Monkeys that learn to use their brain signals to control a robotic arm are not just learning to manipulate an external device, Duke University Medical Center neurobiologists have found. Rather, their brain ...
May 11, 2005
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After 30 years, they finally caught one. Scientists on Monday have for the first time detected and pinned down the location of a so-called "short" gamma-ray burst, lasting only 50 milliseconds. The burst marks the birth of ...
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Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world's leading suppliers of hard disk drives and computer peripherals and the first hard disk drive manufacturer to introduce a 2.5" Serial ATA (SATA) hard disk drive, ...
May 11, 2005
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Natural nano-capsules show promise for drug delivery, electrical switches and circuits Naturally occurring nano-capsules, known as "vaults," could provide a whole new class of delivery vehicles for therapeu ...
May 11, 2005
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IBM today extended its midrange storage family with the introduction of a new four gigabit per second storage system. The new IBM TotalStorage DS4800 is priced similarly to the EMC CX700 and HP EVA5000 yet offers up to twice ...
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NASA's launch of the NOAA-N environmental satellite for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) was postponed for 24 hours due to high winds.
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A computer scientist at Washington University in St. Louis has applied software that he has developed to the genome of a worm and has found 150 genes that were missed by previous genome analysis methods. Moreover, ...
May 11, 2005
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Children activate different and more regions of their brains than adults when they perform word tasks, according to investigators at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Reporting in the ...
May 11, 2005
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Known as the first books to be produced using movable type, the Gutenberg Bibles are also famous for their colorful illustrations. But the exact composition of these 15th century painted images, which depict animals, flowers, ...
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According to Einstein's 1916 general theory of relativity—our present theory of gravitation—space and time are inextricably woven into a four-dimensional fabric called spacetime, and gravity is nothing ...
May 11, 2005
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The new universal-current-sensitive Type B residual-current circuit-breaker (r.c.c.b.) from Siemens Automation and Drives (A&D) can detect pulsating and smooth DC fault currents as well as sinusoidal AC fault currents. These ...
May 11, 2005
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As portable electronics increase in functionality and fuel the demand for data drive storage, designers are seeking improved protection systems that use less board space. The MMA7260Q sensor now available from Freescale Semiconductor ...
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Scientists at the University of Nottingham have successfully levitated diamond and some of the heaviest elements, including lead and platinum. Using liquid oxygen to increase the buoyancy created by a specially designed superconducting ...
May 11, 2005
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Infineon Technologies AG today announced new high-speed DDR2 modules for high-end desktops and servers: -- Selected as Preferred Supplier by Asus for DDR2-800 unbuffered DIMMs -- Customized 8GB (Gigabyte) DDR2-400 Tall re ...
May 11, 2005
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Solar physicists have observed the smallest ever coronal mass ejection (CME) - a type of explosion where plasma from the Sun is thrown out into space, sometimes striking the Earth and damaging orbiting satellites. ...
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