Briefs: Boeing acquires transport-software firm
Aerospace major Boeing has acquired a Swedish company that specializes in software for the airline and railroad industries.
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Part-time pulsar yields new insight into inner workings of cosmic clocks
Astronomers using the 76-m Lovell radio telescope at the University of Manchester's Jodrell Bank Observatory have discovered a very strange pulsar that helps explain how pulsars act as 'cosmic clocks' and confirms theories ...
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New class of metal nitrides could lead to more durable semiconductors
New research shows that a novel class of nitrides made from noble metals can be synthesized under extreme conditions and are likely to have unusual or even unique properties that would be useful in semiconductor, superconductor ...
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Researchers mimic high-pressure form of ice found in giant icy moons
That everyday ice you use to chill your glass of lemonade has helped researchers better understand the internal structure of icy moons in the far reaches of the solar system. A research team has demonstrated a new kind of ...
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A new awakening for sleep research
The IST project SENSATION is an ambitious project of 46 partners from 20 different countries, addressing sensing of physiological parameters, core computation, medical and industrial research. The aim is to take sleep research ...
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Briefs: India court blocks state telecom sales tax
India's Supreme Court ruled Friday that state governments don't have the authority to charge a sales tax on telecom services to customers.
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IDF uses wireless tech to manage supplies
The Israel Defense Force said it would begin using radio frequency identification to manage its supply lines, which will save the army millions of dollars.
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Mexico City air pollution is studied
Scientists from the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colo., and other institutions are in Mexico City this month for a pollution study.
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California creates cell-phone fraud unit
California regulators Thursday approved a special unit to investigate fraud allegations in the cell-phone industry.
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Nanocaps help scientists control magnetism reversal
By fabricating curved “nanocaps” to study nanoscale magnetism, scientists have discovered how to partly control magnetism reversal, which could improve applications such as data storage, recording media and biomedical technology.
