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Fleshing Out Martian Proteins - SpaceDaily Imagine having a modern biology lab on another planet. Then imagine putting that lab on a tiny silicon chip. That portable concept - when applied to detecting the building blocks of life, amino acids - is being investigated for future Mars missions. Biophysicist Richard Mathies and his colleagues hope to proof-test such a method's exquisite sensitivity by looking at samples from the closest terrestrial analogs to what might eventually be encountered on Mars later this decade. One such place is one of the driest places on Earth, the Atacama desert in Chile, which Mathies' team will investigate later this year. |
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Ultra-Cold Neutron Source Confirmed As World's Most Intense - SpaceDaily Some slow, cold visitors stopped by Los Alamos National Laboratory last week, and their arrival could prove a godsend to physicists seeking a better theory of everything. Researchers working at the University of California's Los Alamos Neutron Science Center and eight other member institutions of an international collaboration took a giant step toward their goal of constructing the most intense source of ultra-cold neutrons in the world, measuring ultra-cold neutron production in their new source for the first time. "Ultimately, we want to be able to bottle ultra-cold neutrons and watch them decay, giving us new insights into particle physics," said Tom Bowles of Los Alamos' Physics Division, who leads the team. |
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Towards Intelligent Assistants - SpaceDaily Be it telephones, navigation systems, video games, or printers – it is the electronics that increasingly decide the success of a product. Electronic devices should be able to communicate with one another and be small and inexpensive. Intelligent clothing, driver support systems and mobile phones with embedded cameras and laptop functions are just a few examples that come to mind that include embedded systems: electronic systems that are incorporated into larger systems or environments. The primary objective was to include as many intelligent functions as possible in a single system. |
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Biosciences:
6/19/2004: Bush Rejects Calls on Stem-Cell Research -
ABC
6/19/2004: Knighthood for protein engineer -
BBC
Climate, Environment:
6/19/2004: World faces seeping flood crisis -
BBC
6/19/2004: New whale species identified, experts say - MSNBC
6/19/2004: Flood-menaced population to double by 2050, UN says - Yahoo
Computers:
Devices
Communications
6/19/2004: Nokia takes on clamshell rivals -
BBC
6/19/2004: Fight
- or Flight - in Long-Distance? - Business
Week
6/19/2004: Coming
Soon: Wireless 411 - Business
Week
6/19/2004: Nokia offers new flip phones - CNN
6/19/2004: Senate to debate Net phone regulations - C/Net
6/19/2004: BellSouth may shimmy out of 'naked' DSL - C/Net
6/19/2004: New DSL technology designed for video, voice - C/Net
6/19/2004: Abolish the
FCC? Crazy! - C/Net
6/19/2004: Pushing Wi-Fi's limits - C/Net
Technology
6/19/2004: Intel's Nocona to bust out in June - C/Net
6/19/2004: AMD advances its dual-core plans - C/Net
PC's
6/19/2004: Apple Power Mac ads 'misleading' -
BBC
6/19/2004: The Stalwart
Desktop: A Shopper's Guide - Business
Week
6/19/2004: Evolution: The future is now -- Monday, Jun 14, 2004 - C/Net
6/19/2004: Services: Will the big bet pay off- -- Monday, Jun 14, 2004 - C/Net
6/19/2004: Click for PDF download - C/Net
Internet
6/19/2004: Bloggers at
seven: Venus, maths & cricket - things children put on their websites -
BBC
6/19/2004: Search Users Weigh In on Google - Business
Week
6/19/2004: Putting a Value on Google - Business
Week
6/19/2004: Web newspaper registration debated - CNN
6/19/2004: Online catalogs make a comeback - C/Net
6/19/2004: Soldiers find link to wed across globe - C/Net
6/19/2004: Google considers instant delivery service - New
Scientist
6/19/2004: Criminals raid nearly 2 million online accounts in US - MSNBC
6/19/2004: Law turns tables on antispam group - MSNBC
Miscellaneous
6/19/2004: Microsoft races to plug IE hole -
BBC
6/19/2004: Q&A with Intel's Craig Barrett - Business
Week
6/19/2004: Microsoft releases security-minded Windows code - C/Net
6/19/2004: Swap blockers graduate to high schools - C/Net
6/19/2004: Big music stores squelch download plan - C/Net
6/19/2004: How to talk to Microsoft about Linux - C/Net
Energy:
6/19/2004: UK charged with nuclear 'fudge' -
BBC
Health:
Cardiovascular
6/19/2004: Short legs linked to heart risk -
BBC
6/19/2004: How to foil the biggest killer ... heart disease - MSNBC
6/19/2004: Vital
Signs: Measurements: Lower Blood Pressure at Home - NY
Times
Cancer
6/19/2004: Vital
Signs: Outcomes: Choosing Breast Cancer Surgery - NY
Times
Infectious
6/19/2004: Infections Seen From Cosmetic Surgeries -
ABC
6/19/2004: U.S. AIDS Patients Donate Drugs to World -
ABC
6/19/2004: Uganda Distributes Free Generic AIDS Drugs -
ABC
6/19/2004: Diabetes cell transplant success -
BBC
6/19/2004: Rinsing poultry 'risks illness' -
BBC
Non-Infectious
6/19/2004: The new
epidemic: What steps should you be taking to lower your risk of diabetes? -
BBC
6/19/2004: Drug firms trying to make painkillers less abusable - Washington Post
Miscellaneous
6/19/2004: Ache
Fake? -
ABC
6/19/2004: Strong Medicine for
stubborn Headaches -
ABC
6/19/2004: Teens Suffering From Rebound Headache -
ABC
6/19/2004: Doctors Say They Must Model Healthy Diet -
ABC
6/19/2004: Parents Flocking to Baby Fitness Classes -
ABC
6/19/2004: Fruit 'helps prevent eye disease' -
BBC
6/19/2004: Texts to monitor patient progress -
BBC
6/19/2004: Probe into 'Gulf War syndrome' -
BBC
6/19/2004: Women's Health
- NY
Times
6/19/2004: Now at Your
Drugstore: A Cheap and Dangerous High - NY
Times
History, Anthropology:
6/19/2004: Japanese subs sunk after war found - CNN
6/19/2004: 5,000-year-old necropolis found outside Cairo - MSNBC
6/19/2004: Israel seeks to preserve Masada mountain - MSNBC
6/19/2004: Friends of T.
