Wii remote adapted to military robot
Two U.S. Department of Energy scientists in Idaho say they have adapted technology from Nintendo's Wii remote to control a mine-clearing robot.
Engineering
Mar 27, 2008
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Researchers examine human embryonic stem cell genome
Stem cell researchers from UCLA used a high resolution technique to examine the genome, or total DNA content, of a pair of human embryonic stem cell lines and found that while both lines could form neurons, the lines had ...
Mar 27, 2008
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Mercury's shifting, rolling past
Patterns of scalloped-edged cliffs or lobate scarps on Mercury's surface are thrust faults that are consistent with the planet shrinking and cooling with time. However, compression occurred in the planet's early history and ...
Space Exploration
Mar 27, 2008
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Dramatic developments at Kilauea Volcano: Scientists work to keep public safe and informed
Explosive eruptions and noxious gas emissions at Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii this week have prompted scientists to work around the clock to understand what will happen next and how to keep the public out of harm’s way.
Earth Sciences
Mar 27, 2008
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Army looks to hydrogen to lighten soldiers' load
Researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology are developing a portable, hydrogen-generating power system to power everything from laptops to communications gear for soldiers in the battlefield.
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 27, 2008
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Probing Question: How were the Egyptian pyramids built?
The Aztecs, Mayans and ancient Egyptians were three very different civilizations with one very large similarity: pyramids. However, of these three ancient cultures, the Egyptians set the standard for what most people recognize ...
Other
Mar 27, 2008
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New Nanoparticles for Targeting Tumors
As a wide variety of nanoparticles continue to demonstrate their ability to improve the delivery of imaging agents and drugs to tumors, nanoparticle researchers have turned their attention to the challenge of systematically ...
Bio & Medicine
Mar 27, 2008
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Astrotechnology Brings Nanoparticle Probes Into Sharper Focus
While pondering the challenges of distinguishing one nanosize probe image from another in a mass of hundreds or thousands of nanoprobes, two investigators at Emory University and the Georgia Institute of Technology made an ...
Bio & Medicine
Mar 27, 2008
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AMD Launches World's First x86 Triple-Core Processors
AMD today announced the availability of AMD Phenom X3 8000 series triple-core processors, providing gamers and digital media enthusiasts with exceptional performance at mainstream price points. AMD Phenom X3 processors are ...
Hardware
Mar 27, 2008
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Firing photons makes advance in space communication
For the first time, physicists have been able to identify individual returning photons after firing and reflecting them off of a space satellite in orbit almost 1,500 kilometres above the earth. The experiment has proven ...
General Physics
Mar 27, 2008
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