Toshiba Launches 128GB Embedded NAND Flash Memory Module
(PhysOrg.com) -- Toshiba announced today the first ever 128GB embedded flash memory chip using 32 nanometer processes. The entire design is less than 0.06 inches thick.
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Signal like you mean it: New study shows orangutan gestures carry specific intentional meanings
Great ape gestures have intentional meaning and are made with the expectation of specific behavioral responses, according to Erica Cartmill and Richard Byrne from the University of St. Andrews in the UK. The study of meaning ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 17, 2010
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Nimoy and Saldana give Yoostar film karaoke a whirl
Star Trek legend Leonard Nimoy and new-generation star Zoe Saldana on Wednesday put their acting skills to the test in a Yoostar "film karaoke" videogame.
Software
Jun 17, 2010
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Medical phone, vibrating earphone shine at trade show
Are you having chest pains and wondering if you should rush to hospital? The EPI Life, one of the gadgets on show at a Singapore trade fair, could be what you need.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jun 17, 2010
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Willow Garage's PR2 robot learns to play pool (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- A Willow Garage "Poolshark" team has programmed one of its robots - in under a week - to play pool, and to play it quite impressively.
As Web privacy concerns rise, Foursquare tries to carve a niche
Now you can ping your friends to get together at a restaurant or bar. Or just shout at them.
Internet
Jun 17, 2010
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Hope fades for stranded whale in Danish fjord
(AP) -- A marine expert says he fears a fin whale stranded in a shallow fjord in western Denmark will soon die.
Plants & Animals
Jun 17, 2010
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Communication through chemistry: 'Fuses' convey information for hours
(PhysOrg.com) -- We currently transmit information electronically; in the future we will most likely use photons. However, these are not the only alternatives. Information can also be transmitted by means of chemical reactions. ...
Materials Science
Jun 17, 2010
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Comet cause for climate change theory dealt blow by fungus
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of scientists - led by Professor Andrew C Scott of the Department of Earth Sciences at Royal Holloway, University of London - have revealed that neither comet nor catastrophe were the cause for abrupt ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 17, 2010
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Toshiba, Fujitsu to merge mobile phone business
Technology giants Toshiba and Fujitsu said Thursday they will merge their mobile phone businesses in Japan to create the nation's second-largest cell phone maker.
Business
Jun 17, 2010
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