Archive: 05/8/2007
You Snooze, You Lose? Not True
Tired after lunch or by mid-afternoon? You might think that you should go buy yourself some coffee. But according to UCSD researcher Sara Mednick, you’re better off taking a nap.
May 08, 2007 |
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Hot Fluids and Deep Earthquakes
Fluids in the Earth's lower crust are an underlying force in shaking things up where continental plates slip under each other, according to a study recently published in Nature. Donna Eberhart-Phillips, a UC Davis researcher ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 08, 2007 |
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Samsung Unveils the Q1 Ultra Ultra Mobile Personal Computer
Samsung Electronics today announced the company's next-generation UMPC family, the Q1 Ultra, at the Samsung Experience in New York. The Q1 Ultra advances Samsung's line of ultra-mobile computing devices, answering the growing ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
May 08, 2007 |
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Genome Institute Reaches Milestone with a Mighty Microbe
Shewanella baltica OS185 is a tiny, ocean-dwelling microbe that could be an answer to cleaning up certain kinds of radioactive contamination, but for a few days this month the microbe is in the spotlight at Los Alamos for ...
Biology /
May 08, 2007 |
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Cassini Finds that Storms Power Saturn's Jet Streams
New Cassini research suggests eddies, or giant rotating storms, are the "engine" powering Saturn's jet stream winds.
May 08, 2007 |
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Data Domain Touts 'Industry's Most Scalable' Controller
The DD580 storage controller can deliver as much as 800GB per hour of aggregate deduplication throughput, Data Domain says.
May 08, 2007 |
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Dell Continues Transformation
Linux and possible channel model are the latest significant moves by the beleaguered OEM.
May 08, 2007 |
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CRM Vendor Kana Buys eVergance
eVergance, a management consulting firm as well as an systems integrator, provides services for CRM optimization and Web self-service deployments.
May 08, 2007 |
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IBM Offers Paid Support for No-Cost Data Server
IBM will now offer users of its DB2 Enterprise-C data server a paid annual support subscription.
May 08, 2007 |
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Biosensor sniffs out explosives
Temple University School of Medicine researchers have developed a new biosensor that sniffs out explosives and could one day be used to detect landmines and deadly agents, such as sarin gas, according to a ...
May 08, 2007 |
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Research sheds light on memory by erasing it
For years, scientists have studied the molecular basis of memory storage, trying to find the molecules that store memory, just as DNA stores genetic memory. In an important study published this week in the Journal of Neuroscience, ...
May 08, 2007 |
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Single circadian clock regulates flies' response to light and temperature
Animals have biological clocks with a cycle of about 24 hours — these circadian rhythms allow them to align their physiology and behavior to the earth’s rotation. Now new research from Rockefeller University shows that the ...
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May 08, 2007 |
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NASA Successfully Completes Engine Hardware Tests for Ares V
NASA engineers have successfully completed testing of subscale main injector hardware, an early step in development of the RS-68 engine that will power the core stage of NASA’s Ares V -- the cargo launch vehicle ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 08, 2007 |
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Researchers at Illinois explore queen bee longevity
The queen honey bee is genetically identical to the workers in her hive, but she lives 10 times longer and – unlike her sterile sisters – remains reproductively viable throughout life. A study from the University ...
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May 08, 2007 |
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Home improvement warning -- Ladder-related injuries increasing in the US
Falls from ladders can result in serious injury and affect people of all ages. The general public is at risk for ladder injuries, yet receives little, if any, instruction on ladder use and safety.
May 08, 2007 |
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