Global Warming Models Come Under Physicist's Scrutiny
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Two University of Rochester studies published in the latest issue of Geophysical Research Letters underline how uncertain and complex the understanding of global climate can be. Both reports emphasize some of the shortcomings in cur ...
New Way of 'Seeing': A 'Neutron Microscope'
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Jul 30, 2004 |
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A prototype microscope that uses neutrons instead of light to "see" magnified images has been demonstrated at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Neutron microscopes might eventually offer ...
Mercury Attracts Researchers: NASA Launches Space Satellite to Find Unique Information
Jul 30, 2004 |
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A NASA space satellite set to launch next week is dedicated to finding information about Mercury. It is Dr. Konstanin Kabin's job to predict what the man-made satellite will encounter when it arrives at the cl ...
Satellite navigation could make Olympic Games safer
Jul 30, 2004 |
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A future step up in security for the Olympic Games and other such events could come with help from space thanks to technologies being developed by the European Space Agency.
Superconductivity Physicists Puzzled by the Weird Behavior of Electrons
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Jul 30, 2004 |
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The weird behavior of electrons tunneling across an atomically flat interface within a cuprate superconductor has defied explanation by theories of high-temperature superconductivity. As will be reported in the journal Physical Review Letters, a team of scientists l ...
Advances in Phosphorescent OLED Technology Provide Additional Power Efficiency Gains for White Lighting
Jul 30, 2004 |
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Universal Display Corporation, a leading developer of organic light emitting device (OLED) technologies for flat panel displays, lighting and other opto-electronic applications, has been awarded a $100,000 Small Business ...
Go Under Water by Submarine Bicycle
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A water-proof multipurpose submarine apparatus with bicycle-like principle of moving is created by specialists from the St. Petersburg State Marine Technical University. It is sized for two people that can operate it without pr ...
Meteorite from Oman Records Its Lunar Launch Site and Detailed History
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Scientists have pinpointed the source of a meteorite from the moon for the first time. Their unique meteorite records four separate lunar impacts. They are the first to precisely date Mare Imbrium, the young ...
Research on New Types of Optical Devices Modifies Optics
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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded an $8 million, four-year, basic-research program grant to the California Institute of Technology to initiate research in photonics technologies. The technical focus of the effort will be on optofluidics ...
New Interface Standard for Large-Screen TFT-LCD Panels from Samsung
Jul 30, 2004 |
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Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a leader in advanced silicon technology solutions, today announced a new interface standard for display driver ICs for large-screen TFT-LCD panels. Samsung's new current-mode interface of cas ...
Marshall Center names flight simulator 2004 'Software of the Year'
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A flight simulation program, developed by Marshall Center aerospace engineer James McCarter, has been named Marshall’s 2004 “Software of the Year” winner. This year’s honoree is MAVERIC-II – a program designed to more rapidly ...
Texas Instruments and ANT Limited Offer Integrated Digital Media Processor-based Platform for Advanced IPTV
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ANT Limited, a provider of user interface software for TV and consumer electronics, and Texas Instruments (TI) [NYSE: TXN] today announced the availability of ANT's Fresco browser software integrated with TI's programmable ...
Future of Network Computing
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The top minds at Sun Microsystems Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW) presented a rare display of innovations from supercomputing, sensor technology and next-generation storage to security, speech recognition and advanced search during Sun ...
Comparing RFID Frequencies for Item-Level Pharmaceutical Applications
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Philips, TAGSYS and Texas Instruments today announced the release of a joint white paper, "Item Level Visibility in the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain: A Comparison of HF and UHF RFID Technologies." As established provide ...
ESO's Very Large Telescope Obtains Unique Spectrum of a Meteor
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While observing a supernova in a distant galaxy with the FORS instrument on ESO's Very Large Telescope at the Paranal Observatory (Chile), astronomers were incredibly lucky to obtain serendipitously a high quality spectrum ...
