Embedded digital control systems are powerful and ubiquitous in the technologies we use, but getting them to cooperate is difficult. That situation is changing.
Engineering
Apr 25, 2008
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ESA's Jules Verne ATV was used for the first time early this morning to raise the orbit of the International Space Station. A 740-second burn of the Automated Transfer Vehicle's main engines successfully lifted the altitude ...
Space Exploration
Apr 25, 2008
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Electrical appliances that use electricity even when not working are a major energy consumer, a Canadian federal study showed.
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 25, 2008
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British conservationists said 2007 was the worst summer for butterflies in more than 25 years.
Apr 25, 2008
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After centuries of trying to uncover the fundamental laws of the universe, science is still no closer to answering some of humanity’s biggest questions about the meaning of life, the existence of God and the evolution of ...
Other
Apr 25, 2008
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An international collaborative of scientists led by Peter Niiler, a physical oceanographer at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, and Nikolai Maximenko, a researcher at the International Pacific Research Center, ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 25, 2008
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For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that the efficient coding principle regarding neurobiological processes applies to sense of smell. The team, comprised of researchers from the Czech Academy of Sciences and ...
Apr 25, 2008
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Researchers at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) at Virginia Tech have identified Heme Detoxification Protein (HDP), a unique protein encoded in the malaria genome that represents a potential target for developing ...
Apr 25, 2008
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