Energy police patrolling China
China is recruiting "energy police" to make sure offices, schools, shopping malls and other buildings aren't using too much power.
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 13, 2007
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Deadly frog fungus found in Japan
A deadly parasitic fungus that has been killing frogs around the world has has been found in wild frogs in Japan for the first time.
Jun 13, 2007
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Science-based 9/11 animation created
U.S. scientists have created a science-based animation of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center twin towers.
Engineering
Jun 13, 2007
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Scientists create a 'Pavlov's cockroach'
Japanese researchers have created a "Pavlov's cockroach" by demonstrating classical conditioning of salivation in cockroaches.
Jun 13, 2007
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SanDisk Signs Licensing Agreement to Support DivX Format Video
DivX, Inc. and SanDisk Corporation today announced a licensing agreement allowing SanDisk to include DivX technology in SanDisk’s Sansa line of video-enabled products.
Business
Jun 13, 2007
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Bacteria ferry nanoparticles into cells for early diagnosis, treatment
Researchers at Purdue University have shown that common bacteria can deliver a valuable cargo of "smart nanoparticles" into a cell to precisely position sensors, drugs or DNA for the early diagnosis and treatment of various ...
Bio & Medicine
Jun 13, 2007
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Atlantis Astronauts Making 2nd Spacewalk
Astronauts Pat Forrester and Steve Swanson kicked off STS-117’s second spacewalk at 2:28 p.m. EDT today. The objectives of the excursion are to continue preparing the newly installed Starboard 3 and 4 (S3/S4) truss segment ...
Space Exploration
Jun 13, 2007
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Spitzer Searches for the Origins of Life
Astronomers suspect the early Earth was a very harsh place. Temperatures were extreme, and the planet was constantly bombarded by cosmic debris. Many scientists believe that life's starting materials, or building blocks, ...
Astronomy
Jun 13, 2007
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IMEC advancing state-of-the-art in FinFETs
At this week’s VLSI Symposium, IMEC presents significant progress in the manufacturability, circuit performance and reliability of FinFETs. The results advance FinFET process technology towards being a candidate for the ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Jun 13, 2007
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Two more active moons around Saturn
Saturn’s moons Tethys and Dione are flinging great streams of particles into space, according to data from the NASA/ESA/ASI Cassini mission to Saturn. The discovery suggests the possibility of some sort of geological activity, ...
Astronomy
Jun 13, 2007
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