Archive: 12/06/2005
Computer simulation shows buckyballs deform DNA
Soccer-ball-shaped "buckyballs" are the most famous players on the nanoscale field, presenting tantalizing prospects of revolutionizing medicine and the computer industry. Since their discovery in 1985, engineers ...
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Samsung chases Middle East wireless market
Samsung unveiled its latest entrant in the Saudi cell-phone sector this week as it continued its aggressive pursuit of market share in the Middle East.
Dec 06, 2005 |
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Briefs: Apple offers NBC shows on iTunes
NBC Universal and Apple said Tuesday they will offer television shows on the iTunes Music Store.
Dec 06, 2005 |
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Earthquake 'Pulses' Could Predict Tsunami Impact
The magnitude 9.2 earthquake that triggered a devastating tsunami in the Indian Ocean in December of 2004 originated just off the coast of northern Sumatra, but an "energy pulse" – an area where slip on the fault was much ...
Dec 06, 2005 |
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Boeing A160 Hummingbird Completes Flight Test
Boeing has announced the A160 Hummingbird unmanned rotorcraft made its first test flight from an airfield near Victorville, Calif., Nov. 30. "This flight - the first with a six cylinder Subaru engine - is an ...
Dec 06, 2005 |
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Homeland wireless encryption passes tests
A pair of recent field tests indicated that secure wireless data communications for emergency responders is commercially available.
Dec 06, 2005 |
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Computer threats up 48 percent for year
New computer threats increased by 48 percent in 2005 as cybercriminals turn to targeted attacks.
Dec 06, 2005 |
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Nano World: New aimed nanoparticles
A new method to develop collections of nanoparticles that each seek out different cell types could help scientists to better spot tumors before they grow or to deliver medicines to precise targets, experts told ...
Dec 06, 2005 |
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Kazakhstan Predicts Major Developments For Its Space Program
Kazakhstan's Prime Minister, Danial Akhmetov, during a visit to the Energia Rocket and Space Corporation at Korolev near Moscow last week, announced that the Republic will further its plans within its Space Industry Development ...
Dec 06, 2005 |
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Catalytic converters: source of pollution?
Massachusetts scientists say toxic metals from automotive catalytic converters have been detected for the first time in U.S. urban air.
Dec 06, 2005 |
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Study: Late life is different from aging
Although getting older may seem inevitable, a major new study examines the point in human life at which one's body stops aging.
Dec 06, 2005 |
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Munich scientists study bystander effect
A Munich, Germany, study indicates the larger the group watching someone in trouble in a public place, the less likely anyone will offer to help.
Dec 06, 2005 |
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Study: Arctic soil carbon underestimated
University of Washington researchers say scientists studying climate warming might be underestimating the amount of soil carbon in the high Arctic.
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