NASA Preparing Oxygen Generation System for Space Station
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NASA is preparing to launch an oxygen generation system to the International Space Station. The system uses water to generate breathable oxygen for crew members. Life support systems like this are necessary to support future ...
Nanotech SRAM for battery devices unveiled
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Researchers have unveiled a SRAM test device for battery-powered devices with the lowest voltage requirements ever produced.
The nanoworld of corrosion
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The effect of corrosion has an impact on about 3% of the world's Gross Domestic Product. From a positive point of view, however, chemical attack of metal surfaces may result into surface nano-structures with ...
WiFi tracking aid in mining communication
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In wake of recent mining tragedies, some technology companies have suggested extension of wireless real-time location technology using WiFi networks to pinpoint miners trapped underground -- a solution that could save lives ...
Biology inspires perceptive machines
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Teaching a machine to sense its environment is one of the most intractable problems of computer science, but one European project is looking to nature for help in cracking the conundrum. It combined streams ...
Ancient ashes found buried in Rome
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Archeologists have reportedly found the ashes of an ancient chief or priest who lived three centuries before the legendary founding of Rome.
Northern Hemisphere getting warmer over a larger area due to global warming, report
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The temperature of the northern hemisphere has increased over a larger area in the last century than at any time in the past millennium a report published in Science reveals this week.
Official! Size Really Does Matter...
Feb 09, 2006 |
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Buy your female Valentine a priceless diamond ring and she will be faithful forever… but any cheap gift will lose her attention. Such comic-book logic has yet to be proven among humans, but it’s certainly the case in the ...
Volcanoes helped slow ocean warming trend, researchers find
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Ocean temperatures might have risen even higher during the last century if it weren't for volcanoes that spewed ashes and aerosols into the upper atmosphere, researchers have found. The eruptions also offset ...
Briefs: Cingular adds WiFi-capable Windows phone
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Cingular Wireless is offering a new 8100 series phone that is equipped with Windows Mobile and integrated with WiFi.
Leonardo's machines shown in Rome, Naples
Feb 09, 2006 |
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Two separate exhibitions in Rome and Naples are under way showcasing many reconstructions of the machines designed by Leonardo da Vinci.
Brazil astronaut to do nano research
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Brazil's first astronaut, who is due to fly to the International Space Station at the end of March, will conduct nanotechnology research while in orbit.
Prairie dogs denied endangered protection
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Federal officials have announced they will not consider providing Gunnison prairie dogs with protection under the Endangered Species Act.
Frozen methane chunks not responsible for abrupt increases in atmospheric methane
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Icy chunks of frozen methane and water are not responsible for the periodic increases in atmospheric methane recorded in Greenland ice cores, according to a Penn State geoscientist.
Love endures, but Valentine's Day roses are another story
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Each Valentine's Day, sweethearts search for the perfect gift to represent their enduring affection. Shouldering the burden of embodying all this emotion is a delicate, finite bloom -- the rose. Ironically, ...
