In Brief: Micron boasts 8-megapixel image sensor
Micron Technology of Boise, Idaho, has produced the first 8-megapixel image sensor in the standard optical format used in most digital cameras.
Hardware
May 18, 2006
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MTI, Samsung work on new fuel cell
MTI MicroFuel Cells Inc. announced Thursday an alliance with Samsung to develop the next generation of fuel-cell prototypes for Samsung's mobile phones.
Consumer & Gadgets
May 18, 2006
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Apple to open 24/7 store on Fifth Avenue
Apple Computer will open its fanciest store yet on Fifth Avenue in New York on Friday -- and it will never close.
Business
May 18, 2006
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Colombian frog believed extinct found alive
Researchers exploring a Colombian mountain range found surviving members of a species of Harlequin frog believed extinct due to a killer fungus wiping out amphibian populations in Central and South America.
May 18, 2006
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Astronomers Use Innovative Technique to Find Extrasolar Planet
An international team of professional and amateur astronomers, using simple off-the-shelf equipment to trawl the skies for planets outside our solar system, has hauled in its first "catch."
Astronomy
May 18, 2006
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'Extreme Physics' Observatory Prepares for Flight
Scientists and engineers have completed assembly of the primary instrument for the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope, or GLAST, a breakthrough orbiting observatory scheduled to launch from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in ...
General Physics
May 18, 2006
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NASA Set to Launch Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter in 2008
After successful completion of its mission confirmation review on Wednesday, May 17, NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter project has been given the authority to proceed to the implementation phase.
Space Exploration
May 18, 2006
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Clocking events at the nanoscale
As scientists and engineers build devices at smaller and smaller scales, grasping the dynamics of how materials behave when they are subjected to electrical signals, sound and other manipulations has proven to be beyond the ...
Nanophysics
May 18, 2006
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Sanyo Epson Develops High-Resolution LCDs That Produce Clear Images from Any Angle
Sanyo Epson today announced the development of high-resolution liquid-crystal displays featuring Photo Fine Vistarich wide viewing angle technology. The new technology enables the displays to produce beautiful images even ...
Hardware
May 18, 2006
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ExoMars rover concept is a star attraction at ILA2006 Space Pavilion
One of the attractions at the ILA2006 Space Pavilion is the full-scale ExoMars rover mock-up based on an artist's impression of Europe’s next mission to Mars and the first robotic mission with the European Space Exploration ...
Space Exploration
May 18, 2006
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