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Surprising Gymnastics Discovered In One Type Of Chemical Reaction Fundamental To Biochemistry
January 16, 2008 When they started, they expected to see a run-of-the-mill chemical reaction. What they discovered was an atomic-level dance that no one predicted. After three years of study, researchers have found ... > full story -
SETI@home Ramps Up To Analyze More Data In Search Of Extraterrestrial Intelligence
January 2, 2008 The longest-running search for radio signals from alien civilizations is getting a burst of new data from an upgraded Arecibo telescope, which means the SETI@home project needs more desktop computers ... > full story -
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Color Sudoku Puzzle Demonstrates New Vision For Computing
December 18, 2007 Computer scientists have developed a color-based sudoku puzzle that will help sudoku players solve traditional sudoku puzzles but also helps demonstrate the potential benefits of a radical new vision ... > full story -
Cooler, Faster, Cheaper: Researchers Advance Process To Manufacture Silicon Chips
December 3, 2007 The next generation of laptops, desk computers, cell phones and other semiconductor devices may get faster and more cost-effective with new research. "We've developed a new process and equipment that ... > full story -
Using Supercomputers To Make Safer Nuclear Reactors
November 9, 2007 A new project will pair two of the world's most powerful supercomputers to boost the safety and reliability of next-generation nuclear power reactors. Scientists will create highly detailed computer ... > full story -
IBM World Community Grid Squeezes Decades Of Cancer Research Into Two Years
November 6, 2007 Canadian researchers will accelerate the war on cancer using a global network of volunteered computer time to tackle some of the world's most complex problems. The World Community Grid has power ... > full story -
Computers Learn Art Appreciation
November 5, 2007 A new program enables computers to "know" if an artwork is a Leonardo da Vinci original or the work of a less well-known artist. Using computer vision the computer is able identify the artworks of ... > full story -
New Computer Architecture Aids Emergency Response
October 31, 2007 Researchers have invented a computer architecture that enables the secure transmission of crucial rescue information to first responders during events such as natural disasters, fires or terrorist ... > full story -
Home Computers Help Researchers Better Understand Universe
October 24, 2007 Want to help unravel the mysteries of the universe? A new distributed computing project allows people around the world to participate in cutting-edge cosmology research by donating their unused ... > full story -
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Quantum Computing Possibilites Enhanced With New Material
October 8, 2007 A newly developed material could be to computers of the future what silicon is to the computers of today. The material -- a compound made from the elements potassium, niobium and oxygen, along with ... > full story
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