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Survey points up challenges for a Digital Britain

Survey points up challenges for a Digital Britain

Technology / Internet

created Jun 22, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

In the wake of Lord Carter's Digital Britain Report, an Oxford survey shows that one of the main challenges will be to change the perceptions of the third of the British population who choose not to use the ...





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Antimicrobials: Silver (and copper) bullets to kill bacteria

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Dana Filoti of the University of New Hampshire will present thin films of silver and copper she has developed that can kill bacteria and may one day help to cut down on hospital infections. The antimicrobial properties of ...


Briefs: Copper-wire thefts vex Telecom Namibia

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created Jan 13, 2006 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Telecom Namibia will be accelerating development of fiber-optics and satellite technology to thwart the chronic theft of copper wire.


Additive copper-zinc interaction affects toxic response in soybean

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Agricultural soils accumulate trace metals, particularly copper and zinc, as a result of their presence in wastes (sewage biosolids and manures) and fungicides that are applied over long periods of time. Regulations and guidelines ...


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Researchers design copper connections for high-speed computing

Technology / Engineering

created Feb 11, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (24) | comments 0

As computers become more complex, the demand increases for more connections between computer chips and external circuitry such as a motherboard or wireless card. And as the integrated circuits become more ...


PhD student solves decade-long mystery of magnetism

PhD student solves decade-long mystery of magnetism

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (32) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- A PhD student from the London Centre for Nanotechnology has won a prize for solving a decade-long mystery central to understanding modern magnetic systems.


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Ultra-Long Carbon Nanotubes Could Serve as Future Transmission Lines

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (27) | comments 15

(PhysOrg.com) -- When it comes to carbon nanotubes, the majority of research so far has focused on small-scale applications. But now, a team of researchers from Rice University has created carbon nanotubes ...


France Telecom pushes for copper line DSL

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created Sep 13, 2005 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

France Telecom said Tuesday high-definition television can be received over copper lines.


Simulation Program Predicts Resistivity in Nanodevices

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created Jan 17, 2006 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

As nanoscale circuits continue to shrink, electrical resistivity increases in the wiring and limits the maximum circuit speed. A new simulation program developed by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology ...


Research sheds light on workings of anti-cancer drug

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Nov 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The copper sequestering drug tetrathiomolybdate (TM) has been shown in studies to be effective in the treatment of Wilson disease, a disease caused by an overload of copper, and certain metastatic cancers. ...


Breaking Down the Barrier for Smaller, Faster Electronic Devices

Breaking Down the Barrier for Smaller, Faster Electronic Devices

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Oct 05, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of international researchers is the first to uncover the chemical composition and structure of a microelectronics element that is vital to producing ever smaller - and, thus, cheaper ...



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