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Antarctic Dinosaurs Discovered

February 28th, 2004 at 11:30 pm » Comments (0)

Researchers working in separate sites in Antartica, thousands of miles apart, have found what they believe are the fossilized remains of two species of dinosaurs previously unknown to science.



Workers Fired thru Text Messaging

February 28th, 2004 at 11:20 pm » Comments (0)

South Korea’s third-largest credit card issuer fired a quarter of its workforce via mobile phone text messages on Friday, after negotiations with striking unionized workers broke down.



Rat Muscles Used to Power Robot

February 28th, 2004 at 10:35 pm » Comments (0)

Rat muscle tissue has been used to power tiny robots, a development that could lead to stimulators that help paralyzed people breathe and “musclebots” that maintain spacecraft by plugging holes from micrometeorites.



Sensor Using Wireless Power Monitors Blood Flow

February 28th, 2004 at 10:25 pm » Comments (0)

Miniature sensors similar to those that trigger airbags in cars might soon be implanted in the hearts of people suffering from a kind of heart disease. The sensors would make it easy for doctors to measure blood pressure inside the heart, which at present involves repeated operations.



Announcing Radar on a Chip

February 28th, 2004 at 9:49 pm » Comments (0)

Imagine driving down a twisty mountain road on a dark foggy night. Visibility is near-zero, yet you still can see clearly. Not through your windshield, but via an image on a screen in front of you.

Such a built-in radar system in our cars has long been in the domain of science fiction, as well as […]