~e; em in-the-news
From
human being <human@electronetwork.org>
Date
Tue, 23 Jul 2002 16:54:07 -0500
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[sent for the use of MRI brain imaging in varied studies...]
New study says female brain is wired for emotion
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By Paul Recer
http://salon.com/mwt/wire/2002/07/22/female_brain/index.html
"As the subjects viewed the pictures, images were being taken of
their brains using magnetic resonance imaging. This measures neural
blood flow and can identify portions of the brain that are active."
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[atom-on-a-chip, ie. nanochip...]
Applied's science: Building tinier chips
http://news.com.com/2100-1001-945438.html?tag=dd.ne.dtx.nl-sty.0
The manufacturer of chipmaking equipment said Monday that its latest
product will incorporate a technique called atomic layer deposition,
which creates chips atom by atom.
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[still do not know if the Grid, Internet 2, etc. are all the same
or are competing ventures for the next generation broadband network.]
British Scientists Finish Grid Foundation
http://news.com.com/2100-1001-945470.html?tag=dd.ne.dtx.nl-sty.0
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[an area where archaeology ties back into art & architecture...
as archaeologists have been dealing with this issue along with
librarians. often using similar technologies (CAD, for example).]
How to Preserve Digital Art
By Kendra Mayfield
http://wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,53712,00.html
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[thanks * for the forward]
Matter, Antimatter, Other Matters
By Diana Michele Yap
http://wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,53962,00.html
"The new measurement of a parameter that expresses the degree of
asymmetry between matter and antimatter in the universe is expected
to be announced on Thursday by researchers from the BaBar experiment
based at Stanford Linear Accelerator Center. That exact parameter
happens to be sin 2b (pronounced sine two beta) = 0.74 +/- 0.07."
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[similar to issues of obsolescence mentioned in url #4 above]
No home for digital pictures?
By Paul Rubens
The popularity of digital cameras today may prove to be a disaster
for future generations. Here's why...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/sci_tech/2000/dot_life/newsid_214%203)0000/2143979.stm
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[more efficiency, less electrical power plants potentially,...]
California governor signs clean cars bill
http://salon.com/news/wire/2002/07/22/clean_cars/index.html
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