16/08/2005

Universal codec to set sound free

A unique piece of software that will code any piece of recorded music, or speech, for any device, has been created by a team of European researchers.

CERN neutrino project on target

Scientists at CERN announced the completion of the target assembly for the CERN neutrinos to Gran Sasso project, CNGS. On schedule for start-up in May 2006, CNGS will send a beam of neutrinos through the Earth to the Gran ...

Future of electronics spun on its heels?

New manifestations of Einstein’s theory of special relativity may have practical industrial applications Electron spins controlled by beams of light could pave the way for the next generation of electronic circuitry powered ...

Researchers Develop New Source of Energy Using Nanotechnology

Reaction Can Occur in Microseconds on Surfaces as Small as Microchips Countries across the world continue to search for new ways to create energy. As our current means for energy continue to deplete, thus making them more ...

Krikalev Breaks Time-in-Space Record

Early Tuesday Aug. 16., Expedition 11 Commander Sergei Krikalev will become the human with the most cumulative time in space. At 1:44 a.m. EDT he passed the record of 748 days held by Sergei Avdeyev.

Gender gap in computer science studied

Computer science diplomas are overwhelmingly earned by males, but a study of 21 nations suggests the gender gap involves much more than genetics.

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