Space station exchanges cargo ships
The crew of the International Space Station was preparing Tuesday for an exchange of cargo spaceships.
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Hybrid nano-CMOS chips could be far denser, but cooler
Hewlett-Packard today announced research that could lead to the creation of field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) up to eight times denser – while using less energy for a given computation – than those currently being produced.
Nanophysics
Jan 16, 2007
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Study: Young teens thrive in college
A new study shows U.S. students who enter college at 12 to 14 years of age no longer fit the stereotype of unhappy, humorless and isolated "nerds."
Other
Jan 16, 2007
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New details of first major urban battle emerge along with clues about civilization’s origins
New details in the tragic end of one of the world’s earliest cities as well as clues about how urban life may have begun there were revealed in a recent excavation in northeastern Syria that was conducted by the University ...
Archaeology
Jan 16, 2007
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New studies find amazing concentration of species unique to east African mountains
New studies published this month in the scientific journal Biological Conservation document an amazing concentration of over 1000 species unique--or endemic-- to an area slightly larger than Rhode Island in the Eastern Arc ...
Jan 16, 2007
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Dangerous wheat disease jumps Red Sea
A new form of stem rust, a virulent wheat disease, has jumped from eastern Africa and is now infecting wheat in Yemen in the Arabian Peninsula.
Jan 16, 2007
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Survey shows strong support for offshore wind power
Delawareans are strongly in favor of offshore wind power as a future source of energy for the state, according to a survey conducted by University of Delaware researchers.
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 16, 2007
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Scientists create wrinkled 'skin' on polymers
Applied scientists demonstrated a new method for developing wrinkled hard skins on the surface areas of polymers using a focused ion beam. By controlling the direction and intensity of the ion beam, the researchers literally ...
Jan 16, 2007
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Lead with a poisonous electron shield
It has been speculated that lead poisoning may have played a role in the fall of the Roman Empire: it is thought to have been caused by the concentration of grape juice in lead containers. Though the introduction of lead-free ...
Jan 16, 2007
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Powerful computer models reveal key biological mechanism
Using powerful computers to model the intricate dance of atoms and molecules, researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have revealed the mechanism behind an important biological reaction. In collaboration with scientists ...
General Physics
Jan 16, 2007
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