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‘Electron Trapping’ May Impact Future Microelectronics Measurements

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Jun 26, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Using an ultra-fast method of measuring how a transistor switches from the “off” to the “on” state, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently reported that they have uncovered an unusual ...





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Hewlett Packard to buy 3Com for $2.7B (AP)

HP's 3Com takeover marks a shot at Cisco

Technology / Business

created 12 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Hewlett-Packard Co.'s $2.7 billion takeover of 3Com Corp. is a shot at networking leader Cisco Systems Inc. - and a sign of how old relationships are being frayed by a flurry of maneuvers by technology ...


Microbial menagerie: Junk food binge alters community of microbes in the gut in less than a day

Medicine & Health / Research

created 13 hours ago | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- Switching from a low-fat, plant-based diet to one high in fat and sugar alters the collection of microbes living in the gut in less than a day, with obesity-linked microbes suddenly thriving, according to ...


Researchers Discover Use for Carbon Dioxide in Conversion of Biomass Into Biofuel

Researchers Discover Use for Carbon Dioxide in Conversion of Biomass Into Biofuel

Space & Earth / Environment

created 14 hours ago | popularity 4.1 / 5 (10) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Columbia University have successfully discovered a beneficial use for carbon dioxide in the conversion of organic materials, such as grass and bark, into fuel. Their findings ...


Iowa State engineers develop 3-D software to give doctors, students a view inside the body

Iowa State engineers develop 3-D software to give doctors, students a view inside the body

Technology / Software

created 15 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

James Oliver picked up an Xbox game controller, looked up to a video screen and used the device's buttons and joystick to fly through a patient's chest cavity for an up-close look at the bottom of the heart.


New fossil plant discovery links Patagonia to New Guinea in a warmer past

New fossil plant discovery links Patagonia to New Guinea in a warmer past

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Fossil plants are windows to the past, providing us with clues as to what our planet looked like millions of years ago. Not only do fossils tell us which species were present before human-recorded history, ...


Cave study links climate change to California droughts

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0

California experienced centuries-long droughts in the past 20,000 years that coincided with the thawing of ice caps in the Arctic, according to a new study by UC Davis doctoral student Jessica Oster and geology professor ...


Scientists develop DNA origami nanoscale breadboards for carbon nanotube circuits

Scientists develop DNA origami nanoscale breadboards for carbon nanotube circuits

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 0

In work that someday may lead to the development of novel types of nanoscale electronic devices, an interdisciplinary team of researchers at the California Institute of Technology has combined DNA's talent ...


The upside of feeling down

The upside of feeling down

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (17) | comments 4

A chill wind chases you into the door of your local newsagent. Rain is drumming down outside. As you pay for your newspaper, you briefly notice a number of strange items on the checkout counter - a matchbox ...


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'Cloud' computing market 14 bln dollars by 2014: Gartner

Technology / Business

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Industry tracker Gartner forecast on Monday that revenue from Internet-based "cloud computing" will top 14 billion dollars annually by the end of 2013.


Electronic Arts posts 2Q loss, plans layoffs (AP)

EA posts 2Q loss, cutting 17 pct. of work force

Technology / Business

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(AP) -- Electronic Arts plans to cut its work force by 17 percent as it tries to align its business with a transforming video game industry.



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