Topic: Science and Technology

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Articles: Intel gets eco-friendly, promises lead-free chips and processors

Posted by admin on Thursday, April 08, 2004 - 06:14 AM

California based Chip-maker Intel Corp. announced yesterday that it will be discarding approximately 95 percent of the lead used in its chipsets and microprocessors, which handle the flow of data between the processor and the rest of a computer. This initiative aims to reduce the amount of lead that is released into the environment after computers and other devices are manufactured.

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Articles: Global warming may melt Greenland's ice, scientists warn

Posted by admin on Thursday, April 08, 2004 - 01:10 AM

	Greenland's icy mountains and the island's entire ice cap could disappear in the next 1,000 years because of global warming, European scientists warn today. Read full article: 'Global warming may melt Greenland's ice, scientists warn'

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Articles: Brazil Says It Has Halted Rise in Forest Destruction

Posted by admin on Wednesday, April 07, 2004 - 11:55 PM

	IO DE JANEIRO, April 7 - Ranchers, soybean farmers and loggers destroyed an area of the Amazon rain forest about the size of Massachusetts last year, the government said Wednesday. But the government added that despite the near-record deforestation, they had kept the destruction from accelerating. Read full article: 'Brazil Says It Has Halted Rise in Forest Destruction'

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Articles: Don't Believe the Skype

Posted by admin on Wednesday, April 07, 2004 - 11:51 PM

	With Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Michael Powell still wrestling with how the U.S. government should or should not regulate Internet telephony, provider companies haven't skipped a beat in pushing ahead toward the age of voice over Internet protocol (VOIP). Read full article: 'Don't Believe the Skype'

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Articles: Oracle, Dell in software deal for servers

Posted by admin on Wednesday, April 07, 2004 - 04:23 AM

	Computer maker Dell will begin selling Oracle database software pre-installed on its low-cost servers, the two companies announced Tuesday. Read full article: 'Oracle, Dell in software deal for servers'

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Articles: Breathalyser could detect cancer

Posted by admin on Tuesday, April 06, 2004 - 03:03 AM

	A device that can sniff out early signs of lung cancer in a person's breath is in development, it has emerged. Read full article: 'Breathalyser could detect cancer'

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Lumbar artificial disc surgery for chronic back pain, March 2004

Posted by admin on Tuesday, March 30, 2004 - 06:24 PM

The use of an artificial disc to replace a damaged spinal disc that is generating chronic back pain is currently in various phases of development and clinical trials in the US, and has been practiced in a number of European countries for many years. The S.B. Charite III and ProDisc have completed their randomized enrollments, and are currently in Continued Access non-randomized modes. The Maverick and FlexiCore lumbar discs are actively enrolling patients with single-level disease.

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Scientists create protein gel to help repair damaged tissue

Posted by admin on Tuesday, March 30, 2004 - 02:33 PM

	Washington, Mar 29 (ANI): Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University have devised a new class of artificial proteins that can assemble themselves into a gel and encourage the growth of selected cell types. Read full article: 'Scientists create protein gel to help repair damaged tissue'

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Scientists identify key hearing protein

Posted by admin on Tuesday, March 30, 2004 - 02:29 PM

	Washington, Mar 29 (ANI): In a new research conducted at The Scripps Research Institute, University of California in San Diego, scientists have discovered a key molecule that is part of the machinery that mediates the sense of hearing. Read full article: 'Scientists identify key hearing protein'

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Microsoft cuts price of Xbox after rumor hits game fans

Posted by admin on Tuesday, March 30, 2004 - 12:13 PM

	SEATTLE — Microsoft (MSFT) might have been forced Monday to announce another price cut on its money-losing Xbox video game console — sooner than planned. Read full article: 'Microsoft cuts price of Xbox after rumor hits game fans'

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