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SCIBeyond Silicon's Elemental Logic
Great strides are being made toward the long-sought goal of constructing MOSFETs that are suitable for large-scale digital ICs using GaAs or similar III-V semiconductors.
21-Aug-2008
17:00 ET
 IEEE Spectrum MagazineView Article 
SCICountering IEDs
Billions of dollars spent on defeating improvised explosive devices are beginning to show what technology can and cannot do for the evolving struggle.
21-Aug-2008
17:00 ET
 IEEE Spectrum MagazineView Article 
SCIEngineering Spore
Will Wright, creator of The Sims, has given life to an evolutionary--and revolutionary--new game.
21-Aug-2008
17:00 ET
 IEEE Spectrum MagazineView Article 
SCI'Can You See Me Now?' Sign Language Over Cell Phones Comes to United States
Researchers have developed software that for the first time enables deaf and hard-of-hearing Americans to use sign language over a mobile phone.
21-Aug-2008
16:35 ET
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 University of WashingtonView Article 
SCIFBI Unveils Science of Anthrax Investigation
Sandia’s work for the FBI demonstrated the anthrax letters sent to two senators and to news agencies in the Fall of 2001 contained a non-weaponized form of bacillus anthracis.
21-Aug-2008
15:20 ET
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 Sandia National LaboratoriesView Article 
SCIResearchers Uncover Molecule Keeps Pathogens Like Salmonella in Check
Scientists at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found a potential new way to stop the bacteria that cause gastroenteritis, tularemia and severe diarrhea from making people sick. (Embargo expired on 21-Aug-2008 at 14:00 ET.)
Science
21-Aug-2008
14:00 ET
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 UT Southwestern Medical CenterView Article 
SCIManes, Trains and Antlers Explained
For Charles Darwin, the problem of the peacock's tail, in light of his theory of natural selection, was vexing in the extreme. (Embargo expired on 21-Aug-2008 at 12:00 ET.)
Cell, 22-Aug-2008
21-Aug-2008
12:00 ET
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 University of Wisconsin-MadisonView Article 
SCIResearchers Look for Ways to Bring Hydrogen Technology Home
You probably won’t be able to drive down the highway in your own non-polluting vehicle that runs on hydrogen power any time soon. And don’t start making plans to power your whole house with expensive hydrogen-based technology in the coming years. But, some day in the not-too-distant future, you might own a cell phone equipped with a hydrogen-powered fuel cell instead of a battery.
21-Aug-2008
11:30 ET
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 Missouri University of Science and TechnologyView Article 
SCIExploding Chromosomes Fuel Research About Evolution
Research into single-celled, aquatic algae called dinoflagellates is showing that these and related organisms may have evolved more than one way to tightly pack their DNA into chromosomes.
European Journal of Cell Biology
21-Aug-2008
11:20 ET
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 University of ChicagoView Article 
SCIForecaster: Dry Weather Should Mean Good Fall Color
Western Carolina University’s fearless fall foliage forecaster Katherine Mathews is predicting a colorful autumn leaf season for the mountains of Western North Carolina.
21-Aug-2008
11:10 ET
 Western Carolina UniversityView Article 

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