February 2005 in Science - February 2, 2005

February 2, 2005

• NASA astronomers at the Keck Observatory in Hawaii have used infrared imaging to demonstrate that Saturn has a warm "polar vortex" at its south pole. Saturn is the only planet known to have a warm polar vortex.(NASA)
• Researchers at Hewlett-Packard have developed and successfully tested the 'crossbar latch', a nanoscale transistor. They propose that the crossbar latch may replace the transistor, important for the development of nano-computing. (Internetnews.com) (BBC)