From: LARRY KLAES (ljk4_at_msn.com)
Date: Fri Sep 16 2005 - 13:18:24 UTC
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>Computers Make Big Strides in
>Predicting Protein Structure
>KurzweilAI.net Sept. 16, 2005
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>Computers can predict the detailed
>structure of small proteins nearly
>as well as experimental methods, at
>least some of the time, according to
>new studies by Howard Hughes Medical
>Institute researchers. The findings,
>which were reported in the September
>16, 2005, issue of the journal
>Science, provide a glimmer of hope
>that scientists eventually...
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>Mobile fuel cells set to take off
>in 2006
>EE Times Sept. 15, 2005
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>Sales of long-lasting and renewable
>fuel cells for powering mobile
>devices will reach $1.6 billion by
>2010, according to market research
>firm...
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>Functioning artificial kidney on
>the way
>Reuters Health Sept. 15, 2005
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>Using nanotechnology, researchers
>have taken the first step toward
>developing a fully functioning
>artificial kidney for patients with
>end-stage renal disease, possibly
>eliminating the need for dialysis or
>kidney transplantation. The device
>is small -- about the size of a
>paperback book -- and therefore
>portable or...
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>Warming world blamed for more
>strong hurricanes
>NewScientist.com News Sept. 15, 2005
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>A massive global increase in the
>number of strong hurricanes over the
>past 35 years is being blamed on
>global warming, by the most detailed
>study yet. The US scientists warn
>that Katrina-strength hurricanes
>could become the...
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>Kurzweil's 'The Singularity Is
>Near' to be published September 26
>KurzweilAI.net Sept. 15, 2005
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>The Singularity Is Near: When
>Humans Transcend Biology by Ray
>Kurzweil will be published by Viking
>Press on September 26, 2005. A web
>site focusing on the book,
>singularity.com, launched today,
>includes book excerpts, press
>coverage, author bio, and other
>resources. In this much-anticipated
>sequel to The Age of Spiritual
>Machines, Kurzweil...
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>Nanoscale optics may lead to
>advances in on-chip data
>transmission
>KurzweilAI.net Sept. 15, 2005
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>Rice University researchers have
>discovered a universal relationship
>between the behavior of light and
>electrons, according to study
>co-author Peter Nordlander,
>professor of physics and astronomy
>and of electrical and computer
>engineering. "We believe the
>relationship can be exploited to
>create nanoscale antennae that
>convert light into...
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