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 improvements in ...
Nov 3, 2005
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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 odds ...
Nov 3, 2005
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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 findings published ...
Nov 3, 2005
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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 their beauty, ...
Nov 3, 2005
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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.
Nov 3, 2005
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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.
Nov 3, 2005
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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 3, 2005
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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)
Nov 3, 2005
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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 3, 2005
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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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