In Brief: mixipix offers new animation messaging
The U.K. company mixipix launched Friday a new mobile messaging system that will allow consumers to send animated cartoons instead of text or static pictures.
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In Brief: Yahoo! names new senior VP for research
Yahoo! named Qi Lu as senior vice president of engineering for research and search marketing.
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Quantum dots self-tune their color for ultra-efficient nano lasers
The laser, one of the most valuable scientific instruments, is getting smaller and more efficient. Scientists have designed a miniature laser, whose nanoscale dimensions and low optical losses will be instrumental in future ...
Microfluidic Device Tests Fluid Compatibility
The key to a great party is inviting guests who mix well and don't instill tension among their fellow revelers. The key to a great detergent, cosmetic, paint or other complex liquid product is pretty much the same--include ...
Apr 14, 2006
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Science experiments teach kids to think
A three-year program in Wisconsin's schools is developing new ways to teach science and critical thinking in kindergarten through 12th grade.
Apr 14, 2006
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Qualcomm, DOJ $1.8M settlement
Qualcomm Inc. and Flarion Technologies Inc. agreed to the pay a $1.8 million settlement in civil penalties in a suit filed by the Department of Justice, the companies announced Thursday.
Apr 14, 2006
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Bitter Truth: Humans, Chimps Developed Ability to Taste Toxic Compounds Through Separate Genetic Mutations
Humans and chimpanzees share the ability to taste, or not taste, a bitter synthetic compound called PTC—as well as numerous other sour and toxic substances—but contrary to longstanding scientific thought, they developed ...
Apr 14, 2006
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Could Reducing Global Dimming Mean a Hotter, Dryer World?
Despite concerns over global warming, scientists have discovered something that may have actually limited the impact of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere in recent years by reducing the amount of sunlight reaching the surface ...
Apr 14, 2006
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Parts of Caribbean and Central America Likely to Have Less Summer Rain
Parts of the Caribbean and Central America are likely to experience a significant summer drying trend by the middle of this century, UCLA atmospheric scientists will report in the April 18 issue of Proceedings of the National ...
Apr 14, 2006
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Plans Announced For North America's First Commercial Mobile WIMAX Deployment
At the annual CTIA WIRELESS 2006 trade show in Las Vegas, Samsung Telecommunications America unveiled its plans to work with regional service provider Arialink to deploy the first commercial Mobile WiMAX network in North ...
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