Sun's direct role in global warming may be underestimated, Duke physicists report
Sep 30, 2005 |
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At least 10 to 30 percent of global warming measured during the past two decades may be due to increased solar output rather than factors such as increased heat-absorbing carbon dioxide gas released by various human activities, ...
Climate Change More Rapid than Ever
Sep 30, 2005 |
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Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology presented on Thursday, September 29, their first model calculations for the future of the climate. According to the calculations, in the next 100 years, the climate will ...
Scientists believe open water in summer has become key to declining arctic ice
Sep 30, 2005 |
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As researchers Wednesday announced the lowest amount of ice cover in more than a century in the Arctic, the fourth consecutive year of record and near-record lows, two polar scientists at the University of Washington's Applied ...
Nano World: Nanowires help spot cancer
Sep 30, 2005 |
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Arrays of silicon nanowires with biomolecular coatings can spot molecular traces of cancer far more accurately, quickly and specifically than technology currently available to doctors, experts told UPI's Nano World.
Study Casts Doubt On 'Snowball Earth' Theory
Sep 30, 2005 |
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A study that applied innovative techniques to previously unexamined rock formations has turned up strong evidence on the "Slushball Earth" side of a decades-long scientific argument.
Study: New lifespan extension genes found
Sep 30, 2005 |
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Researchers at the Harvard Medical School in New Haven, Conn., and the University of California-Davis report finding new genes tied to lifespan.
Planes may one day fly in "V" formations
Sep 30, 2005 |
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Engineers at the University of California at Los Angeles, Boeing and NASA say that someday planes might fly in "V" formation like geese.
Innovation in Nanoporous Chemistry
Sep 30, 2005 |
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Science researchers from the University of Versailles (France), in collaboration with the ID31 beam line at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), report their progress in the design and characterisation of microporous ...
NASA Takes Giant Step Toward Finding Earth-Like Planets
Sep 30, 2005 |
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Are we alone in the universe? Are there planets like Earth around other “suns” that might harbor life? Thanks to a recent technology breakthrough on a key NASA planet-finding project, the dream of answering those questions ...
Kodak WiFi camera to soon hit stores
Sep 30, 2005 |
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Kodak has started shipping a new digital camera that is billed as the first WiFi camera on the consumer market.
Einstein‘s papers influenced recent research on the big bang and black holes
Sep 30, 2005 |
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A hundred years after Einstein published his most famous papers, the interest in his work is still undiminished. This is proven by a detailed analysis of how often his papers are cited in scientific literature, based on search ...
Sony and SanDisk Develop "Memory Stick Micro"
Sep 30, 2005 |
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SanDisk and Sony announced the development of the “Memory Stick Micro” format, an ultra-small IC recording media designed to meet the growing storage needs of highly compact, multifunctional mobile phones. Licensing for the ...
Scientist uses form to explain function of key building blocks of life
Sep 30, 2005 |
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UW-Madison biochemists have developed an approach that allows them to measure with unprecedented accuracy the strengths of hydrogen bonds in a protein. The scientists were then able to predict the function of different versions ...
Sony focus on portable digital electronics
Sep 30, 2005 |
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Sony said Friday it will strengthen its digital household-electronics product line in an effort to boost profit.
Samsung to bolster chip output
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Samsung Electronics said Friday it will invest $33 billion to develop a semiconductor plant by 2012.
