News tagged with mini
Mini black holes that look like atoms could pass through Earth daily
(PhysOrg.com) -- In a new study, scientists have proposed that mini black holes may interact with matter very differently than previously thought. If the proposal is correct, it would mean that the time it ...
May 13, 2011 |
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Sony Launches Short-Range Wireless Technology (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- The first compliant products, that will use Sony’s TransferJet technology, will start appearing in products as early as the spring of this year. Its design will enable file swapping, between ...
Feb 08, 2010 |
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Baby beetles inspire researchers to build 'mini boat' powered by surface tension (Video)
Inspired by the aquatic wriggling of beetle larvae, a University of Pittsburgh research team has designed a propulsion system that strips away paddles, sails, and motors and harnesses the energy within the water's surface. ...
Jan 21, 2009 |
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HP Compaq Mini 700 Netbook Launched in Europe
(PhysOrg.com) -- HP has launched their 10.2 inch netbook in Europe yesterday. The Compaq Mini incorporates a 1.6 GHz processor using an Intel Atom CPU along with an GMA950 graphics processor, with 1 GB of ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 23, 2008 |
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What are 'mini' black holes?
In films and books black holes capture unwary spaceships and planets, gobble up whole galaxies or offer portals to other parts of the Universe.
Mar 29, 2010 |
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Opera Software announces iPhone browser
(AP) -- Opera Software ASA announced Wednesday that it will unveil an iPhone version of its Opera Mini mobile phone browser at an international tech conference next week despite not having approached iPhone ...
Feb 10, 2010 |
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Researchers make board games electronic (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- A groundbreaking technology developed at Queen's University in Ontario, Canada may make traditional board games a thing of the past.
Technology / Computer Sciences
Jan 22, 2010 |
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Apple unveils new features for desktop, laptop models
Apple on Tuesday updated its consumer desktop and laptop lines, one day after announcing record quarterly computer sales.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 21, 2009 |
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Tech review: Charging mat, iPhone cases are smart, useful accessories
The Charge4All Portable Charging Mat is a darn handy solution to a growing problem.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 04, 2009 |
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Aspirin improves survival in women with stable heart disease, study
New results from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) Observational Study provide additional evidence that aspirin may reduce the risk of death in postmenopausal women who have heart disease or who have had a stroke. Jacques ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Mar 12, 2009 |
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Record 12 pct drop for PC sales in 2009: Gartner
Sales of personal computers are expected to decline by 11.9 percent to 257 million units in 2009, the steepest drop in the industry's history, market research firm Gartner said Monday.
Mar 02, 2009 |
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Chevy Spark: A mighty tiny car
Growth has long been Detroit's mantra, but now the industry is surviving by thinking small. I'm writing this from Germany, where gasoline costs $7 or $8 a gallon (you thought $4 was high!) and a Jetta is a ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 08, 2012 |
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More bounce to the ounce: Mini-robot attracts attention
A steerable, jumping mini-robot developed by Michigan State University researchers is generating interest among robotics engineers, who don’t let its small size obscure its potential.
Apr 20, 2012 |
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Spark joins Chevrolet's U.S. small car lineup in 2012
Chevrolet hopes to excite first-time buyers and city residents when the Spark mini car joins the brand’s small car family next year in the United States and Canada. The Spark is a five-door, four-passenger ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Oct 13, 2011 |
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7 products Steve Jobs got wrong
(AP) -- Steve Jobs pushed the envelope many times when it came to product design, and the results weren't always pretty. Here are seven products created under his direction that failed commercially or functionally:
Oct 06, 2011 |
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