Archive: 09/08/2005
New microchip design could be the key to expanding mobile phone memory
Mobile phones could one day have the memory capacity of a desktop computer thanks to a microchip that mimics the functioning of the brain, scientists report today in the journal Science.
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Study: 'Pacifist' chimps face extinction
Pygmy chimpanzees known for resolving conflict through sex rather than fighting are reportedly facing extinction.
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Japan's plutonium stockpile tops 43 tons
The Japanese government says its stockpile of plutonium had grown to 43.1 tons as of the end of 2004, up 2.4 tons from 2003.
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Google appoints an Internet 'evangelist'
Google said Thursday Vinton Cerf will be its so-called chief Internet evangelist.
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Bacteria thriving in flooded Louisiana
Louisiana's Lake Pontchartrain and the Gulf of Mexico shoreline reportedly are suffering environmental damage from sewage-infested floodwater.
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Coming to grips with robot learning
A 'living' artificial hand that learns through imitation has been developed, enhancing human-machine communication and paving the way for novel prosthetic aides. "The last decade has seen enormous advances in the design and ...
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Scientists discover new way to look at how molecules twist and turn on water
Chemists have discovered details about how the tadpole-shaped molecules found in many soaps and detergents bury their heads into the top-most surface of water, an insight expected to yield benefits such as ...
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Ericsson, NEC to work together on 3G
Ericsson said Thursday it has agreed to license its third-generation phone platform to NEC.
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Shanghai Builds New Space Base
Work on a new space base commenced Tuesday at the Shenzhuang Industrial Zone in Shanghai. The base will take shape in five years in Shanghai in an effort to upgrade research and development in the region, an official said ...
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US IT Systems Highly Vulnerable To Attack
Our nation's information technology infrastructure, which includes air traffic control systems, power grids, financial systems, and military and intelligence cyber networks, is highly vulnerable to terrorist and criminal ...
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Largest Asteroid May Be 'Mini Planet' With Water Ice
Observations of 1 Ceres, the largest known asteroid, have revealed that the object may be a "mini planet," and may contain large amounts of pure water ice beneath its surface.
Sep 08, 2005 |
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Building Life From Star-Stuff
Life on Earth was made possible by the death of stars. Atoms like carbon and oxygen were expelled in the last few dying gasps of stars after their final supplies of hydrogen fuel were used up.
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NASA Satellites Record A Month For The Hurricane History Books
July 2005 was a record-setting month in the world of Atlantic Ocean hurricanes. That's because there were more named storms recorded in the month of July than ever in the hurricane history books.
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