New polymer-coating process developed
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As gas prices continue to soar, the Navy will be eager to learn of research underway at Rutgers University--Camden. "Barnacles that attach to naval ships are a huge cost to the Navy. Imagine if you drove a car with a parachute ...
Samsung First to Mass-produce 1Gb DDR2 Memory with 80nm Process Technology
Aug 29, 2006 |
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Samsung Electronics, the world leader in advanced memory technology, announced today mass production of 1Gigabit (Gb) DDR2 DRAM memory using 80 nanometer (nm) process technology. While monolithic 1Gb DDR2 is ...
What's Shaped Like a Pear and Has Two Genomes? Check The Pond
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If you could peer microscopically into the closest freshwater pond, you’d hesitate before dipping a toe. Amid the murky water, you’d probably notice an oddly furry, pear-shaped organism gliding along—and gobbling up everything ...
Intel Unveils New High-End Server Processors
Aug 29, 2006 |
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Intel Corporation today unveiled eight new Dual-Core Intel Xeon 7100 series processors designed for multi-processor servers. Previously codenamed "Tulsa," the Dual-Core Intel Xeon processor 7100 series delivers on key requirements ...
NASA satellites can see how climate change affects forests
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A NASA-funded study shows that satellites can track the growth and health of forests and detect the impact of a changing climate on them.
Invasive species threaten Canary Islands
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The Canary Islands are reportedly being endangered by an invasion of foreign species that are overtaking the islands' unique plant and animal life.
Consumer confidence in August dips to lowest level in 13 years
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High energy costs, volatility in the stock market and especially the housing slump are to blame for consumer confidence among Floridians plummeting 11 points to 76 in August, its lowest level in more than a decade, University ...
HIV protein acts as solvent, releasing viral particles from the surface of their host cell
Aug 29, 2006 |
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In 1989, researchers discovered an HIV protein called Vpu that was key to how the AIDS virus spreads from cell to cell. Produced only by the HIV-1 virus and its closest relatives, Vpu appeared to be somehow ...
Every Microbe in Its Place
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Aug 29, 2006 |
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Marine bacteria populations vary according to ocean conditions, say University of Southern California and Columbia University marine biologists. The finding could improve reach and accuracy of ocean-change models.
States flu pandemic plans are conflicted
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Researchers say state plans for a U.S. flu pandemic are being hampered by lack of direction from federal officials and a dearth of scientific information.
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