Archive: 10/27/2005
Asthmatic cats may be allergic to people
Cats have long been blamed for causing human health problems, but now Scottish veterinarians say they've found humans can cause asthma attacks in cats.
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Kennedy Space Center reopens after Wilma
NASA's Kennedy Space Center and the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida have reopened for operations after the passage of Hurricane Wilma.
Oct 27, 2005 |
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Net continues making inroads in usage
Home Internet usage hit 55 percent by 2003 propelling a jump in online news and e-commerce, according to a Census Bureau report released Thursday.
Oct 27, 2005 |
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University of Georgia team investigates effects of nanoparticles on environment
A University of Georgia research team has received funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to take a close look at something 100,000 times smaller than the width of a hair that offers great promise for major ...
Oct 27, 2005 |
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Genetics of life's 1st 15 minutes studied
European scientists say they've identified the gene responsible for controlling a first key step in the creation of life.
Oct 27, 2005 |
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Generosity Is No Monkey Business, Study
Given the opportunity to spread random acts of kindness, chimps would just as soon pass, finds a new UCLA-led study. The study, published in the Oct. 27 issue of the journal Nature, suggests at least one way in which huma ...
Oct 27, 2005 |
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How-to book published on laser beam-shaping applications
Following up on their well-received first book, Laser Beam Shaping: Theory and Techniques, Sandia National Laboratories researchers Fred Dickey and Scott Holswade have edited (with David Shealy of the Univer ...
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Oct 27, 2005 |
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Samsung Develops Industry’s First Ultra-Fast GDDR4 Graphics DRAM
Samsung Electronics has developed the industry's fastest computer graphics memory and has shipped it to major graphics card manufacturers for testing. The GDDR4 (Graphics Double Data Rate 4 th Generation) memory process es ...
Oct 27, 2005 |
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Publishers concerned that Google project violates copyright
When people talk about digital piracy and digital copyright infringement, they typically are referring to music and movies. However, books also are subject to digital copyright infringement, and not just by members of the ...
Oct 27, 2005 |
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Dead Sea Scrolls scientists dies
Archaeologist Robert Johnston of Brighton, N.Y. -- an archaeologist who helped develop a way to read ancient texts -- has died. He was 77.
Oct 27, 2005 |
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Intel, Motorola push IEEE WiMax standards
Industry heavyweights Intel and Motorola joined forces to advance WiMax technology based on proposed uniform broadband access standards known as IEEE 802.16e.
Oct 27, 2005 |
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Duke Power may build nuclear power plants
The Duke Power Co. has announced it is planning to build two nuclear reactors designed by Westinghouse Nuclear Services.
Oct 27, 2005 |
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Phone vending machines launched in U.K.
Cell phones are becoming even more ubiquitous in Britain, where the devices can now be purchased from vending machines.
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Briefs: Amazon to sell health goods directly
Amazon.com said Thursday it has concluded its fulfillment services agreement with drugstore.com.
Oct 27, 2005 |
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U.S. seeks WTO crackdown on China piracy
American tech business groups are hoping the World Trade Organization will prompt a crackdown on intellectual-property piracy in China.
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