27/03/2007

Sony Ericsson Gets Faster, Slimmer

Sony Ericsson announces its first high-speed phone for the US—the Z750 and the W580, a Walkman phone with a pedometer and built-in games.

One membrane, many frequencies

Modern hearing aids, though quite sophisticated, still do not faithfully reproduce sound as hearing people perceive it. New findings at the Weizmann Institute of Science shed light on a crucial mechanism for discerning different ...

The purple rose of Virgo

Until now NGC 5584 was just one galaxy among many others, located to the West of the Virgo Cluster. Known only as a number in galaxy surveys, its sheer beauty is now revealed in all its glory in a new VLT image. Since 1 March, ...

Magnetic fields get reconnected in turbulent plasma too

Using measurements of the four ESA's Cluster satellites, a study published this week in Nature Physics shows pioneering experimental evidence of magnetic reconnection also in turbulent 'plasma' around Earth.

Himalayan glacier melting observed from space

The Himalaya, the “Roof of the World”, source of the seven largest rivers of Asia are, like other mountain chains, suffering the effects of global warming. To assess the extent of melting of its 33 000 km2 of glaciers, ...

Physicists shine a light, produce startling liquid jet

It is possible to manipulate small quantities of liquid using only the force of light, report University of Chicago and French scientists in the March 30 issue of Physical Review Letters.

Memjet Customers, Roadmap Start Taking Shape

PC OEMs and camera makers could be among the customers for Memjet's revolutionary inkjet printers that were first disclosed last week. Meanwhile, the company has already started talking about taking the Silverbrook technology ...

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