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Artificial eyeball does away with
distorted images
New Scientist Tech Aug. 6, 2008
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University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champagne researchers have
built a hemispherical digital-image
sensor that can take wide-angle
pictures without distortion by
mimicking the curves of a human
retina. (University of Illinois)
They attached an array of silicon
photodiodes on a curved "retina."
The technology may make it possible
to give...
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First 'virophage' could take the
fight to viruses
New Scientist news service Aug. 6, 2008
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Researchers at the University of
the Mediterranean, France have
discovered a new type of virus that
spreads at the expense of other
viruses and could be used to combat
viral infections. The team says
"Sputnik" is the first member of a
new class they call "virophages"
because of similarities with
bacteriophages or phages (viruses
that infect...
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New Google tool aims to provide
more insight into online searches
Computerworld Aug. 6, 2008
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Google has launched Google Insights
for Search, an extension of Google
Trends, designed to be used by
advertisers, small business owners,
academics and others. Like Google
Trends, the Insights software lets
users type in search terms and then
see search volume patterns over time
and the top related and rising
searches. But users can also now...
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Researchers mash Google Earth with
electrical data to predict national
grid problems
Network World Aug. 7, 2008
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Oak Ridge National Labs researchers
have developed The Visualizing
Energy Resources Dynamically on
Earth (VERDE) system, which overlays
real-time status data from the
national electric grid and weather
on Google Earth. Federal, state, and
local agencies can use VERDE for
wide-area situational understanding
to coordinate and respond to major...
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