30/09/2005

Innovation in Nanoporous Chemistry

Science researchers from the University of Versailles (France), in collaboration with the ID31 beam line at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), report their progress in the design and characterisation of microporous ...

Wireless World: Standards of the future

The future of wireless network standards -- conventions that will gird the next generation of technologies for business mobility -- is being debated by industry leaders, and new mobile communications devices may be available ...

Nano World: Nanowires help spot cancer

Arrays of silicon nanowires with biomolecular coatings can spot molecular traces of cancer far more accurately, quickly and specifically than technology currently available to doctors, experts told UPI's Nano World.

Samsung to bolster chip output

Samsung Electronics said Friday it will invest $33 billion to develop a semiconductor plant by 2012.

Study: New lifespan extension genes found

Researchers at the Harvard Medical School in New Haven, Conn., and the University of California-Davis report finding new genes tied to lifespan.

Study Casts Doubt On 'Snowball Earth' Theory

A study that applied innovative techniques to previously unexamined rock formations has turned up strong evidence on the "Slushball Earth" side of a decades-long scientific argument.

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