Archive for October, 2007
Monday, October 15th, 2007
A French hybrid of an aspen tree may one day rid water supplies of the industrial degreaser--and human carcinogen--trichloroethylene (TCE), one of the most common contaminants at toxic waste sites in the U.S. And the tiny, but tractable, Arabidopsis plant may mop up the residue of RDX, a military explosive ...
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Friday, October 12th, 2007
Ovulating strippers make bigger tips
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Friday, October 12th, 2007
Ovulating strippers make bigger tips
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Friday, October 12th, 2007
The iPhone and its smart phone competitors are making a big splash in areas of the world where cell and Internet connectivity are fairly reliable and people can afford to plunk down hundreds if not thousands of dollars for the latest technology. But in the vast regions of the world ...
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Friday, October 12th, 2007
The iPhone and its smart phone competitors are making a big splash in areas of the world where cell and Internet connectivity are fairly reliable and people can afford to plunk down hundreds if not thousands of dollars for the latest technology. But in the vast regions of the world ...
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Thursday, October 11th, 2007
Could a seemingly simple clear plastic bag--the kind that you load your fruits and vegetables into at the supermarket--actually be as strong as steel? It could if it was made from a new composite plastic that blends the strength of nanoparticles with the pliancy of a water-soluble polymer.
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Thursday, October 11th, 2007
Could a seemingly simple clear plastic bag--the kind that you load your fruits and vegetables into at the supermarket--actually be as strong as steel? It could if it was made from a new composite plastic that blends the strength of nanoparticles with the pliancy of a water-soluble polymer.
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Sunday, October 7th, 2007
Channel Test Center engineers scoured the earth for a no-frills approach to setting up a RAID array for small businesses. Here's what they came up with.
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Friday, October 5th, 2007
At a time when the screen size of television sets is growing so fast that it appears headed to eclipse that of movie theater screens, the latest breakthrough in display technology has come in the form of an ultraslim 11-inch (28-centimeter) screen that is a mere 0.12 inch (three millimeters) ...
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Friday, October 5th, 2007
At a time when the screen size of television sets is growing so fast that it appears headed to eclipse that of movie theater screens, the latest breakthrough in display technology has come in the form of an ultraslim 11-inch (28-centimeter) screen that is a mere 0.12 inch (three millimeters) ...
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