Archive: 07/07/2005
Fundamental limitation to quantum computers
Quantum computers that store information in so-called quantum bits (or qubits) will be confronted with a fundamental limitation. This is the claim made by Dutch theoretical physicists from the Foundation for ...
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Bottom quarks reveal something of their identity
Dutch researcher Bram Wijngaarden investigated how bottom quarks are created during collisions between protons and antiprotons. Wijngaarden's measurements have contributed to a better understanding of the theory, and can ...
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Sharp Develops Dual-Layer Super-Resolution Optical Disc Technology, Enables Next-Generation 100-GB Optical ROM Discs
Sharp Corporation has developed an optical disc technology that enables super-resolution readout of data pits in a dual-layer structure by employing a transparent super-resolution(*1) functional film(*2). The development ...
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Discovery Awaits Final Authorization For Launch
The Space Shuttle Program recently concluded a two-day Flight Readiness Review (for Discovery) by announcing a launch date of July 13, 2005.
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New ESA Sensor Could Lead To Better Understanding Of The Carbon Cycle
Scientists from across Europe convened at the Barrax test site near Albacete, Spain, to join the chase for an elusive signal emitted by vegetation, which may just hold the key to mapping photosynthesis at a global scale from ...
Jul 07, 2005 |
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NIGCOMSAT 1 Passes Design Appraisal
The NIGCOMSAT 1 (Nigerian Communication Satellite) to be exported to Nigeria has passed preliminary design appraisal on July 1st in Beijing. At present all the work, involving the satellite development, rocket production and ...
Jul 07, 2005 |
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France Telecom And Inmarsat Test Mobile Broadband Solution For End Year Launch
France Telecom Mobile Satellite Communications is Inmarsat's exclusive partner in the development of the upcoming broadband mobile satellite Internet solution, the Inmarsat BGAN (Broadband Global Area Network).
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Robot may perform breast exam
Researchers have built a robotic breast-examining hand that combines ultrasound with an artificial sense of touch, NewScientist reported.
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Ceramic Materials Improve Spacecraft Insulators
Scientists and engineers conducting research for the Air Force Research Laboratory's Materials and Manufacturing Directorate have identified ceramic materials that could increase the life of ceramic Hall thruster insulators ...
Jul 07, 2005 |
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Scientists wonder where salmon are
Biologists and fish and wildlife experts in Washington State say only about 100,000 sockeye salmon have returned to spawn and they want to know why.
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Did middle class blacks abandon hoodoo?
Africans who clung to hoodoo as slaves in the United States may have quit the religious practice as they joined the middle class, a Maryland researcher says.
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Study: Lose big weight, gain big cash
People who lose a lot of weight tend to fatten their pocketbooks, Ohio State University researchers say.
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