Physicists shine a light, produce startling liquid jet
Mar 27, 2007 |
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It is possible to manipulate small quantities of liquid using only the force of light, report University of Chicago and French scientists in the March 30 issue of Physical Review Letters.
Elusive oxygen molecule finally discovered in interstellar space
Mar 27, 2007 |
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Molecular oxygen has finally been discovered in interstellar space. The result is important for understanding the chemistry in large interstellar clouds where new stars are formed, and the processes behind ...
'Smart' sunglasses feature lenses that change color on demand
Mar 27, 2007 |
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Get ready for the coolest, most colorful shades on the planet: Chemists at the University of Washington in Seattle say they are developing ‘smart’ sunglasses that will allow the wearer to instantly change the ...
Sony Ericsson Gets Faster, Slimmer
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Mar 27, 2007 |
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Sony Ericsson announces its first high-speed phone for the US—the Z750 and the W580, a Walkman phone with a pedometer and built-in games.
Cassini Images Bizarre Hexagon on Saturn
Mar 27, 2007 |
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An odd, six-sided, honeycomb-shaped feature circling the entire north pole of Saturn has captured the interest of scientists with NASA's Cassini mission.
Memjet Customers, Roadmap Start Taking Shape
Mar 27, 2007 |
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PC OEMs and camera makers could be among the customers for Memjet's revolutionary inkjet printers that were first disclosed last week. Meanwhile, the company has already started talking about taking the Silverbrook technolog ...
Hands-On With HTC's First Laptop
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Mar 27, 2007 |
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Smartphone maker HTC announced the first major surprise of the CTIA wireless trade show this year by unveiling the Shift, its first Windows Vista PC. The company also displayed a US version of the Advantage, ...
Removing a hydrogen fuel-cell roadblock
Mar 27, 2007 |
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Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory are employing some modern day alchemy in an effort to find a material with properties of rare and high-priced palladium. If they’re successful, it could remove ...
Tool Turns Any JavaScript-Enabled Browser into a Malicious Drone
Mar 27, 2007 |
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A new tool too dangerous to give away can turn any PC - Windows, Mac, Linux - or any device with a browser into a site attacker.
Helio Introduces Sidekick Killer
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Mar 27, 2007 |
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The new Helio Ocean is a dual-slider messaging phone that finally sets the "MySpace carrier" apart.
Motorola Unveils Rugged Windows Mobile Phone
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Mar 27, 2007 |
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Motorola announced a new rugged Windows Mobile handheld for businesses, the MC35, at the CTIA Wireless trade show Tuesday.
The purple rose of Virgo
Mar 27, 2007 |
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Until now NGC 5584 was just one galaxy among many others, located to the West of the Virgo Cluster. Known only as a number in galaxy surveys, its sheer beauty is now revealed in all its glory in a new VLT image. ...
Love not in the stars
Mar 27, 2007 |
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Lonely hearts who turn to horoscopes to find their perfect partner are wasting their time, according to the largest test of astrology ever carried out.
The 'best ever' marketing strategy? Maybe not, study says
Mar 27, 2007 |
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Marketing is often filled with hype and superlatives—the greatest, the best and even “heavenly”—but a new University of Georgia study that uncovers a curious aspect of human psychology could change how companies pitch their ...
Researchers figure out what makes a simple biological clock tick
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Mar 27, 2007 |
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An interdisciplinary team of researchers at Vanderbilt University has analyzed the simplest known biological clock and figured out what makes it tick. The results of their analysis are published in the March ...
