Archive: 05/30/2005
Revolutionary nanotechnology illuminates brain cells at work
Until now it has been impossible to accurately measure the levels of important chemicals in living brain cells in real time and at the level of a single cell. Scientists at the Carnegie Institution's Department of Plant Biology ...
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The Smallest Solenoid
Nanoscopic wires grown in gold may be the world’s smallest solenoids, according to new theoretical analysis of the structures. Solenoids are typically tubes made of coiled wire. They conduct electricity along the spiraled ...
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Scientists perform 'materials magic' to simplify crystal-making for electronics
Materials scientists at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, have devised a novel and easy technique to make thin, crystal-like materials for electronic devices. The technique could supplement today's tedious and ...
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Astronomers find new evidence for the violent demise of sun-like stars
Two astronomers have used NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory to discover a shell of superheated gas around a dying star in the Milky Way galaxy. Joel Kastner, professor of imaging science at the Rochester Ins ...
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Preparing for the Impact
On July 4, 2005, the NASA Deep Impact spacecraft will visit Comet 9P/Tempel 1. It will launch a 360 kg impactor that should produce a crater on the surface of the comet and a plume of gas and dust. This exp ...
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Samsung Produces First 4-Gigabit NAND Flash Memory Using 70nm Process
Samsung Electronics today announced that it has begun mass producing the highest density NAND flash device yet to take advantage of advanced 70-nanometer process technology - 4-Gigabit NAND flash memory. The faster technology ...
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Gigantic Dust Pillars In Carina Nebula Harbor Embedded Stars, Say Researchers
Astronomers using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have imaged a giant molecular cloud being shredded by howling stellar winds and searing radiation, exposing a group of towering dust pillars harboring infant stars, according ...
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Philips, ASUS team to deliver first motherboard with TV reception
Royal Philips Electronics today announced ASUS is using its advanced solution for analog TV to deliver its first motherboard with TV reception. The two-chip solution from Philips includes a silicon tuner and audio/video decoder ...
May 30, 2005 |
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Unseen Colorado Mountain Aquifers Throw Water on 'Teflon Basin' Myth
New research shows that high-altitude aquifers honeycomb parts of the Colorado Rockies, trapping snow melt and debunking the myth that high mountain valleys act as "Teflon basins" to rush water downstream.
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Philips announces EUR 40 million investment in innovative LCD backlighting technology
Royal Philips Electronics today announced to invest EUR 40 million in LCD backlighting technology that is used to improve LCD picture quality of widescreen televisions while at the same time energy consumption will be lower.
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Stars Flood Space with Gravitational Waves
A scientist using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has found evidence that two white dwarf stars are orbiting each other in a death grip, destined to merge. The data indicate gravitational waves are carrying energy away fro ...
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Andromeda Galaxy Three Times Bigger in Diameter Than Previously Thought
The lovely Andromeda galaxy appeared as a warm fuzzy blob to the ancients. To modern astronomers millennia later, it appeared as an excellent opportunity to better understand the universe. In the latter regard, our nearest ...
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Argonne-designed instruments vital in RHIC discovery
Argonne researchers played a significant role in research that led to the surprising finding of a possible ideal liquid instead of the expected quark-gluon plasma at Brookhaven National Laboratory's Relativistic ...
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UQ mathematics website helps Sudoku puzzlers
People addicted to the current Sudoku craze can now log on to a UQ mathematics website to find helpful advice about solving these intriguing puzzles. UQ Mathematics Professor Anne Street and Associate Professor Diane Donov ...
May 30, 2005 |
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'Smart' nanoparticles to battle cancer
An experimental cancer treatment developed by University of Wyoming scientists may destroy tumors more effectively by using synthesized "smart" particles that target and kill cancer cells before they can detect and disable ...
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