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)

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