Big names pony up for power-line broadband
Current Communications announced Thursday it had received $130 million in investments to accelerate Broadband over Power Line technology.
Telecom
May 04, 2006
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Warming blamed for bird breeding errors
Netherlands researchers say climate change is leading birds to breed during periods of food shortages, causing population declines.
May 04, 2006
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Electrons choose another path in photosynthesis protein
In the famous Robert Frost poem, "The Road Not Taken," the persona, forced to travel one of two roads, takes the one less traveled by, and "that has made all the difference." Chemists at Washington University in St. Louis ...
May 04, 2006
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Metal-embedding method helps tiny sensors function in extreme environments
University of Wisconsin-Madison mechanical engineers have developed a method for fabricating "packages" of tiny sensors that measure temperature more accurately than bulk thermocouples. Inserted unobtrusively in critical ...
Engineering
May 04, 2006
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Michael Dell urges global IT expansion
Dell founder Michael Dell Thursday called for a worldwide emphasis on expanding information technology as a means of advancing human progress.
Internet
May 04, 2006
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Hi-tech shirt to monitor vital signs
Integrated smart textile company Sensatex launched this week a patented SmartShirt System that could remotely monitor human vital signs.
Consumer & Gadgets
May 04, 2006
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Titan's Seas Are Sand
Until a couple of years ago, scientists thought the dark equatorial regions of Titan might be liquid oceans. New radar evidence shows they are seas -- but seas of sand dunes like those in the Arabian or Namibian Deserts, ...
Space Exploration
May 04, 2006
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Follow the nitrogen to extraterrestrial life
The narrow search for water may miss important clues, say USC geobiologists The great search for extraterrestrial life has focused on water at the expense of a crucial element, say geobiologists at the University of Southern ...
Space Exploration
May 04, 2006
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Fire Ants: Their True Story Told By The Scientist Who Loves Them
When it comes to fire ants, most people prefer to wipe the venomous little varmints off the face of the Earth - or at least out of their own back yards. The reviled South American native that invaded the U.S. Sun Belt via ...
May 04, 2006
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Monkeys draw novel conclusions, researchers say
Monkeys keep turning out to be smarter than people think they are. Researchers have shown that they can count to four and are aware of differences between languages like Dutch and Japanese, even though they don't known what ...
May 04, 2006
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