Archive: 10/10/2005
Brain regulates initial stages of sex change in social fish
New findings about how the brain enzyme aromatase influences sex change in social goby fish could help explain the complex interaction among the brain, physiology, and behavior that forms the biological basis of human sexual ...
Oct 10, 2005 |
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Electronic money making headway in Japan
For Tamayo Mikitani, making sure her Suica card is in her bag has become second nature, just like she wouldn't dream of leaving home without her cell phone or her makeup bag.
Oct 10, 2005 |
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Study: Dinosaurs are not birds' ancestors
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill scientists say no good evidence exists to indicate that dinosaurs are the ancestors of modern birds.
Oct 10, 2005 |
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Nokia boss says mobile-phone demand strong
The growth in global mobile-phone demand should continue into next year despite earlier expert predictions of a downturn, the head of Nokia predicted.
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FEMA computers hampered during Katrina
Faulty federal computer networks may have been partly to blame for the government's lackadaisical response to major storms last summer -- and Hurricane Katrina this year, experts tell UPI's Networking.
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North Sea efficient sink for carbon dioxide
A relatively large number of algae grow in the North Sea. These form the basis for a much richer food chain than that found in the Atlantic Ocean. Dutch-sponsored researcher Yann Bozec calculated that coastal seas such as ...
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Torch-sized devices will detect disease and weapons
Researchers at the University of Essex have been awarded almost £1.2 million as part of a programme to develop a new generation of portable, handheld radiation detectors that could have a range of potential applications from ...
Oct 10, 2005 |
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ESA's director comments on the loss of CryoSat
A European satellite that was to have helped understand global warming by scanning the thickness of polar ice sheets crashed into the Artic Ocean after its Russian launcher failed. The 170-million-dollar CryoSat satellite ...
Oct 10, 2005 |
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Physicists unravel how the Brits may have struck gold in Olympic sailing
A study led by University College London scientists has unravelled the physical mechanism behind the poorly understood weather phenomenon of coastal wind jets - which are thought to have helped the British sailing team strike ...
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Study finds surprising links between depression, suicide, and epilepsy
Researchers have found provocative evidence that the brain dysfunction that underlies epilepsy may also determine whether people are at risk for suicide. The study, published online October 10, 2005 in the Annals of Neurology, ...
Oct 10, 2005 |
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AETHERCOMM releases 1000 MHz broadband amp
Two broadband amplifiers designed for military use have been released in Australia.
Oct 10, 2005 |
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Bids on massive U.S. telecom pact roll in
Major telecom companies have begun submitting their bids for Networx, a massive communications upgrade planned by the United States government.
Oct 10, 2005 |
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Stanford takes first in off-road robot competition
Stanley, the Stanford Racing Team's entry in the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Grand Challenge, has finished first, earning the team a $2 million prize. The Oct. 8 off-road race pitted ...
Oct 10, 2005 |
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Solar activity can be surprisingly good for astronauts
Last month, the sun went haywire. Almost every day for two weeks in early September, solar flares issued from a giant sunspot named "active region 798/808." X-rays ionized Earth’s upper atmosphere. Solar protons ...
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