Sliver solar technology does it again
Jun 30, 2005 |
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Solar technology developed at The Australian National University has won its second environmental award in less than a month. SLIVER solar cells, invented at the Centre for Sustainable Energy Systems at ANU ...
Siemens SL75: exclusive elegance, mobile convenience
Jun 30, 2005 |
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Siemens presents the SL75, a new slider mobile in the luxury class. Its round case makes this prime example of high-quality workmanship an intriguing eye-catcher. Fitting exceedingly snugly into the hand, this ...
Honda Delivers FCX Fuel Cell Vehicle to World's First Individual Customer
Jun 30, 2005 |
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Marking an historic achievement in the evolution of the automobile and the advancement of future transportation technology, American Honda Motor Co., Inc., today announced the lease of its revolutionary FCX, ...
Very few overweight women happy
Jun 30, 2005 |
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Only 1 percent of overweight women in a British survey said they are happy with their shape, blaming the celebrity culture for their attitude.
Weight of the World challenge repeated 230-year-old 'Schiehallion' measurement
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Jun 30, 2005 |
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The world was weighed on 21st June 2005, in a new experiment inspired by the famed 'Schiehallion' measurement. The initiative, known as the Weigh the World challenge, was unveiled on 7th June 2005 at Glasgow Science Centre, ...
Chemical in Teflon may cause cancer
Jun 30, 2005 |
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A chemical DuPont Co. uses to make the non-stick covering Teflon is likely to cause cancer, an independent panel concluded.
Samsung Display Driver IC with Built-in MDDI Optimizes Display Interface for 3G Mobile Handsets
Jun 30, 2005 |
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Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a leader in advanced semiconductor technology, today announced that the company has developed an optimized QVGA display driver IC (DDI) chip that incorporates QUALCOMM's Mobile ...
Science presents the great unsolved scientific mysteries of our time
Jun 30, 2005 |
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Special issue marks the journal's 125th anniversary What is the universe made of? What is the biological basis of consciousness? Can the world continue to sustain a growing population and growing consumption? In celebration of its ...
Fusion technology: from ANU to the world
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Jun 30, 2005 |
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Technology pioneered at ANU that could see the future of power generation become clean and green has come a step closer today with the announcement of an international development to harness fusion technology. Australian sci ...
Warmer air may cause more sea ice cover
Jun 30, 2005 |
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A new study says predicted increases in precipitation due to warmer air temperatures may actually increase sea ice volume in the Antarctic's Southern Ocean.
No Sleep in the Deep
Jun 30, 2005 |
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Unlike Other Mammals, Newborn Dolphins and Killer Whales Stay Active 24/7 During First Months of Development If you thought the sleep-deprived months with your newborn were tough, pity the poor mother do ...
Extra-large 'atoms' allow Penn physicists to solve the riddle of why things melt
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Jun 30, 2005 |
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Physicists at the University of Pennsylvania have experimentally discovered a fundamental principal about how solid materials melt. Their studies have shown explicitly that melting begins at defects within the crystalline struct ...
Japanese firm develops world's first robot powered by fuel cells
Jun 30, 2005 |
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TOKYO, June 30 (AFP) - A Japanese company on Thursday said it has developed a humanoid billed as the world's first robot powered by easy-to-replace, environmentally friendly fuel-cell batteries.
Oceans turning to acid from rise in CO2
Jun 30, 2005 |
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A report issued by the Royal Society in the U.K. sounds the alarm about the world's oceans. "If CO2 from human activities continues to rise, the oceans will become so acidic by 2100 it could threaten marine life in ways we ...
Subatomic particles: An art form
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Jun 30, 2005 |
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Quarks, photons, gluons—physicists understand their characteristics, but didn't know what they may look like. That is until Jan-Henrik Andersen translated the physical properties of subatomic particles to images ...
