Astronomers find smaller Neptunian rocks
A Taiwan-led study suggests smaller frozen chunks of rock in the outer reaches of the Solar System can be spotted when they obscure starlight.
Astronomy
Aug 10, 2006
0
0
10/08/2006
Quantum physicists control supercurrent
Netherlands scientists say they've shown that in a quantum-mechanical circuit, the current can be reversed by using a single electron.
General Physics
Aug 10, 2006
0
0
Robot teaches medical school students
Wake Forest University School of Medicine students expecting a lecture on the brain and nervous system instead find themselves treating a robotic patient.
Robotics
Aug 10, 2006
0
0
Backpacked pigeons report for smog duty
If you live in northern California and see pigeons wearing tiny backpacks don't worry -- you are not hallucinating.
Other
Aug 10, 2006
0
0
NASA offers support for SNAP project
NASA announced Thursday it will support an advanced mission concept study for the supernova acceleration probe, or SNAP, mission.
Space Exploration
Aug 10, 2006
0
0
Rovers Look Forward to A Second Martian Spring
Like the fabled tortoise that, in the race with the hare, moves slowly yet accomplishes much, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit has continued to make progress little by little, while essentially running in place.
Space Exploration
Aug 10, 2006
0
0
Computer scientists lay out vision for a 'science of the Web'
Researchers need a clear agenda to harness the rapidly evolving potential of the World Wide Web, according to an article in the Aug. 11 issue of the journal Science. Calling for the creation of an interdisciplinary "science ...
Internet
Aug 10, 2006
0
0
Computer scientists put social network theory to the test
Ever since 1969, when psychologists Jeffery Travers and Stanley Milgram first explained that everyone was separated by only six connections from anyone else, researchers have created theoretical models of the networks that ...
Other
Aug 10, 2006
0
0
Samsung Develops World's First LCD Screen of 3 inch VGA Quality
Samsung Electronics announced today that it has developed the first three-inch LCD panel with VGA (640 x 480 pixels) resolution that directly meets industry interface standards for digital still cameras.
Hardware
Aug 10, 2006
0
0
Researchers discover online banking security problem
Two researchers working within Cardiff University's School of Computer Science, Professor Antonia J Jones and Joseph R Rabaiotti, together with a third independent researcher Stuart P Goring, have today released details of ...
Software
Aug 10, 2006
0
0
