Briefs: Airpath platform picked for Boston WiFi
Boston's public WiFi project has selected Airpath Wireless to supply the planned system's administration and control platform.
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Scientists monitor Alaskan volcano
Scientists were closely monitoring Alaska's Augustine Volcano Tuesday and analyzing gas samples taken Monday following last week's eruptions.
Jan 17, 2006
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Study Finds Evolution Doesn't Always Favor Bigger Animals
Biologists have long believed that bigger is better when it comes to body size, since many lineages of animals, from horses to dinosaurs, have evolved into larger species over time. But a study published this week by two ...
Jan 17, 2006
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Simulation Program Predicts Resistivity in Nanodevices
As nanoscale circuits continue to shrink, electrical resistivity increases in the wiring and limits the maximum circuit speed. A new simulation program developed by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology ...
Jan 17, 2006
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'Ferroelectric' Material Reveals Unexpected, Intriguing Behavior
In electronics-based technologies, metal-oxide compounds known as "relaxor ferroelectrics" often make up key circuit components due to their unique electrical behavior. They are good insulators and can sustain large electric ...
Jan 17, 2006
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How nerve cells stay in shape
Nerve cells store and transmit information via special contact sites called synapses. Synapses also play a role in determining what we remember and what we forget. When we learn, both the structure and the functional characteristics ...
Jan 17, 2006
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Cardiff University experts solve manufacturing problem
Experts at Cardiff University's Manufacturing Engineering Centre (MEC) have solved a problem affecting models made by Stereolithography (SLA). Patent applications have been lodged.
Jan 17, 2006
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As terrestrial telecoms dial into satellite networks
Improving the integration of satellite networks with more traditional terrestrial telephone infrastructures, will help next generation telephony move from concept towards reality, as researchers are demonstrating.
Jan 17, 2006
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Scientist honored with second-most cited research paper of the decade
Wladek Minor's busy laboratory inside Jordan Hall at the University of Virginia Health System is famous for strong cappuccino and European chocolates. But now there's something a lot bigger to crow about- the esteem of his ...
Jan 17, 2006
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Scott's s South Pole epic trek recreated
Ninety-four years ago Tuesday British Capt. Robert Scott discovered his Antarctic expedition had been beaten to the South Pole.
Jan 17, 2006
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