthetic DNA Makes Better Hydrogels for Drug Delivery
Sep 26, 2006 |
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Using synthetic DNA formed into crosses, Y's and T's, Cornell researchers have created biocompatible, biodegradable, inexpensive hydrogels that can be easily formed into any desired shape for biomedical applications.
MIT's intelligent aircraft fly, cooperate autonomously
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The U.S. military depends on small, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to perform such tasks as serving as "eyes in the sky" for battalion commanders planning maneuvers. While some of these UAVs can be easily carried in a backpack ...
Beauty and the Brain
Sep 26, 2006 |
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The phrase “easy on the eyes” may hit closer to the mark than we suspected. Experiments led by Piotr Winkielman, of the University of California, San Diego, and published in the current issue of Psychological Science, sugges ...
Meteorites record past solar activity
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Ilya Usoskin (Geophysical Observatory, University of Oulu, Finland) and his colleagues have investigated the solar activity over the past centuries. Their study is to be published this week in Astronomy & ...
Ancient Birds Flew On All-Fours
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Sep 26, 2006 |
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The earliest known ancestor of modern-day birds took to the skies by gliding from trees using primitive feathered wings on their arms and legs, according to new research by a University of Calgary paleontologist. In a paper ...
Team to build next-generation magnet
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The National Science Foundation has awarded the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory an $11.7-million grant for construction of an innovative magnet that will have the potential to revolutionize a technique ...
Shrinking medical labs onto tiny chips
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According to Dongqing Li, just about anything you can do in a medical lab, he can do faster, cheaper and better with a device that fits nicely in the palm of your hand.
