Archive: 11/03/2005
IBM Scientists Harness 'Slow Light' for Optical Communications
Researchers at IBM have created a tiny device that represents a big advance toward the eventual use of light in place of electricity in the connection of electronic components, potentially leading to vast ...
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'Wouldn't it be unlikely' - mathematician rates chances of winning Gold Lotto
Wouldn't it be nice to share in Gold Lotto's $19 million Superdraw this Saturday - nice but almost impossible according to a University of Queensland mathematician. Associate Professor Peter Adams has calculated the odd ...
Nov 03, 2005 |
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Volcanic eruptions impact global sea level
Clouds of gases and particles sprayed into the stratosphere by volcanic eruptions cool the oceans and temporarily offset the rise in global sea level caused by the greenhouse effect, according to research ...
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Cosmic Cloudshine: Its Beauty Is More Than Skin Deep
Hubble's iconic images include many shots of cosmic clouds of gas and dust called nebulae. For example, the famous "Pillars of Creation" mark the birthplace of new stars within the Eagle Nebula. Yet despite ...
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Internet use in Canada averages 13.5 hours a week
Canadians spend more than 13 hours a week perusing the Internet, although a majority of surfers indicated doubts about the accuracy of the content they find.
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Building a personalised network of digital devices
Plans to develop protocols and devices that link together all the audio and video gadgets that clutter homes, handbags and briefcases will unleash an incredible array of new, personalised and location-based services.
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Astronomers Get Closest Look Yet At Milky Way's Mysterious Core
Astronomers have gotten their deepest glimpse into the heart of our Milky Way Galaxy, peering closer to the supermassive black hole at the Galaxy's core then ever before.
Nov 03, 2005 |
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Astronomers close to seeing the unseeable
Astronomers say they've identified a "supermassive" black hole with a diameter 20 times that of the sun at the center of the Milky Way galaxy. (see also http://www.physorg.com/news7831.html)
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Non-Lethal Laser Weapon Halts Aggressors
A laser technology being developed by Air Force Research Laboratory employees at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., will be the first man-portable, non-lethal deterrrent weapon intended for protecting troops and controlling hostile ...
Nov 03, 2005 |
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Kazakhstan Will Not Lower Rent For Baikonur Space Center
Kazakhstan does not plan to lower the rent it is charging Russia for the Baikonur space center, the head of Kazakh company Kazkosmos said Tuesday, reports RIA Novosti.
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Riding Ripples And Working Issues
Opportunity is healthy and traversing around the northwest side of "Erebus Crater." The rover has driven on every sol possible, acquiring during and after each drive, and surveying the sky and horizon in the mornings with ...
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Venus may hold astonishing discoveries
University of Colorado at Boulder planetary scientist Larry Esposito, a member of the European Space Agency's Venus Express science team, believes the upcoming mission to Earth's "evil twin" planet should be full of surprises. ...
Nov 03, 2005 |
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Microsoft looks to Internet for growth
Microsoft's launch of Web-based services puts the company more squarely on the Internet in the hopes of keeping up with online titans such as Google and Yahoo!.
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