Rex? - NY
Times
Miscellaneous:
6/19/2004: Fight for Life -
ABC
6/19/2004: Iraq: Complete Coverage -
ABC
6/19/2004: No Limits -
ABC
6/19/2004: Video -
ABC
6/19/2004: Bryson wins £10,000 science prize -
BBC
6/19/2004: Australia's lifeguards go hi-tech to save lives -
BBC
6/19/2004: Lasting
legacy: The effects of Agent Orange are still felt across Vietnam -
BBC
6/19/2004: Hermes drones - CNN
6/19/2004: Congress to scrutinize patent tax breaks - C/Net
6/19/2004: Dell plans new LCD TV models - C/Net
6/19/2004: Mobiles build interactive cities - Nature
6/19/2004: Essay: I Sing the Body's Pattern Recognition Machine
- NY
Times
6/19/2004: Researcher Loses Ph.D. Over Discredited Papers
- NY
Times
6/19/2004: A Recollection of Early Questions About Reagan's Health
- NY
Times
6/19/2004: Roll Over. Fetch. Sit. Smart
Dog? Hmmm. - NY
Times
6/19/2004: Making Science Fact, Now Chronicling Science Fiction
- NY
Times
6/19/2004: On the Road, Avoiding Pitfalls at the Pit Stops
- NY
Times
6/19/2004: Does He or Doesn't
He? It's Harder to Tell - NY
Times
6/19/2004: Graphic: Filling in a Hairline
- NY
Times
6/19/2004: Weighing the Risks
- NY
Times
Neurosciences:
6/19/2004: Scientists come up with proof that love is blind -
BBC
6/19/2004: Bid to end mental health stigma -
BBC
6/19/2004: Why it hurts less to be a man - Nature
6/19/2004: Memory fails you after severe stress - New
Scientist
6/19/2004: Safety alert on adult use of antidepressants - New
Scientist
6/19/2004: Scientists Unlock One More of Sleep's Secrets
6/19/2004: The Subject Is Subjects
- NY
Times
Physics and Astronomy:
6/19/2004: Ultra-Cold Neutron Source Confirmed As World's Most Intense - SpaceDaily
Prolongevity
Robotics:
Space:
6/19/2004: Fleshing Out Martian Proteins - SpaceDaily
6/19/2004: Missing Martian Water
- NY
Times
6/19/2004: Earth Has 'Blueberries' Like
Mars: Moqui Marbles Formed In Groundwater In Utah's National Parks - Science
Daily
6/19/2004: NASA Spacecraft Reveals Surprising Anatomy Of A Comet - Science
Daily
6/19/2004: Viewer's Guide to Monday's First Piloted Private Space Flight - Space.com
6/19/2004: Surprise Meteor Shower Possible in June - Space.com
6/19/2004: Proton Rocket Lofts U.S. Communications Satellite Into Orbit - Space.com
6/19/2004: Space Ship One Set For Monday Launch - SpaceDaily
6/19/2004: Phoebe's Surface Reveals Clues To Its Origin - SpaceDaily
6/19/2004: Space Ship One Set For Monday Launch - SpaceDaily
6/19/2004: Astronaut Hears Daughter Born From Orbit ... - FirstScience
Technology:
6/19/2004: Branson car sets amphibious record - CNN
6/19/2004: Mutant scooter the next Pet
Rock? - CNN
6/19/2004: Technology helping to guide the blind - CNN
6/19/2004: Report: Seattle's tech toilets a wash - CNN
6/19/2004: Amphibious car crosses English Channel - MSNBC
6/19/2004: Clothes launder own fabric - Nature