Could Graphene Replace Semiconductors?
Sep 08, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- “People want a faster computer chip,” Philip Kim tells PhysOrg.com. “And it needs to be smaller. But in order to increase the speed of the chip, or to get it smaller, we are approaching a point where you ne ...
NASA to Explore 'Secret Layer' of the Sun
Space & Earth science / Space Exploration
Sep 08, 2008 |
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Next April, for a grand total of 8 minutes, NASA astronomers are going to glimpse a secret layer of the sun.
Study: Fake news shows less important in learning about politics
Sep 08, 2008 |
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A new study suggests that entertainment news shows such as The Daily Show or The Colbert Report may not be as influential in teaching voters about political issues and candidates as was previously thought.
Infovell's 'research engine' finds deep Web pages that Google, Yahoo miss
Sep 08, 2008 |
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According to a study by the University of California at Berkeley, traditional search engines such as Google and Yahoo index only about 0.2% of the Internet. The remaining 99.8%, known as the "deep Web," is ...
'Omnivorous engine' hopes to run on many fuels
Sep 08, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The 'omnivorous engine' is no picky eater. Gasoline? Down the hatch. Ethanol? Butanol? It'll slurp those up too. The creators of the omnivorous engine, engineers at the U.S. Department of ...
Pinnacle Unveils Compact USB Digital HDTV Tuner
Electronic Devices / Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 08, 2008 |
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Just in time for the Fall Season TV line up, Pinnacle has introduce their new ultra-compact HDTV tuner with some features found in DVR's. With Pinnacle´s HDTV Stick you can also pause live TV and record shows ...
HP Breaks the 24-hour Battery Life Barrier
Sep 08, 2008 |
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HP today announced an unprecedented milestone in mobile computing: up to 24 hours of continuous notebook operation on a single battery charge.
Space: The not-so-final frontier
Sep 08, 2008 |
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Of all environments, space must be the most hostile: It is freezing cold, close to absolute zero, there is a vacuum, so no oxygen, and the amount of lethal radiation from stars is very high. This is why humans need to be ...
Intel Introduces Solid-State Drives for Notebook and Desktop Computers
Sep 08, 2008 |
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Intel Corporation announced today it has begun shipping Intel X18-M and X25-M Mainstream SATA Solid-State Drives (SSDs) based on multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash technology for laptop and desktop computers. The new high-performing ...
'Smart water' may help boost production from oil wells by 60 percent
Sep 08, 2008 |
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Researchers in Norway report that injecting a special type of seawater called "smart water" into certain low-yield oil wells may help boost oil extraction by as much as 60 percent. The study could help meet ...
