Interiors of extrasolar planets: A first step
May 30, 2006 |
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A team of European astronomers, led by T. Guillot (CNRS, Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur, France), will publish a new study of the physics of Pegasids (also known as hot Jupiters) in Astronomy & Astrophysics. They f ...
Nano World: Superior nanowire transistors
May 30, 2006 |
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Transistors made with semiconductor wires just nanometers or billionths of a meter wide can exceed the performance of current state-of-the-art silicon transistors by three or four times, experts tell UPI's Nano World.
Mars robots to become smarter
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May 30, 2006 |
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NASA reportedly plan to upgrade its Mars rovers' programs to help them more intelligently deal with observing phenomenon on the Red Plant.
Briefs: New invertebrate species found in Israel
May 30, 2006 |
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Scientists at Israel's Hebrew University in Jerusalem say they have discovered a new species of invertebrate animals.
Iraq's marshes showing fast recovery
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Re-flooding of Iraq's destroyed Mesopotamian marshes has resulted in what scientists say is a remarkable rate of recovery for its plants, fish and birds.
Global warming seen in Alaska's greening
May 30, 2006 |
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A forest ecologist in Alaska is warning that the state is losing its forests to global warming and could soon turn out to be a state of grasslands.
Text chat becoming useful customer service
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Though it's long been thought that customer service by means of online text chat is too expensive and inefficient to deploy, it's starting to become a useful business tool, according to new research.
Experts say Hurricane Katrina had 4 parts
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May 30, 2006 |
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Experts reviewing Hurricane Katrina's catastrophic damage to New Orleans last August say the storm actually had four deadly flooding elements.
Warming Oceans Linked to Global Rise of Cyclone Intensity
May 30, 2006 |
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Climate researchers at Purdue University have concluded in a new study that rising sea-surface temperatures over the past 40 years are linked to a trend of more globally intense tropical cyclone activity.
KT Powertel launched S. Korea BlackBerry
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May 30, 2006 |
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KT Powertel and RIM Tuesday launched BlackBerry service for the first time in South Korea.
St. Helens again spews steam and ash
May 30, 2006 |
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Mount St. Helens displayed a Memorial Day reminder of its might, shooting steam and an ash plume to an altitude of about 20,000 feet.
Home broadband users up 40 percent
May 30, 2006 |
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More Americans are adopting broadband in their homes, according to a report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project, finding that the adoption rate grew by 40 percent from March 2005 to 2006.
Networking: Old hardware, new applications
May 30, 2006 |
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The market for virtual servers -- software that lets computer users employ more than one operating system, whether it is Windows or Linux, on a single server -- is surging. Experts tell UPI's Networking that more than 45 ...
In Brief: Dell opens second computer plant in China
May 30, 2006 |
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Dell China opened a new manufacturing facility Tuesday in Xiamen, doubling the company's Chinese production capacity.
In Brief: SK Telecom launches HSDPA wireless network
May 30, 2006 |
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The world's first HSDPA wireless network has been launched in South Korea.
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