Archive: 07/19/2006
Research paves way for new composite materials
Northwestern University researchers have developed a process that promises to lead to the creation of a new class of composite materials -- "graphene-based materials."
Jul 19, 2006 |
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'Womb' service for student midwives
A pregnant robot will offer a helping hand to student midwives, as they learn to cope with the most complex of births before ever meeting a real mother.
Jul 19, 2006 |
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Stellar Explosion Portends Bigger Blast To Come
On February 12, 2006, skygazers spotted a nova that appeared when a faint star brightened dramatically, becoming visible to the unaided eye. The cause of the brightening was a thermonuclear explosion that blasted ...
Jul 19, 2006 |
4.2 / 5 (11) |
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Nuclear explosion on a dead star -- astronomers probe aftermath
A team of astronomers from the UK and Germany have found that a nuclear explosion on the surface of a star 5,000 light years from Earth resulted in a blast wave moving at over 1,700 km per second (one thousand miles per second ...
Jul 19, 2006 |
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Undersea Vehicles Study Precious Metals Deposits On Pacific Ocean Floor
An international team of scientists will explore the seafloor near Papua New Guinea in the western Pacific Ocean later this month with remotely operated and autonomous underwater vehicles, investigating active and inactive ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 19, 2006 |
3.3 / 5 (3) |
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Deadline Extended For Pluto Mission Digital Time Capsule
New Horizons - launched in January 2006 on a nine-year journey to Pluto - is leaving behind an Earth that will not be the same when the spacecraft arrives at its destination in 2015.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 19, 2006 |
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M-Systems: Flash memory has great potential
Just one day after admitting the company earned $18 million less than first reported, M-Systems released survey results Wednesday that show a growing market.
Jul 19, 2006 |
1.5 / 5 (10) |
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U.S. funds body armor research
The U.S. military is turning to the animal world in an effort to develop lighter, tougher and longer lasting body armor.
Jul 19, 2006 |
4 / 5 (4) |
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Award presented to Iowa State scientists
Software that helps engineers solve problems has won national recognition for a team of Iowa State University and Ames Laboratory scientists.
Jul 19, 2006 |
1 / 5 (1) |
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Lexar boosts photo management card to 133X
Lexar Media said Tuesday is popular Professional 8GB CompactFlash memory cards had been increased to a 133X rating, or about 20 megabits per second.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jul 19, 2006 |
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