A Better Way to Cool Computer Chips Receives Support
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Researchers at the University of California, Riverside investigating better ways to cool today’s high-performance computer microprocessors have received $275,000 from the National Science Foundation to further their work.
The Web: Arabic-language Internet
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The Egyptian Tourist Authority this week launched a new Web site, but the domain name, www.Egypt.travel, like all others in the Arab world, is in English, not Arabic. That may change in the coming years, however, experts ...
Ocean 'dead zones' trigger sex changes in fish, posing extinction threat
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Oxygen depletion in the world’s oceans, primarily caused by agricultural run-off and pollution, could spark the development of far more male fish than female, thereby threatening some species with extinction, ...
California condors making a comeback
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A pair of California condors has been discovered nesting in Northern California -- the first condor nesting reported there in more than 100 years.
Rube Goldberg contest set for this weekend
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University students from around the nation will be at Purdue University this weekend for the 19th annual National Rube Goldberg Machine Contest.
Pacific islands paradise now protected
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Kiribati, a small Pacific Islands nation, announced Tuesday it is creating the third largest marine protected area in the world.
Astronomers Weigh Adopted Twin Brown Dwarfs
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Astronomers for the first time have precisely measured the mass of a pair of elusive brown dwarfs, and the data from the twin objects - not quite big enough to be stars, but too large to be planets – match well with theoretical ...
Firm sends multiple HDTV streams over WiFi
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Wireless and wire-line broadband company Metalink Ltd. demonstrated the delivery of multiple, simultaneous HDTV streams Monday using its new WiFi technology.
Gulf of Mexico protection plan announced
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Federal officials and representatives of five Gulf Coast states have unveiled a plan in Corpus Christi, Texas, to improve the Gulf's environmental health.
Looking to understand why Sun's corona shines hotter than the Sun itself
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Scientists from around the world joined this Greek island's 250 residents and countless visitors Wednesday in cheering the drama of the Moon totally blocking the Sun, revealing the dancing glow of its corona.
Verizon, Dell offer laptop wireless plan
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Two new Dell laptops will allow users to sign up for 24-hour sessions on Verizon's wireless Internet system.
Students Win Robotics Basketball Tournament
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It may not be the final four, but it's definitely an exciting time for some Southern California high school students who won a regional game of robotics basketball. Now they're heading to the finals in the ...
Study: How sweet it is -- or is it?
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An Ohio State University study suggests the most important factor in what kind of sweetener people prefer has more to do with sourness than sweetness.
New approach removes sulfur from military-grade fuel
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The military needs to get the sulfur out of its fuel, in order to use the fuel to produce hydrogen for fuel cell use in the field. Fuel cells can generate the electricity necessary to power electronic gadgets and facilitate ...
Report: Russian comm satellite fails
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Failure of the Express AM11 communications satellite reportedly knocked out broadcasts to Russia's Far East region early Wednesday.
