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A Dutch scientist says she's discovered that knowing how a mathematical theory developed improves a pupil's understanding of the theory.
A Dutch scientist says she's discovered that knowing how a mathematical theory developed improves a pupil's understanding of the theory.
Dec 19, 2005
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A team of scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has developed a robotic snail that can crawl on vertical walls and traverse ceilings. ‘Robosnail’ was developed to explore and demonstrate mathematical ...
Dec 19, 2005
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Scientists have come up with a formula for the perfect way to pull a Christmas cracker. A top physicist from the University of Surrey (UniS) is working with Tesco to help people to make sure that they win the cracker prize.
Dec 19, 2005
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An international team of astronomers has looked at something very big -- a distant galaxy -- to study the behavior of things very small -- atoms and molecules -- to gain vital clues about the fundamental nature of our entire ...
Dec 19, 2005
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A University of California-Santa Barbara scientist believes he's discovered why we give to charity: It's in our genes.
Dec 19, 2005
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Elpida Memory, Japan's leading global supplier of Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM), today announced the shipment of 80 nm-based 2 Gigabit DDR2 SDRAM samples. These samples are among the first 80 nm-based devices in the ...
Dec 19, 2005
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A derivative of the sweet wormwood plant used since ancient times to fight malaria and shown to precisely target and kill cancer cells may someday aid in stopping breast cancer before it gets a toehold. In a new study, two ...
Dec 19, 2005
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HP today announced it will support the HD-DVD high-definition DVD format, in addition to the Blu-ray Disc format, and join the HD-DVD Promotions Group.
Dec 19, 2005
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Honda announced its plan to begin mass production in 2007, of an independently developed thin film solar cell composed of non-silicon compound materials, which requires 50% less energy, and thus generate 50% less CO2, during ...
Dec 19, 2005
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Steady demand for information-technology products worldwide will bolster East Asia's economy next year, according to a report by the Asian Development Bank Monday.
Dec 19, 2005
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