It was long thought that methylation, a crucial part of normal organism development, was a static modification of DNA that could not be altered by environmental conditions. New findings by researchers at the Salk Institute ...
Biotechnology
Aug 7, 2012
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Looking for an item in a large department store or mall can be like searching for a needle in a haystack, but that could change thanks to a hybrid location-identification system that uses radio frequency transmitters and ...
Engineering
Jan 26, 2012
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Life Technologies Corp. and Illumina Inc. unveiled rival genetic-sequencing machines Tuesday that both say can map a person's genome in a single day.
Biotechnology
Jan 10, 2012
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A robotic cook, a colouring book that comes to virtual life and movies that read your mind are some of the innovations on show at a cutting-edge computer technology exhibition in Hong Kong this week.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Dec 14, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A reporter over at MobileTechWorld happened upon an internal presentation, written by Qualcomm, that tells the story of its upcoming system-on-a-chip technology. It outlines four new chipsets that you can ...
Applications on modern wireless devices make demands on data rate and connectivity far beyond anything experienced in the past. One way to meet these stringent requirements is to give the device multiple antennas or multiple-input ...
Telecom
Mar 23, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- For 50 years, humans have scanned the skies with radio telescopes for distant electronic signals indicating the existence of intelligent alien life. The search — centered at the SETI Institute in Mountain ...
Astronomy
Jul 20, 2010
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While it got off to a rocky start with the overhyped Y2K bug and dotcom bubble, the era dubbed the "Digital Decade" by Microsoft's Bill Gates has turned out to be a dizzying period of innovation.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Dec 27, 2009
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Google is adding World Bank figures to Internet results in a bid to make hard facts about countries worldwide easier to find.
Internet
Nov 11, 2009
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(PhysOrg.com) -- We are likely not alone in the universe, though it may feel like it, since life on other planets is probably dominated by microbes or other nonspeaking creatures, according to scientists who gave their take ...
Astronomy
May 12, 2009
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