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Robot to Help Neurosurgery |
 ...operation lead to the design of a unique machine that doctors say is “a milestone in medical technology.”
A surgeon, through a computer workstation controls the robot. The NeuroArm works with real-time MR imaging. It helps surgeons see and works on a microscopic scale.
The testing of the NeuroArm is currently under way and the first patient is anticipated this summer.
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Software Programmers Cannot Reach Supercomputers |
 ...doubles every two years.
It is worth mentioning that about 5 years ago researchers started noticing a certain contradiction between the predicted performance from circuits and the real capability of machines in high-performance computing. Despite the continuous increase of the number of transistors on the circuits, the actual performance remained almost the same. This is because of the issues linked with power and heat.
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Microsoft Surface - Innovative Table-Like Computer |
| ...e registered for purchase.
Harrah's Entertainment and Starwood Hotels and Resorts are also planning to use Microsoft Surface. Visitors of a restaurant, for example, will be able to split a tab in no time – they will drag icons of their meals to their credit cards.
Starwood explores the possibilities of using the computers for photo sharing, music play-list browsing, food and beverage ordering, games and game-related a... |
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Levitation Possible in Real World |
 ...ticles to pop into existence from actually nowhere. This phenomenon is known in science as the 'Casimir force'. Quantum physicists predicted the 'Casimir force' in 1948. It was measured for the first time in 1997. At present day the Casimir force is the cause of friction in the nano-world, and micro-electromechanical systems in particular.
If two objects, for example mirrors, are positioned very close to each other, th... |
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Scientists Found a Way to Store and Erase Memories Long After Their Formation |
 ...memories of rats were formed (which is somewhat analogous to years in humans). The results showed that all unpleasant memories of the taste really did disappear. This discovery was made for the first time, which means that for the first time scientists were able to erase memories long after their formation.
The research made by Prof. Yadin Dudai and his team was supported by the Norman and Helen Asher Center for Brain ... |
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Russian Fighters Will Show Wonders at MAKS-2007 Air Show |
 ...the military. There were many rumors about this missile, yet it would be revealed only at MAKS-2007.
MAKS visitors will admire the wonders of the flying craft on the ground and will see what these machines are capable of in the air, since only the best flying teams from all over the world will show their flying abilities and the abilities of their jets.
The initial three days of the exhibition are closed to the pub... |
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Evolution of Animal Vision - New Facts Discovered |
 ...didn't discover these vision genes in earlier evolving animals such as sponges, so they are able to put a date on the animals' light sensitivity evolution. Now the scientists have at their disposal a time frame for the light sensitivity evolution in the animal. They are aware its predecessors existed approximately 600 million years ago.
According to senior author Todd H. Oakley, the university's assistant professor of ... |
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NASA Starts 2007 Competition to Build Space Elevator |
 ...st to an answer of getting the power to the space elevator.
If the invention of space elevator becomes a reality, the cost of sending payloads into space will be considerably reduced in hundred times, revolutionizing space technology.
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The End of Windows is Close, So is the Beginning of Midori |
 ...lization" as a mean to solving a lot of issues within contemporary computing.
After analyzing the internal documents of the software company, which characterize the technology, Software Development Times unveiled new details of Midori in addition to the one that has been already known.
"If you think about how an operating system is loaded, it's loaded onto a hard disk physically located on that machine. The operating ... |
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L.A. Plans to Recycle Waste Water for Drinking |
 ...ell as recycling sewage water.
Previous proposal of recycling waste water and refilling drinking supplies to control water usage due to water sources shortage was criticized and delayed.
This time city officials are determined to introduce advanced recycling technology to bring up to 4.9 gallons of treated sewage water to drinking standards by year 2019.
The initiative could cost around $2 billion and will aff... |
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Blu-ray is Being Adopted Much Faster Than DVD 11 Years Ago |
 ...rld's only provider of such services as mastering, molding and replication states that there were additional orders of Blu-ray dual-player machines in this year's first quarter and that for the first time the customers from the United States had accepted one of such machines.
It is worth mentioning that for several years there was a struggle between Blu-ray and HD-DVD formats. The dispute came to an end when Hollywood... |
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Scientists to Develop World's Smallest High Performance Sensor |
 ...tor, which will include a unique suspended silicon nanobridge. The work of the nanobridge will resemble the work of a very sensitive detector for organic and chemical molecules.
"This is the first time that anyone has combined these two nanotechnologies to develop a smart sensor. The traditional CMOS (Complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor) approach has many limitations so we needed to find a new approach," said Pr. M... |
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Ex-Astronaut Says Plan to Blast Asteroids With Nuclear Weapons is Bad |
 ...ds our planet. However, scientists will be much more informed after new powerful telescopes go online.
"The good news is that we can do something about this. The marriage of we human beings and the machines that we've created are now at a level of capability which enables us to ... stop this process from occurring," he said.
Two years ago, in May 2005, Rusty Schweichart told the US Congress that attaching a radio tran... |
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Japanese Temple Offers High-Tech Grave |
 ...nd for a grave in the capital of Japan costs from 2 to 3 million yen, which is somewhere between $18,000 and $27,000. The developers of a high-tech multi-storey vault managed to cut these costs three times and now more people are looking forward to apply the new technology.
For instance, a 79-year-old Shinya Shimada is now paying his respect to the ancestors by visiting a contemporary vault, instead of a traditional o... |
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Top 3 Main Battle Tanks and Fighting Aircrafts of the World's Most Powerful Nations |
 ...afts developed by each of the three nations. This is of course our choice, so it's completely subjective. If you have any information on the topic that you could share, you are welcome and in the meantime you are free to read, compare and express your opinion.
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T-90S
The T-90S represents one of the most advanced Russian tanks from the T-series. It features an improved firepower, mobility a... |
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